Cancún Removes More Than 200 Abandoned Vendor Stalls to Reclaim Public Spaces

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Authorities have removed more than 200 abandoned or inactive vendor stalls from public streets across Cancún this year, part of an ongoing drive to reclaim space taken up by derelict structures, officials said.

José Gamaliel Cantó Cambranis, director of commerce and services in public spaces for the Benito Juárez municipal government, said inspection rounds allow officials to identify unused installations, stalls fixed permanently in place and other obstacles that hamper work to upgrade urban infrastructure. Vendors are also relocated where intervention is needed, he added.

The sweeps have covered the intersection of Avenida 135 and Calle Roble and surrounding streets, and have also reached Urbi Villas del Rey, Villas Otoch, Paraíso, Cielo Nuevo and Tierra Maya — meaning the operation is not confined to the south of the city.

Owners get up to 48 hours to clear stalls

Cantó Cambranis said officials notify each owner before removing a structure and give them between 24 and 48 hours to take it down voluntarily, a step that allows the responsible party to comply before the municipality steps in.

When an owner fails to act within that window, the municipal government coordinates the removal with other departments and clears and cleans the area afterwards.

According to the director, the program will continue with further inspection rounds to detect abandoned installations and free the public spaces they occupy.