The criminal boom that Pablo Escobar had in the 80s and 90s caused the boss to be able to acquire multiple properties in Colombia, but with his death in 1993 it was revealed that this practice was not only registered in the country and that the leader of the Medellin cartel had properties in other […]
Shooting at the ‘Taboo’ beach club in Tulum leaves one dead and one injured
On Wednesday afternoon, a violent armed attack inside the Taboo beach club, located at kilometer 7 of the Tulum-Boca Paila state highway, left one person dead and another injured. The incident was reported minutes before 2:00 p.m. on August 28, when gunshots were reported in the hotel zone of Tulum, which immediately activated a strong […]
Doctor formally imprisoned for performing a botched cosmetic surgery on a woman in Cancún
A doctor was reported after leaving physical sequelae on a woman following a cosmetic surgery at a clinic in Cancún. The man was charged and will remain in prison in Cancún. A surgeon from Cancún identified as Ulises ‘N’ will remain in prison after being charged for his probable involvement in acts possibly constituting the […]
Insecurity increases in Solidaridad
The Municipal Police of Solidaridad have detained two teenagers in separate incidents over the past week, raising alarms about the growing recruitment of minors by criminal groups in Playa del Carmen. The first incident occurred last Tuesday in the Ejido neighborhood, when a 14-year-old boy, identified as Elimeleth and originally from Tabasco, was detained after […]
“El Fiscalito” falls, alleged perpetrator of 14 homicides in Tulum
Investigations reveal that Jesús “N” allegedly works as a hitman and driver for a criminal group dedicated to drug trafficking in the area. The Attorney General’s Office (FGE) of Quintana Roo reported this Sunday that it arrested Jesús “N”, alias “El Fiscalito”, an alleged member of a criminal group in Tulum, who has been linked […]
QRoo is 20 thousand rooms away from having the number of rooms in Las Vegas
Andrés Martínez Reynoso, director of the Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council (CPTQ), said that the hotel offer in Quintana Roo is 20 thousand rooms away from reaching the Las Vegas level. He also referred to the change that the transfer of tourists through the different destinations of the State will have, once the Mayan Train […]
Tulum Emerges as a Strong Competitor to Cancun in International Flights
Other airports with many more years of operation as international terminals, such as Cozumel and Chetumal, are not included in this list because their foreign flight traffic is relatively insignificant. In the first six months of the year, the “Felipe Carrillo Puerto” International Airport in Tulum, QRoo, handled a total of 212,800 international passengers and […]
Judicial Workers in Cancún and Chetumal Join National Strike
Isaac Chi Flores, General Secretary of the Federation of Judicial Workers in Cancún, indicated that this movement will affect around 1,000 cases they receive daily, as only urgent cases will be attended to Judicial workers in Cancún and Chetumal have joined the national strike in protest against the judicial reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel […]
Chetumal industrial park attracts new companies with tax benefits
The industrial park with a fiscalized area in the state capital is not a white elephant in any way, on the contrary, there are already more companies interested in settling there, taking advantage of the tax benefits that are granted to them, said the head of the Secretariat of Economic Development, SEDE, Esther Burgos The […]
Walmart opens its 53rd store in Quintana Roo
The Walmart chain of Mexico and Central America celebrated the opening of its 53rd branch in Quintana Roo: Walmart Supercenter Huayacán in Cancún. This is the first of 28 stores within its investment commitment in the state for an amount of 1,175 million pesos during the period 2024-2025, which was announced at the beginning of […]