Playa del Carmen Shark Point Welcomes Back 12 Bull Sharks
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Twelve bull sharks recorded in previous seasons have returned...
Environment
Playa del Carmen subsoil study eyed for 2027
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — A study to determine how contaminated the subsoil is...
Quintana Roo Tourism Master Plan Shifts From Sustainability to Regeneration at 18% Completion
Quintana Roo's 2050 tourism master plan is 18% complete and pivots toward regenerative tourism, with Cancún projected to draw 50…
Isla Mujeres Returns to New Orleans DEMA Show to Boost Dive Tourism After Seven-Year Absence
Isla Mujeres returned to the DEMA Show in New Orleans after seven years, seeking new markets for its dive and…
Quintana Roo Loses Nearly 15,000 Hectares of Jungle a Year as Real Estate Boom Drives Deforestation
Quintana Roo loses nearly 15,000 hectares of jungle annually, driven by real estate in the north and agribusiness in the…
Cancún Plants 3,531 Trees, Keeps Sights on 11,000 Target by 2027
Cancún's Arboriza program has planted 3,531 trees in three phases and must add 7,469 more to reach its 11,000-tree goal…
Cozumel Adds 25 Wells to Boost Drinking Water Supply
Cozumel is adding 25 new wells to strengthen drinking water supply, with 17 already running and eight more coming online…
Ferry Out of Service Since 2018 Partially Sinks at Isla Mujeres Dock
The ferry Sergio Gracia Aguilar, idle since 2018, partially sank at an Isla Mujeres dock. Navy and port officials led…
Punta Esmeralda Road Work Raises Questions About Mangrove Protection
A Playa del Carmen biologist says the 23 million peso Punta Esmeralda access road project began without a required federal…
Fish, Greens and a New Kind of Farm-to-Table Tour Arrive at El Dorado Royale
El Dorado Royale opened the Riviera Maya's first hotel aquaponics farm, a 2.3-million-peso project producing fish and greens with agrotourism…