Reporting on permits, construction, regulation, and major development decisions shaping Tulum’s urban growth and investment climate.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Tulum public space operation starts in La Veleta, where inspectors and municipal police will review street vendors, mechanical workshops, and abandoned property.
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.
Construction of Hospital Joya Tulum has begun, a private investment topping 350 million pesos that adds emergency care, surgery, and intensive care to a growing destination.
Tulum's street commerce operation begins Monday in La Veleta, where inspectors will target unlicensed vendors, roadside mechanic shops and blocked roads before the effort reaches the city center.
A cooling property market reset the math for digital nomads in Tulum, where quiet studios with private pools, real coworking, and nearby cenotes cost far less than they did at the peak.
Oceana wants the federal Tulum sargassum plan grounded in science and regulated harvesting, warning that the alga already carries an environmental, economic, and social toll on the coast.
Merchants accused officials, not only gangs, of extortion. Now Grupo Centurión leads the Tulum extortion investigation as a health official is removed.
President Sheinbaum says the government may buy more collection vessels and extend marine barriers to keep sargassum off Quintana Roo beaches this season.
