Riviera Maya Travel
A Tulum Hotel Room Falls to 1,155 Pesos a Night, Until December 21
Rooms at the group's airport property drop to 1,155 pesos a night. The new Tulum hotel rates run through December 20, then climb for the holiday stretch.
Tulum Weather, Seasonality, and Best Time to Visit
Weather context, travel timing, seasonal changes, and planning guidance for visitors and residents.
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Businesses
Tulum hotel occupancy near 15% sends hoteliers to the banks and toward seasonal closing
Tulum hotel occupancy on the coast is running near 15%, sargassum removal costs up to 500,000 pesos a week, and hoteliers want credit restructuring from commercial and development banks.
Art & Culture
Damian Lazarus names 30 artists for Day Zero Tulum 2027 and holds one back
The Day Zero Tulum 2027 lineup lands with 30 artists across three stages, an all-Mexican bill at El Teatro, one guest still unnamed, and general release tickets on August 25.
Riviera Maya Travel
The Long Hot Walk Into Tulum's Ruins Just Became a 20 Peso Ride
Electric carts again link the traditional entrance to the Tulum Archaeological Zone for 20 pesos, the first Tulum Renace promise visitors can actually board.
Politics
"In Mexico, the People Decide," Rafa Marín Tells Sovereignty Assembly in Tulum
Morena's founder in Quintana Roo placed Maya communities at the heart of a sovereignty assembly in Tulum, backing President Sheinbaum and warning of disinformation campaigns.
Environment & Nature
NASA Ranks the 2026 Sargassum Belt Second All Time as Caribbean Waters Set Records
NASA satellite data ranks the 2026 Sargassum belt just behind 2025, while the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico both broke records and Quintana Roo crews removed 93,000 tons.
Environment & Nature
30 Years of Sea Turtle Conservation Put 20 Million Hatchlings Into Caribbean Waters
Over three decades of sea turtle conservation along the Riviera Maya and Tulum have protected 303,586 nests, and females are now returning to the beaches where they hatched.
Society
Anyone Can Touch These Live Wires, and in Tulum Nobody Is Checking
Bare bus bars, open breaker boxes, and meters lying in rubble show how electrical safety in Tulum depends on installations no one routinely inspects and few owners maintain.
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.
Sports
Judo to weightlifting, 25 athletes collect Tulum sports scholarships with no published amount
Judo, chess, boxing, and four other sports are represented among the 25 recipients of Tulum sports scholarships. The amount each athlete receives was not published.
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.
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.
Sports
Fernando Barrera and Daniel Palma go to Querétaro carrying a whole town's name
Fernando Barrera and Daniel Palma of Tulum Fight Club open the professional card at Anhelo de Campeón 13 on Saturday in Querétaro, with the first bell around 7:30 p.m. Tulum time.
Environment & Nature
What Is the Sargasso Sea, and Why Is It Not What Buries Tulum?
The Sargasso Sea is the only sea on Earth with no coastline, and the golden weed that named it now arrives on Tulum's shore by the ton. Here is the full story, from Columbus to satellite maps.
Riviera Maya Travel
The Water in Tulum That Sargassum Never Touches
Sargassum lands on the sand, not in the cenotes. Our new community vote asks where to swim in Tulum when you head inland, and the ranking is yours to build.
Sports
Your fantasy league can draft with Rex Ryan on a Tulum beach this August
La Zebra brings a fantasy football draft to Tulum this August, with Rex Ryan hosting, beachfront packages, golf access and the state tourism office on board.
Politics
Where Was Tulum's Mayor When the President Came to Save the Destination?
The response to the Tulum tourism crisis came from the president herself, while the mayor elected to govern the destination stayed out of sight. The absence is the story.
Businesses
La Eufemia, one of Tulum's most emblematic taquerías, announces its closure amid tourism crisis
A farewell video from La Eufemia, one of Tulum's best-known beach taquerías, has gone viral again, reviving the fight over who is to blame for Tulum's decline.
Politics
Mara Lezama confirms decree granting free access to Parque del Jaguar in Tulum
A federal decree in the Official Gazette grants free access to Parque del Jaguar and cuts Tulum archaeological zone fees, following requests from residents and business owners.
Environment & Nature
Mexican Navy Removes 140 Tons of Sargassum From Tulum
Sargassum removal in Tulum reached about 140 tons in a single day as more than 400 Navy personnel and municipal crews cleared national park beaches after Sheinbaum's visit.