Two Towns Held Hostage by Drug Traffickers on Mexico’s Southern Border: Checkpoints, Deaths, and Control of Phones and Food

Activists, police officers, and local journalists assert that it is impossible to enter or leave Frontera Comalapa or Chicomuselo, where a clash between the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels last Monday resulted in 11 deaths. “Look, you can’t enter here because there are drug trafficker checkpoints before you get to the town. And if […]

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 […]

Real Estate Investment Decreases in the Riviera Maya

Various factors have led to a decrease in real estate investment in the Riviera Maya region. This year, the decline has been more noticeable in the municipality of Tulum, while Playa del Carmen maintains slightly more sustained productivity. Wilberth Gutiérrez, president of the Mexican Real Estate Industry Association (AMII), stated that despite the downturn, there […]

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, […]

Tourists report salmonellosis outbreak at a hotel in Mérida

A hotel in the center of Mérida has been accused of being responsible for an outbreak of salmonellosis affecting several foreign tourists. In response to this accusation, the Secretariat of Health intervened, but the results of their analysis and inspections at the site have not been disclosed yet. The English academic Ettiene Von Bertrab reported […]