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Sedetus pinned two Tulum developments to a map and told buyers to walk away
Sedetus and Tulum's city government warn against Yaax Taanil Kaah and Zonot Kaahah, two Tulum developments without permits now advertised on Facebook.
Tulum Development, Permits, and Construction Watch
Reporting on permits, construction, regulation, and major development decisions shaping Tulum’s urban growth and investment climate.
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Environment & Nature
A court ended the Sac Actun fight without ever deciding who was right
A federal judge dismissed the legal challenge to the Sac Actun road without ruling on the environmental exemption behind it. Elijo por el Clima can still appeal to a collegiate court.
Businesses
Tulum's hotel association rules out closing through sargassum season
Seasonal closing is off the table, the hotel association says, because sargassum lands eight or nine months a year. What Tulum hotels spend, and what they want covered.
Environment & Nature
Clearing sargassum with the wrong machine is how a Tulum beach starts losing sand
Zofemat says the sargassum cleanup in Tulum has spared most of the sand by using less machinery. What the crews still take, and what happens at Akumal.
Environment & Nature
Who pays for the next sargassum ship? Mexico's development banks are working on it
Nafin and Bancomext are weighing sargassum plan financing for new collection ships and eroded beaches, with Quintana Roo hotels and small businesses in the same conversation.
Politics
Why Is Calle 7 Always Under Construction in La Veleta?
Calle 7 Tulum is a construction site again. Curbs and sidewalks are going in, the center of the street is still broken, and no completion date has been given.
Real Estate
Tulum's property market is doing the zoning the boom skipped
Routes vanished, occupancy fell, and prices bent. The case for Tulum real estate investment now runs through absorption, a water permit, and a 13-route winter schedule.
Environment & Nature
90,500 tons of sargassum float offshore, and the Riviera Maya climate crisis explains why
Water up to four degrees warmer and a record sargassum season have put hard numbers on the Riviera Maya climate crisis and on the limits of Mexico's cleanup plan.
Mayan Train
Headlines Said the Maya Train Was Suspended. Six Months Later, the Trains Still Run
Maya Train Section 5 gained two round trips this week, six months after a federal court ordered Profepa to inspect and protect the same stretch. Here is what that order requires.
Real Estate
Tulum Authorities Flag Ocean Tulum, the Second Development Warning in Under Two Weeks
Quintana Roo and Tulum authorities urged the public to avoid any purchase, sale, or rental tied to Ocean Tulum, a development they say operates without required permits.
Wellness
Can a Global Wellness Weekend Help Tulum Recover the Essence It Was Known For?
The World Wellness Weekend arrives in Tulum for the first time on September 18 to 20, with free activities across town and an August 15 deadline to register events.
Politics
The Contested Wall at Tulum's Jaguar Park Entrance Is Coming Down This Year
Mexico's Tourism Ministry will demolish the entrance wall at Parque del Jaguar and start a tourist corridor in 2026. Faster access, artisan stalls, and no budget yet.
Sports
Moto Fest Tulum opens Friday, and 20 hotels are betting on 7,000 visitors
Rides to Cobá and Muyil, seven concert nights and a 100-peso wristband. Moto Fest Tulum runs August 7 to 23, and organizers expect up to 7,000 visitors.
Real Estate
An apartment in central Tulum now costs more than the average Quintana Roo wage
Rent in Tulum starts near 10,000 pesos for an apartment in town while the state's average wage is about 9,200. The condo market is correcting. Long-term housing is not.
Businesses
Merchants say a free camera connection for Tulum business licenses cost them 1,500 pesos
Shop and restaurant owners say a camera connection required for Tulum business licenses costs them 1,200 to 1,500 pesos. City Hall says the step is free.
Real Estate
Only one in five Tulum homes is lived in, and sales just halved
Units under construction climbed from 1,466 to 13,266 in six years. New figures show Tulum real estate oversupply relative to annual sales, which fell to 1,711.
Real Estate
State names a Tulum development operating without a single permit
Quintana Roo's urban development agency says the Mayab Tulum project lacks the permits required by state law and warns that any purchase or rental agreement there could carry legal risk.
Businesses
Seventy Tulum storefronts went dark, and the city says the landlords hold the answer
Around 70 Tulum businesses have suspended operations in recent months. The municipal enforcement director points to commercial rents, not permits, and asks landlords to adjust.
Businesses
A Hotel Now Spends Three Times More Clearing Sargassum Than Keeping the Lights On
Eleven Quintana Roo beaches carry excessive seaweed, and Tulum's sargassum levels rank among the worst, as hoteliers warn that cleanup now costs three times their electricity bill.
Society
La Veleta goes first as Tulum's public space operation targets workshops and street vendors
The Tulum public space operation starts in La Veleta, where inspectors and municipal police will review street vendors, mechanical workshops, and abandoned property.
Art & Culture
Children join Tulum environmental education program during guided visit to MURECO museum
The second edition of a Tulum environmental education program brought children to MURECO, where guided halls and a museum passport turned conservation into hands-on discovery.