More than 11,000 people have signed a citizen petition asking Mexico’s environmental authority to reject a proposed resort development at El Saltito, a desert area less than 20 kilometers from La Paz. The project would clear 110 hectares of native vegetation to make room for residential lots, a hotel, and part of a golf course. The El Saltito project is not new. For residents and expatriates, the El Saltito case is part of a broader pattern. The petition calls on SEMARNAT to deny the application, known formally as file “El Saltito Segunda Etapa.”