The Ministry of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change closed a construction site located on Avenida 40 Norte and Federal Avenue after confirming the illegal felling of a tree without permits or an environmental assessment. The intervention was the result of citizen complaints spread on social media on Sunday night, where damage to the tree was […]
Playa del Carmen: They admit they won’t fill even half the beds.
After a 34% occupancy rate in June, small hotels in Playa del Carmen expect to reach 50% during the summer season, according to Offner Arjona, president of the Small Hotels Association. “We are very hopeful that occupancy will improve. We have been struggling with the issue of very low rates, but the expectation is that […]
Oversight as a business: Tulum City Hall and the legalization of extortion
For years, Tulum has been fertile ground for tourism development and real estate investment. But instead of establishing a clear, transparent, and sustainable framework, the City Council has opted for a much more lucrative path—for themselves—to empower themselves to extort, disguised as territorial planning. With the recent approval of the Urban Development Program Reform Agreement, […]
Tulum: Hoteliers call for the elimination of the entrance fee to Jaguar Park
Faced with the decline in tourism in Tulum due to the sargassum washout and the low season, hoteliers have asked Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration to eliminate the entrance fee to the beaches of Jaguar National Park (PNJ) during the contingency, in order to attract domestic tourism. Antonio Paparella, a hotelier, said that Tulum is going through […]
Quintana Roo announces direct flight from Dublin
“This new air service will operate starting January 6th, and with this route, travelers from all over Europe and the United Kingdom will be able to connect with Quintana Roo, where they will also be able to enjoy wonderful experiences at the 12 stations of the Mayan Train, exploring more than just the sun and […]
More than 300,000 homes will be built by 2025 for Mexicans earning less than two minimum wages: Quintana Roo, Veracruz, and Tabasco top the list.
The federal government, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, launched an ambitious program to build 2.1 million homes for more than 40 million Mexican workers who earn less than two daily minimum wages (i.e., less than 556 pesos per day). As part of this social justice strategy, the National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute (Infonavit) announced that […]
NFL championship rings are manufactured in Yucatán, Mexico.
One stage of the manufacturing process for NFL championship rings, as well as the rings awarded to graduates of prestigious universities such as Harvard and Oxford, is carried out in Yucatán, according to Ángel López Rodríguez, state president of the Index Export Maquiladora Association. Although the state’s export sector is mostly made up of textile […]
Tropical dairy farm for sale, leader in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
One of the largest dairy producers in the region, Campeche boasts professional management and a high-quality genetic breeding and multiplication program. The company, which offers efficiency, sustainability, and productivity, as well as low costs and the potential to also generate natural capital income, is being offered for sale as a turnkey model, with a management […]
Mayan Renaissance sweetens the future of Yucatecan beekeeping
In a historic event for Yucatecan beekeeping, the Mayan Renaissance is promoting a new phase in beekeeping production with the announcement of a honey processing plant in Valladolid, representing a federal investment of 60 million pesos as part of the Beekeeping Renaissance program. New beekeeping plant will transform the honey landscape in YucatánGovernor Joaquín Díaz […]
Despite rain, Tamaulipas has no water to pay its US debt
The rains recorded in recent weeks have failed to alleviate the water crisis affecting dams in northern Tamaulipas, according to the most recent report from the National Water Commission (Conagua). Although some dams in the south are near or even above capacity, those located in the north continue to show critical levels, a situation that […]