Xcaret Says Final Ruling on Maya Symbol Use Still Pending After Injunction Withdrawal

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Grupo Xcaret still faces a long road in the legal dispute over its commercial use of Maya symbols, even after the company withdrew an injunction that never settled the case, a senior executive said.

Iliana Rodríguez, the company’s corporate sustainability director, said the definitive resolution rests with Mexico’s National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR), which has held the matter since the beginning.

“It is part of a process, like all legal processes; there is still a way to go because the resolution is not there, the definitive one is in the hands of INDAUTOR, as it has been from the start, and it is part of the processes that continue under the legal strategy,” Rodríguez said. “The injunction concerned the complaint; that is the injunction we have withdrawn. The process continues at INDAUTOR and it will continue and there is still a way to go.”

Rodríguez said the company will comply with whatever the regulator decides once the relevant procedures conclude, maintaining a stance of strict adherence to institutional rulings.

Company Points to Long Ties With Maya Communities

The executive also stressed the strength of Xcaret’s relationship with communities in Quintana Roo, citing the company’s Festival of Life and Death as an example.

“We have done this for more than 20 years, we have a very good relationship with the Maya community of Quintana Roo; they are the bearers of their own tradition and those who decide to do so come and share their traditions with us. Here we are at the festival for another year,” she said.

Grupo Xcaret recently asked to withdraw the injunction it had filed to challenge restrictions on the commercial use of Maya symbols at its parks and tourism activities. The move followed a decision by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) to review the case file again for a substantive analysis.

The request does not automatically end the proceedings. For the withdrawal to take legal effect, the relevant authorities must determine whether it is admissible and define its scope. Until a resolution is issued, the dispute cannot be considered closed.