Builders cleared jungle illegally above Tulum's main water source
Cemda, Greenpeace, and Sélvame MX filed legal complaints over a 16-kilometer army road they say crosses Sac Actun, the cave system feeding the Riviera Maya's water.
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Cemda, Greenpeace, and Sélvame MX filed legal complaints over a 16-kilometer army road they say crosses Sac Actun, the cave system feeding the Riviera Maya's water.
Foreign drivers report Tulum police extortion near the airport, describing payments to avoid detention and missed flights as official safety pledges face new scrutiny.
A Change.org petition to split the Jaguar Park from the ruins has gathered thousands of signatures as the Tulum tourism crisis deepens into 2026.
Record sargassum is burying Tulum's beaches as business owners confront officials over a sanitation fee they say produced no cleanup, while closures spread.
Tulum para-athlete Ilian Poot, a three-time national shot put champion, is raising up to 50,000 pesos to compete at the Grand Prix in Tlaxcala this July.
Three weeks in, the petition to separate Jaguar Park from the Tulum ruins has drawn about 3,000 signatures, representing under 1% of the municipality.
After a packed amateur night in February, Tulum Fight Club now has one of its founders heading to a professional ring in Querétaro for his fourth pro fight.
Bacalar leans on the Tulum airport to grow international tourism past 20 percent of arrivals, while officials push for longer stays and keep all-inclusive resorts off the lagoon.
Former Vagalume beach club workers in Tulum accuse Mandala Group of failing to pay severance after closure, leaving dozens of families without income and no response from management.
With 43% of Tulum's lodging now in vacation rentals, the hotel sector is demanding equal rules for all — while a domestic tourism push tries to offset falling international arrivals.
Vendors at the Tulum archaeological zone report a collapse in foot traffic and sales, with active stalls falling from 71 to roughly 18 as monthly rents drop by more than half.
A new sargassum-based concrete plant is opening near Tulum, with daily capacity of 400 cubic meters and a proposal to pave a major local avenue with the material.
Tulum's archaeological zone is averaging 1,000 daily visitors, down from 3,000 in February, with officials confident summer will restore full capacity.
Former Tulum urban development director Lorenzo Bernabé Miranda was arrested Wednesday on a domestic violence warrant issued by Quintana Roo prosecutors.
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening tomorrow, Tulum and Quintana Roo business owners face real legal risk over match broadcasts, and most still don't know the rules.
Tulum's vacation rental occupancy fell to 29% in May 2026, with July now projected at just 16%, as the sector's own president calls it a cautionary case study.
With foreign tourism down and hotel occupancy falling, Tulum's business sector is pushing to regulate Airbnb-style platforms and attract more Mexican travelers.
Vacation rental occupancy in Tulum and the Mexican Caribbean is falling well short of World Cup projections, with June at 25% and July at just 16%, per industry data.
Tulum's municipal government is hosting a free World Cup watch party at Domo Dos Aguas on June 11, 18, and 24 for Mexico's three group-stage games.
Tulum launches a new road rehabilitation phase covering 20 additional kilometers toward Punta Allen, inside the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, funded by Quintana Roo's public works secretariat.