Despite receiving an average of 10,000 tourists a day, Los Cabos continues to seek more international attention. A key element in this plan is golf, especially with the support of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA). The PGA has the most important men’s professional tour in the world with more than 30 events on three continents. […]
These are the businesses and bars linked to “Los Mayos” and the Morena drug deputy.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted 16 establishments and restaurants linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. The U.S. agency has included them on a new list of anti-drug and terrorism designations. The report also includes Hilda Brown, a Morena representative in Baja California and former mayor of Rosarito, […]
Mexico City kicks off the week with 10 protests
At 7:00 a.m., the Luciérnagas CDMX collective will meet at the Chabacano station on Metro CDMX lines 2, 8, and 9 to collect missing person search cards. At 8:00 a.m., the 40 Days for Life collective will hold a prayer vigil at: Marie Stopes México Foundation, Pedregal CenterMarie Stopes México Foundation, Roma Sur CenterMarie Stopes […]
Uncontrolled cycle taxis violate regulations in Mexico City’s historic center.
Bicycle taxis park for up to 20 minutes or half an hour in bike lane spaces outside shopping malls and restaurants. They should park for 10 minutes. Photo: Carlos Mejía / EL UNIVERSALMore than a year after the regulations governing bicycle taxis in the Historic Center came into effect, the vehicles continue to park and […]
Student goes viral after revealing he lives in a cistern in Mexico City
Sergio Varela, a 20-year-old from Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, went viral on TikTok for showing that he lives in a cistern in Mexico City (CDMX) to continue his studies in Biomedical Engineering. The student shared that he lives in very limited conditions: he pays 5,500 pesos a month for a space that doesn’t […]
Reform to the Amparo Law threatens legal certainty and real estate investment
The Association of Real Estate Developers warned that the amendments to the Amparo Law could limit developers’ legal defenses, generate legal uncertainty, and hinder the influx of capital into the Mexican real estate sector. Limiting the scope of amparo jeopardizes legal certainty and the country’s economic development. The Association of Real Estate Developers (ADI) expressed […]
Tulum: Foreigners suffer wave of fraud due to real estate boom
Tulum’s real estate boom has occurred so rapidly and extensively that it has led to numerous frauds. While it attracted some serious developers, it also attracted inexperienced companies that got into a mess they were sometimes unable to escape, according to Bloomberg. Estrella Ríos, a lawyer with an office in the area, says that for […]
AMLO’s megaprojects are on display: The Maya Train and Tulum Airport are failing to take off.
AMLO’s megaprojects remain in the spotlight. In addition to being overpriced and several of them not operating at 100% capacity, it has been reported that they have not raised the expected revenue. And now, the complaints of the councilor of the municipality of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Eugenio Barbachano, have added to the complaints. He accused […]
Tulum’s public transportation could suspend operations due to a drop in tourism.
The public transportation sector in Tulum is experiencing one of its worst crises in years, stemming from the drastic decline in tourism to the destination, which has directly affected hundreds of drivers and their families. This was announced by Moisés Pool Quijano, general secretary of the National Union of Transporters for Change (UNTRAC) Section II. […]
The new luxury in Cancun: museum hotels, immersive experiences, and the tourist looking for more than just the beach.
While promoting the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Angelina Jolie needed a suite with an exclusive infinity pool. The request arrived at the offices of a hotel in Cancún with little time left. The solution: join three or four rooms to create the property’s most expensive suite, one that costs over US$2,000 per night. The […]