Aguakan Nears Completion of Colector Playero Project in Playa del Carmen
Aguakan says the second stage of its Colector Playero sewer project in Playa del Carmen is in its final phase,…
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Aguakan says the second stage of its Colector Playero sewer project in Playa del Carmen is in its final phase,…
More than 2,600 sea turtle nests were documented at Playa Aventuras DIF through the end of August, making 2026 the…
Tropical Depression 17-E formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and could strengthen into Hurricane Polo, a major Category 3 storm, forecasters…
Sixty-four volunteers collected 249.6 kilograms of trash, including plastics and microplastics, during the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup at Isla Contoy…
Cancún discards 260 grams of food per person daily, second only to Guadalajara, while hotels and restaurants add five tonnes…
Quintana Roo confirmed 33 new dengue cases in epidemiological week 35, ranking third nationally, with two deaths confirmed and six…
Heavy rain from Tropical Wave 40 flooded Cancún streets, toppled a CFE pole onto parked cars and caused outages in…
Two palm trees fell into the sea at Playa Coral as erosion advances in Quintana Roo, with full beach restoration…
Protected areas around Cancún expect about 600,000 visitors in 2026, down from the usual million, as port closures and weaker…
Producers from 13 Mexican states formed the National Association of Bamboo Producers of Mexico in Chetumal to boost processing and…
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