Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The municipal Commerce Department issued 104 permits for street vending in the first quarter of 2026 without the approval of the Public Street Commerce Ruling Committee, according to a quarterly report from the Secretariat of Economic Development and Investment Attraction.
The department argued the permits were granted on a temporary basis because the committee had not convened. The committee includes both municipal authorities and private sector representatives, and is tasked with ensuring permits go to elderly individuals and people with disabilities.
According to the report, only 10 of the permits were issued to people over 60 years old. Anton Bojórquez headed the Economic Development secretariat during the first quarter of 2026. The committee had still not met as of the end of the first half of the year.
Before these permits were granted, the city’s street vendor registry stood at 2,660 sellers operating in neighborhoods and subdivisions across Playa del Carmen.
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