Maya Train Workers Protest for Lack of Payment in Playa del Carmen

Collaborators and union representatives of subcontracted construction companies by Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA), concessionaire of the Felipe Ángeles airport works and sections of the Maya Train, demonstrated in Playa del Carmen due to the lack of payment for two years. Salvador Garnica, a representative of transporters, indicated that after regular cash payments, the ICA company […]

Power Supply Failures Persist in Tulum by CFE

Mexico is facing a series of blackouts that have affected several states in the country. The main cause of these power cuts is the high energy demand, especially during this season of high temperatures. In this context, Quintana Roo has not been exempt from failures, and a recent report highlights an outage in the service […]

20% Drop in Occupancy at Playa del Carmen Restaurants

The restaurant sector has seen a nearly 20% decrease in occupancy after last month’s closure rates were above 70%, revealed Gerardo Valadez Victorio, president of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Food Industry (Canirac) in the Riviera Maya. In an interview, the Canirac leader indicated that in these first days of May, the […]

Life without a beach in a working-class neighborhood of Cancún

A family needs about 500 pesos (30 dollars) to enjoy a day at the beach in the hotel zone of Cancún, a significant amount considering the average monthly income in Quintana Roo is 8,000 pesos (473 dollars). In Cancún, the heart of the Mexican Caribbean where millions enjoy the turquoise sea and luxury tourist services, […]

Record of Frauds in Rental of Homes Near Beaches

As April of this year concluded, Quintana Roo ranked third nationally in real estate fraud through rentals, with cases of monetary losses for victims of up to 33,000 pesos. According to the digital platform Propiedades, during the first four months of the year, 3,143 alleged scams were reported in this entity, of which 829 took […]