As one strolls through various regions of Yucatán, it is easy to recognize the landscape's dominance of shallow soils and rocky outcrops. This has led to the adage “there is no soil in Yucatán”. Such perceptions may arise from the fact that the state's major cities were primarily established in areas dominated by Leptosols (Bautista in Clasificación de los suelos de la península de Yucatán. En Los territorios kársticos de la península de Yucatán: Caracterización, manejo y riesgos. Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre el Karst, pp. XX–XX, 2021)—soils that are underdeveloped, lithic, and generally high in organic matter. Although Leptosols prevail, 15 soil groups have been described across the state. Given the characteristics of these soils, only some regions are suitable for the establishment of agricultural or livestock activities. However, subsistence agriculture is spread throughout the state, and livestock farming has a long tradition in certain regions in modern times (Figueroa et al. in Sustainability 12(8656), 2020).