Playa del Carmen Mayor Estefanía Mercado Honors Firefighters
Mayor Estefanía Mercado honored Playa del Carmen firefighters with awards for 10 to 25 years of service.
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Semarnat Authorizes Sand Extraction for Playa del Carmen Beach Recovery
Semarnat approves a five-year permit to dredge sand and rebuild a dune on an eroded Playa del Carmen beach.
Playa del Carmen Logs 2,000 Sea Turtle Nests in 2026 Season
Municipal committee reports 2,000 nests, 91,859 eggs and 22,431 hatchlings so far in 2026.
Playa del Carmen Ramps Up Patrols Against Child Labor on Fifth Avenue
Officials have conducted over 2,000 preventive patrols and detected four cases of child rights violations along Fifth Avenue.
DIF Takes Custody of Four Children Found Selling on Playa del Carmen Streets
Four minors were taken into DIF custody after being found selling products in Playa del Carmen's tourist area.
Africanized Bees Attack Street Vendors in Playa del Carmen
Africanized bees attacked street vendors in Playa del Carmen on Saturday, sending two people to the hospital.
Cable Theft Hits 10 Classrooms at Playa del Carmen Elementary School
Thieves stole electrical wiring from 10 classrooms at Kukulcán Elementary School, disrupting air conditioning and leaving 350 students affected.
Playa del Carmen Neighborhoods Hit by Four-Hour Power Outage
A transformer failure left parts of Villas del Sol and Palmas Turquesa without power for over four hours early Saturday.
Elderly Man Pronounced Dead at Playa del Carmen Cemetery
An elderly man was pronounced dead at a cemetery in Playa del Carmen after paramedics responded to a fall.
Quintana Roo Governor Presents Michelin Guide 2026 Awards to 19 Restaurants
Gov. Mara Lezama honored 19 Quintana Roo restaurants recognized in the 2026 Michelin Guide, including three with one star.