Benito Juárez to Regulate Cancún Vacation Rental Boom With New Urban Development Plan
Cancún's Benito Juárez municipality will use a new urban development plan to define where Airbnb-style vacation rentals can and cannot…
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Cancún's Benito Juárez municipality will use a new urban development plan to define where Airbnb-style vacation rentals can and cannot…
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…
A young man in Playa del Carmen was nearly robbed by men who promised to take him to a brothel;…
Puerto Morelos has processed 4,149 civil registry acts this administration, a 36.2% increase, while mobile brigades bring free documents to…
Mayor Estefanía Mercado presented her second government report, citing a 46.4% drop in homicides, new social programs and 35,000 tons…
Ana Paty Peralta handed her second government report to the Benito Juárez council, citing record public works spending and progress…
Grupo Xcaret chief Miguel Quintana Pali told Apapaxoa 2026 that Mexico's 32 states offer 32 distinct cuisines, making the country…
Sixty-four volunteers collected 249.6 kilograms of trash, including plastics and microplastics, during the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup at Isla Contoy…
UNTRAC is drafting a study to justify raising transport fares by at least 20% across rural Quintana Roo towns and…
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