Environment & Nature
Tulum faces urgent warning as cigarette waste overwhelms nesting beaches
Between 300 and 500 cigarette butts collected daily along the coastal stretch from Punta Piedra to Playa La Conchita might sound like a small detail in the daily life of Tulum. Yet this is the figure that Zofemat Tulum says now threatens one of the most delicate periods of the year: the active nesting season for sea turtles. The scale of the contamination has once again raised the question of how a seemingly minor habit can shape the future of an entire coastline. Discover how this impacts Tulum's beaches and what can be done to help.
