The municipality has collected a total of 3,074 tons of sargassum through July of this year, significantly exceeding figures from previous years. Juan Antonio Garza Pérez, director of the Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone (Zofemat), reported that 1,064 tons were removed in July alone, more than what was collected during the same period in 2024. Source: […]

The Playa del Carmen Jazz Fest returns for a second edition, taking place from September 15th to October 5th, offering a unique experience combining concerts, musical training, film, talks, community activities, and a space for jazz lovers and music collectors in various formats (vinyl, cassette, CD). Organized by Explayarte Asociación Civil, the festival’s mission is […]

Agents from the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) arrested Ariadne Vázquez Canul, former private secretary to former mayor Lili Campos Miranda, and Jorge Zavaleta, former director of contentious affairs in that administration, for misuse of power and abuse of authority. A judge issued arrest warrants against both former officials for their alleged role in the […]

The third edition of the 2025 Lobster Festival will take place on August 15, 16, and 17. This event seeks to recognize the importance of the Caribbean spiny lobster as one of the main fisheries for the coastal communities of Quintana Roo and promote sustainable fishing practices. The celebration will begin on August 15 in […]

This Monday afternoon, Mario Machuca Sánchez, leader of the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC) in Cancún, was shot to death. The incident occurred around 2:00 p.m., when emergency services were informed that gunshots were heard at the intersection of Kabah and Chichén Itzá avenues in downtown Cancún. According to witnesses, individuals dressed as […]

The current summer season is not generating the desired visitor levels in the 11 destinations in the Mexican Caribbean, but Tulum is a special case, averaging 40% occupancy. It is already the worst summer season in the last 10 years due to sargassum and a critical drop in occupancy on flights to Felipe Carrillo Puerto […]

The summer season hasn’t brought the expected relief to small hotels in downtown Playa del Carmen, which closed last week with an average hotel occupancy rate of 37 percent, an alarming figure for the sector. This was announced by Offner Arjona, president of the destination’s Small Hotels Association, who described the situation as a “persistent […]

Holbox became the first destination in Quintana Roo to obtain Queer Destinations Committee certification after training its service providers in LGBTQ+-friendly practices. The distinction is the tenth awarded nationwide, following cities such as Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. Gaston Fournier, global director of Queer Destinations, reported that in the case of Quintana Roo, they are […]

The discovery of three bodies in Playa del Carmen, allegedly those of taxi drivers from the Lázaro Cárdenas del Río union, has been an issue that the Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office has avoided reporting since it occurred. On Friday the 18th, the discovery of three bodies abandoned on the side of Federal Highway 307, […]

With summer vacations underway and tourism in full swing, beaches are under threat from sargassum, which is washing up with unprecedented intensity, covering vast expanses and imposing its characteristic unpleasant odor. The director of the Sargassum Monitoring Center, Esteban Jesús Amaro Mauricio, explained that the most severe sargassum cycles apparently last three to four years: […]