More than two years after the inauguration of Tulum International Airport, the tourist destination is going through a difficult period marked by a decline in economic activity, low hotel occupancy, and a growing oversupply of real estate. Specialists in the tourism and real estate sectors agree that the expectations generated around the new airport have […]

The Caribbean sun no longer shines the same way on the pavement of Tulum. Where there was once an endless parade of tourists searching for the mystique of paradise, there are now metal shutters pulled down, padlocks rusted by the sea air, and a heavy silence that cuts deep. It is not merely a rough […]

Street vendors allege they are being harassed and extorted by city inspectors, who reportedly demand payments of 3,000 pesos to allow them to work temporarily. Julio Cano Novelo, president of the “Fausto Leonel Villanueva Marrufo” association in the Luis Donaldo Colosio neighborhood, stated that local authorities are putting those trying to start businesses to support […]