President López Obrador inaugurates Jaguar Park in Tulum and museum of Mayan heritage
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President López Obrador inaugurates Jaguar Park in Tulum and museum of Mayan heritage

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, while inaugurating Jaguar Park and the Museum of the Eastern Coast in Tulum urged the public and authorities to protect the region’s biodiversity and cultural heritage. He emphasized the importance of preserving nature, citing experiences of watching turtles, including loggerheads, nesting on the beaches. He also stressed the need…

Tulum Tourists Evicted When Police Raid 4 Properties
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Tulum Tourists Evicted When Police Raid 4 Properties

The Special Prosecutor’s Office for Property Crimes, with support from an aggressive police presence, secured four resort properties in the coastal area of Tulum. Dozens of tourists and employees were evicted from the properties.  The reason for the raid was not disclosed. The incident, which took place unexpectedly before 10 a.m. Thursday, drew attention due…

2 shot, killed in attack at Tulum beachfront restaurant

2 shot, killed in attack at Tulum beachfront restaurant

Two men were shot to death and another was injured at an upscale beachfront restaurant in Tulum. The attack took place at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Art Beach restaurant at the beginning of the hotel zone in Boca Paila. The complex, which has live entertainment and an art gallery, was filled with customers at…

Chichén Itzá bounces back in a big way in 2021

Chichén Itzá bounces back in a big way in 2021

Yucatán’s archaeological sites have attracted nearly 1.6 million visitors during the first 10 months of 2021.  This number stands in stark contrast to attendance at the state’s archaeological sites in 2020, which barely reached 400,000.  So far this year, Chichén Itzá attracted a little over a million visitors — making it once again Yucatán’s most…

New closure of Tulum archaeological site worries business owners

New closure of Tulum archaeological site worries business owners

The archaeological site in Tulum has closed down again after new reports of COVID-19 infections emerge.  No timeframe has been given for the attraction’s reopening. Despite attempts by authorities to compel tourists to wear face masks at all times while at the site, some visitors simply refuse to comply.   The archaeological site had previously…

Police authority in Tulum handed over to state security agency

Police authority in Tulum handed over to state security agency

Quintana Roo’s state security force has taken control of municipal Police in Tulum, after a series of high profile incidents. Tulum’s police have made headlines several times over the past few months for abuses ranging from corruption to the use of excesive force and homophobia.  The most recent scandal came as Salvadorian refugee, Victoria Salazar,…

Outrage after refugee dies from fractured spine under police custody in Tulum

Outrage after refugee dies from fractured spine under police custody in Tulum

A woman from El Salvador lost her life last weekend in a violent altercation with the police in Tulum.  Video of the incident shows the victim laying on the floor while a female police officer kneels on her neck.  Police officers detained the woman on the grounds of a public disturbance. After a struggle that…

It’s a buyer’s market in an overbuilt Riviera Maya

The Riviera Maya — a 1999 rebrand of the “Cancún-Tulum corridor” — has seen huge levels of residential development. So much so, in fact, that buyers have gained an advantage. Despite anecdotal accounts that the pandemic has persuaded hundreds to follow their Caribbean dreams to Tulum and Playa del Carmen, a vast supply of new…

LGBTQ activists: no room for hate in Quintana Roo

LGBTQ activists: no room for hate in Quintana Roo

Tulum’s police deparment is under fire after two officers detained a gay couple for kissing on the beach.  The American couple and their tour guide from Mérida left Tulum shortly after the incident.   “These actions are beyond unacceptable. I have issued a formal complaint against the police officers with Mexico’s human rights commission,” said Maritza…

Tulum police to gay couple: You can’t kiss here

Tulum police to gay couple: You can’t kiss here

A gay couple was detained by armed police in Tulum, presumably over a kiss.  Police allegedly told the couple that they could not be kissing in public because “there are children around.” A patrol vehicle arrived at the scene to transfer the couple to the police station.  Noticing the commotion, onlookers approached police and began…

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