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Can Anyone Drive for Uber in Tulum?
Uber in Tulum is currently operating with licensed taxi drivers. A test ride from La Comer and a union driver explain how to sign up and who pays for the free trips.
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Hundreds Walk and Run the Tulum Carrera Rosa for Early Breast Cancer Detection
Hundreds joined the Tulum Carrera Rosa on Sunday, carrying an early detection message to a state whose breast cancer death rate tops the national average.
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Gunfire Hits Hotel Bacab in Tulum as Attackers Leave a Threat
Shots struck the entrance of Hotel Bacab in Tulum’s La Veleta on Saturday, and a handwritten warning addressed to a man named Rafael was left beside the building.
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Three taps on a phone could decide which Tulum pothole gets fixed first
Potholes in Tulum now have a citizen map. Tulum Unido wants each one pinned and labeled, the same week City Hall launched an emergency patching campaign.
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A thousand signatures over Tulum power bills went to the president
CFE bills in Tulum doubled in two cycles, Aldea Zama residents say, with charges on empty apartments, 1,000 signatures to the president, and amparos that changed nothing.
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La Veleta waits for a crosswalk as federal road money falls
Federal road upkeep funding is set to fall by nearly half in 2027, and the requests Tulum has pending on Highway 307 are contingent on a budget that deputies have not yet voted on.
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Paseo Tulum hosts Day of the Dead events from October 30
Day of the Dead in Tulum brings five nights of altars, catrinas, and fire dancing to Paseo Tulum, the first street-level move in a campaign to bring visitors back.
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Neighbors report repeated crashes where La Veleta meets a highway with no crosswalk
A La Veleta road safety petition filed September 21 asks federal authorities to study the Highway 307 entrance at Avenida Quinta Sur and rule on a traffic light and a protected crossing.
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La Veleta Water Contamination Reports Push Residents to Seek Aquifer Testing in Tulum
Suspected La Veleta water contamination, seen in neighbors' videos of cloudy, foul-smelling water, has a Tulum group asking authorities to sample the aquifer.
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Towed in Tulum? One disputed bill shows why receipts matter
A driver disputes 5,761 pesos in Tulum tow truck charges from EconoGrúas. Most rates track the state tariff. The 1.92 units of maneuvering are the fight.
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Tourists Say Tulum Police Charged Them 20,000 Pesos for a 3,800 Peso Fine
Tulum police extortion is reported by visitors every day. What the municipal traffic rulebook actually authorizes, what a fine costs, and where to report an officer.
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The state wants a taximeter in every Tulum taxi, and the union wants Shark
Imoveqroo says the 24-zone fare board Tulum's taxi union published is not authorized, and that taximeters in Tulum are the answer. One La Veleta fare rose from 31 pesos to 100 pesos.
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A Minor Dies in a Cobá Motorcycle Crash and the Tulum Ambulance Breaks Down
A minor died, and two people were injured in a Cobá motorcycle crash on Saturday. The ambulance sent from Tulum broke down, and neighbors drove the survivors to Valladolid.
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Tulum road closures start Monday on the routes trucks use to skip the center
Tulum road closures began Monday for a CAPA sewer connection at Faisán and La Selva. The notice gives three days, then states that the work will run for an indefinite period.
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Tulum charges Madrid prices for a taxi, with one-sixth of Madrid's wages
Tulum taxi fares rose as much as 223 percent on an unsigned union list. The prices match those in Madrid, where workers earn about six times as much as in Quintana Roo.
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Rides inside La Veleta jump 223 percent on the new table
A 24-zone table has pushed Tulum taxi fares as high as 100 pesos on rides the state priced at 31 pesos. It shows no agreement number, signature, or stamp.
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Will the fare in Tulum's new taxi app match what the driver charges?
Tiburones del Caribe says its Tulum taxi app will launch on the Play Store in about 10 days, featuring fares for cruising cabs and schedules for the colectivos.
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A loud exhaust in Tulum carries a 1,575 peso fine, if anyone is checking
Motorcycle noise in Tulum returned to the municipal agenda nearly four months after an operation against modified exhausts, with residents asking why the checks stopped and the noise did not.
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Tulum picked its Señorita Independencia by online form
Tulum's Señorita Independencia 2026 and her two fellow titleholders were chosen via a digital form, with no public presentation and no publicly available voting controls.
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A bricklayer's week in Tulum fell from 6,000 pesos to 3,000
The Tulum construction slowdown has moved from the site count to the paycheck. The CROC says a skilled bricklayer's weekly earnings have fallen from 6,000 pesos to about 3,000.
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Fewer stops on the avenue, and passengers walk the difference to reach Playa
UNTRAC says two Tulum-to-Playa del Carmen colectivo stops were dropped on the main avenue and accuses the city of clearing curb space for a rival union. The city has not responded.