Following a complaint filed with the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo, a criminal judge in Tulum ruled in favor of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) to seize the property called Adamar, located in Tankah IV, Bahía de Solimán, Tulum municipality. The complaint was filed by Profepa on July 16 […]

Five Playa del Carmen police officers are accused of the death of a fisherman arrested last Sunday during an altercation on a beach near the city’s tourist area. Videos posted on social media show the final moments of fisherman Pablo Esteban at Pelícanos Beach, where he worked as a tourist service provider. Everything seems to […]

The sargassum wash has returned to the shores of Tulum, where the beaches once again appear overcrowded by macroalgae. David Buchanan García, Director of Administration for the Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone (Zofemat), acknowledged the cleanup efforts, although “it seems that when you leave, the beaches look as if you haven’t done anything.” As of last […]

The athletes of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, no longer have a place to train: for months, the Ministry of the Navy (Semar) has set up shop on the Chan Santa Cruz sports field, while nearby, on the Expo Maya site, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) is building military housing units and recently remodeled […]

The problem of collecting and treating the sargassum that washes up on the beaches of the Mexican Caribbean is a matter of concern and turmoil for business leaders in the Mexican Caribbean. They comment that it is an issue that all three levels of government can contribute to in order to work toward progress and […]

Hotel occupancy in the Riviera Maya plummeted to 44% in early September. According to the Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council (CPTQ), as of last month’s figures, September 9, the destination reached this level with 58,035 available hotel rooms, and only 26,087 rooms were occupied, less than half of capacity. The Riviera Maya saw the decline […]

The government of Quintana Roo, through the Secretariat of Sustainable Urban Territorial Development (Sedetus) and in coordination with the Tulum City Council, issued a public alert regarding the existence of 26 real estate developments that lack the state or municipal opinions, certificates, permits, and authorizations required by law. According to the agency, the listed projects […]

Some hoteliers in Tulum have pointed out that there was no Easter or summer break, due to the difficult situation the tourist destination is going through, as they believe the phrase “Tulum sells itself” no longer applies. Antonio Requena Bacab, manager of the Chilam Balam hotel, stated that the drop in tourist arrivals has directly […]

Three Playa del Carmen hotels will be investigated for their finances over the past five years after being reported by the CROC union for failing to pay their workers profit sharing. Regarding this, the CROC delegate in this municipality, Uri Carmona, said that negotiations were attempted with the hotels, but due to their negative responses […]

An organized corruption network operates in Quintana Roo, involving Conciliation and Arbitration Boards, public officials, and banking entities in a scheme that fabricates false labor lawsuits to seize the accounts of small and large businesses. This illicit alliance generates substantial profits for all participants, at the expense of the ruin of honest entrepreneurs and economic […]