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By Sergio Adrian Angeles
Queretaro, Mexico, Dec 25 (efe-epa).- Martha Isabel “Pati” Ruiz Corzo, proclaimed “Mexico’s Hero” by Global Citizen for her tireless defense of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, tells Efe that she is deeply concerned about the health of the environment in her country.
At 67, she continues directing the organization she founded more than three decades ago to advocate for the mountainous reserve and its communities, Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda.
The protected area encompasses the northern third of the central Mexican state of Queretaro and part of neighboring Guanajuato, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi.
The highest peak in the Sierra Gorda range rises 3,100 m (10,163 ft) above sea level.