Residents of the Alfredo V. Bonfil ejido, in the municipality of Benito Juárez, denounced the daily contamination of Cancún’s aquifer due to the lack of transparency from municipal authorities, who are doing nothing to prevent it. They claim that entire neighborhoods in the area are failing to receive basic services such as drinking water and […]
Weddings canceled in Cancun and Riviera Maya; southern Quintana Roo wants them
Faced with the cancellation of 10 percent of weddings scheduled in the northern part of the state due to the massive influx of sargassum seaweed, the tourism sector in southern Quintana Roo has launched a strategy to capture this market. This strategy also aims to consolidate a new events corridor in the Chetumal-Bacalar region, according […]
Dangerous neighbor: Yucatán resists while peace in Quintana Roo deteriorates
Security on the Yucatán Peninsula is uneven. Yucatán is the most peaceful state in the country, while Quintana Roo is among the five least peaceful, with a sustained decline in its levels since 2015. However, Yucatán has fallen in the rankings for perceived safety and registered a decrease in violent crime, warns the 2025 Mexico […]
Goodbye to free vehicle registration in Quintana Roo: license plate replacement will cost 1,584 pesos starting today
Motorists seeking the benefit of the full subsidy on their vehicle registration fees in Quintana Roo are facing the closing of the official deadline. The state government is still offering the opportunity to obtain this service 100% free of charge through license plate exchange, but time is running out, and the process will increase in […]
The sargassum problem in Quintana Roo has worsened in the last 7 years
After a three- to four-day respite with clean beaches thanks to the passage of the last cold front, sargassum has reappeared on the Riviera Maya, affecting areas of Quintana Roo such as Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Puerto Morelos. Although recent conditions had favored clean coastlines, the seaweed continues to wash ashore atypically and with […]
“There is more sargassum than ever before,” and it is unknown which days it will be present and which it won’t.
This year, with the increase in sargassum, businesses in Quintana Roo are being hit harder, as the daily beach cleanup by hotels is costing them roughly the same as their electricity bill, according to the Tulum Hotel Association. Hoteliers in the area estimate that they spend up to $150 million annually on sargassum cleanup, since […]
If you don’t want to go to Tulum, these other beaches in Yucatán also have calm waves and delicious food.
It’s not just the Riviera Maya and the Mexican Caribbean: the entire peninsula boasts incredible beaches worth exploring. With all this beauty, tranquility, and good vibes, it would be a shame to limit ourselves to just a couple of destinations, however beautiful they may be—and yes, perhaps we are talking about Tulum, Cancún, and Playa […]
Resounding success at the second ‘Dog Beach Festival’ in Playa del Carmen
With outstanding citizen participation and a strong focus on animal welfare, the second annual “Dog Beach Festival” was a resounding success at Plaza 28 de Julio, an event promoted by the municipal government headed by Estefanía Mercado. According to the press release, the festival brought together families, rescuers, and pet lovers in an atmosphere of […]
Two foreigners arrested in Playa del Carmen; they were wanted in the US for homicide, robbery, and child abuse
The Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported that the arrests were made on 38th Street North in the city, following investigations that led to the suspects’ location. One of them was identified as Keendran ‘N’, wanted for his alleged involvement in vehicle theft and complicity in a homicide. The other detainee, Sean ‘N’, […]
Organizations in Quintana Roo are asking Semarnat to review the actions of the state environmental authority
The undersigned civil society organizations express our deep concern regarding the actions of the Quintana Roo Ministry of Ecology and Environment (SEMA) in various Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures (EIAs), in which repeated irregularities have been observed. These include practices of opacity, conduct that systematically inhibits citizen participation, and, particularly worryingly, the encroachment upon federal powers […]