Quintana Roo Bets on Luxury, Diving and Gastronomy Tourism for 2027
Quintana Roo is courting high-end travelers with luxury, gastronomy and diving campaigns as Costa Mujeres hotel growth accelerates.
Environment
Mexico Shuts Down Coastal Dune Works in Chabihau Over Destruction of Protected Vegetation
Profepa closed construction work on a Chabihau coastal dune after heavy machinery stripped protected plants and mangroves without environmental authorization.
Yucatán Confirms Brain-Eating Amoeba in Plaza La Isla Lake, Investigates Maintenance Firms
Yucatán officials confirmed Naegleria fowleri in the artificial lake at Plaza La Isla after a 34-year-old man died of meningoencephalitis.
Navy Rescues Two Crew Members From Yacht Aground on Mahahual Reef
Mexico's Navy rescued two crew members from a yacht that ran aground on a Mahahual reef, while environmental damage remains…
Quintana Roo Expands Beach Restoration Project to Cancún, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel
A new environmental permit widens Quintana Roo's beach restoration plan to include Cancún, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.
Calica Loses Zofemat Concession as Federal Tribunal Sides With Semarnat
Mexico's Federal Administrative Justice Tribunal upheld Semarnat's refusal to extend Calica's Zofemat concession, ordering the quarry operator to vacate the…
Low-Pressure System in Central Atlantic Raises Cyclonic Development Odds to 30%
Mexico's weather service says a low-pressure area in the Central Atlantic now has a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone…
Mexican Army Nears Completion of 16-Kilometer Jungle Road Over Tulum’s Sac Actún Cave System
Environmental groups say the Mexican Army has nearly finished a 16-kilometer road across the Sac Actún cave system in Tulum…
Akumal Halts Turtle Swim Tours Through September
Akumal, Quintana Roo — Tourism service providers in Akumal will suspend sea turtle swimming and...
Mexico Assigns $110 Million Navy Budget to Fight Sargassum in Quintana Roo
Mexico's 2027 budget assigns about $110 million to the Navy to collect sargassum in Quintana Roo, sidelining state and municipal…