Environment

A dolphin swims in a pool at Ventura Park in Cancun, Quintana Roo
Large amounts of sargassum seaweed piled on a beach along the Mexican Caribbean coast.
A trained Harris's hawk perches at a beach club in the Riviera Maya where it helps deter other birds.
A crocodile in the water at Laguna Colombia in Cozumel's Punta Sur park, where a guide was sanctioned for using a bone to lure the animal.
A beach cleaner collecting trash from a Cancun public beach in 2026
Cleared forest land in Bacalar, Quintana Roo, where more than 25,000 hectares were lost in nine years.
Warm ocean conditions linked to El Niño are expected to affect coasts, reefs and infrastructure in Quintana Roo.
A beach at Xcalacoco in Playa del Carmen with sargassum and exposed rocks after groins were installed offshore.