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Zofemat says it has collected more than 2,800 metric tons of sargassum in Tulum this season, and its director calls the arrivals atypical for the Quintana Roo coast.
Tulum's economic development office says Centro Tulum is well advanced and could open between September and October, while a 185 million peso plaza rises in Aldea Tulum.
Tulum hotel occupancy is stuck at 41.5 percent with the summer vacation period days away, and downtown hoteliers say the reservations that usually arrive by now simply have not.
Merchants who once paid cartels now describe extortion in Tulum by police and inspectors, while a record sargassum season deepens the town's economic strain.
Summer was meant to revive tourism in Tulum. Instead, tour operators say they are operating at 10% capacity, squeezed by sargassum and Jaguar Park access fees.
IMOVEQROO brought driver's licenses, permits, and training to Tulum, letting transport workers skip the long trip to Chetumal for routine paperwork.
Tulum gets a sargassum concrete plant this Friday. The technology has already paved the Maya Train station, but how much of a record seaweed season it can absorb is an open question.
This Tulum travel guide covers the new airport, the Maya Train, sargassum season, ruins fees and cenote safety so you can plan a smarter trip.
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.
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.
Mexico's immigration authorities are stepping up passport checks at Cancún and Tulum airports. Travelers with expired or damaged documents risk being denied boarding before they even leave home.
Tulum has activated its emergency committee, confirmed 38 shelters, and begun citywide prep operations as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway.
Beach cleanup workers in Tulum say hotels are contributing far too little to sargassum removal during what forecasters describe as a record-breaking season for the Mexican Caribbean.
Tulum athletes won 21 medals across state, national, and international competitions in 2026, earning a municipal breakfast ceremony in their honor.
A weekend summit brought three levels of government and citizen groups together to debate Jaguar Park's future as Tulum's tourism sector faces mounting pressure.
Coparmex Riviera Maya has joined a citizen-led Change.org petition demanding the administrative separation of Parque del Jaguar from the Tulum Archaeological Zone.
Coparmex Riviera Maya says higher Parque del Jaguar entry fees have cut visitor flow at Tulum's ruins and pushed artisans, operators, and merchants into a sales slump.
As heat waves approach Mexico, the Akumal Sanctuary and Profepa activate the national primate protection protocol to coordinate rescue of three vulnerable monkey species.
Tulum schools are tightening heat wave protocols as Quintana Roo hits 40 degrees, with 16 new shade domes underway and a possible school calendar adjustment ahead.
