Cancún Searching Mothers Reopen Outbound Lanes but Keep Hotel Zone Blockade

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The Searching Mothers collective partially reopened traffic at the entrance to Cancún’s Hotel Zone on Sunday, lifting the blockade on outbound lanes but keeping the inbound side closed, so drivers faced a second day of detours and congestion.

The protest began on Friday night, when the women closed the inbound lanes of Kukulcán Boulevard at kilometer zero, at the roundabout where Bonampak and Cobá avenues meet. The demonstration forced traffic changes and prompted authorities to set up detours for motorists.

On Saturday night the group extended the blockade to the opposite lanes, which carry traffic out of the Hotel Zone. That closure was later lifted, restoring circulation on that stretch, while the original blockade on the inbound lanes remained in place.

Traffic diverted around kilometer zero

Officers from the Municipal Traffic Department kept a traffic operation running at the kilometer-zero roundabout, directing drivers toward the Puerto Cancún entrance and the avenue known as El Table as alternatives for reaching Kukulcán Boulevard. Officials also advised using the Nichupté Bridge, El Table avenue and Puerto Cancún, even though traffic to the tourist zone typically eases on Sundays.

The Searching Mothers launched the protest saying due process was not followed in one of the cases involving the disappearance and murder of a young woman. The group is demanding that authorities report progress in their investigations and honor agreements related to the search for missing people.