Huge Increases In The Sargassum Levels As Temperatures Rise The popular beach island of Isla Mujeres has seen more sargassum seaweed in the first twenty days of April than in the entirety of January, February, and March. Massive efforts are underway to move the seaweed every morning. According to local workers, over 230 tonnes of …

Tulum is a town of two halves. The downtown and beach sections are a couple of miles apart and offer completely different experiences – and price points.  Both are super popular and there are plenty of reasons to stay in each, so read on to decide whether Tulum beach or downtown – also known as …

On Tuesday morning an armed group of men found circling the Cancun Hotel Zone were captured by the National Guard. The men were spotted driving around in a white van when they called attention to themselves by speeding and driving recklessly near Kukulcan Boulevard. The armed men attempted to escape by speeding up and driving …

Progress Has Been Delayed For Weeks Due To Poor Weather Conditions Playa del Carmen must wait another week for its sargassum barriers to be installed after poor weather has halted the Navy’s progress. The news comes as tonnes of the unpleasant seaweed have been washed ashore across the state. The Navy has already released as …

Cancun local authorities boasted for weeks that they would be undertaking a large security operation to ensure that tourists, and locals in the area could remain safe through the holiday season. Their efforts were largely concentrated on protecting the venues within the hotel zone, which unfortunately led to them loosening up their grip on other …

Full Recovery Of Tourist Industry Announced As Over A Million Pass Through Quintana Roo Cancun’s hotel occupancy rates have rebounded fully to pre-pandemic levels according to new statistics released from the first three months of the year. The news comes as the region receives over a million tourists for the Easter holiday. The entirety of …

A judge in Yucatan, Mexico, issued an order to pause the Maya Train work temporarily. This ruling is only for the stretch covering Playa del Carmen to Tulum, for not having an authorized environmental impact report. The Maya Train is a mega-project promoted by Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Construction was halted after a …

Canadian Tourist Reports Frustrating Lack Of Communication Tourists stuck in Cancun after continued delays are facing hurdle after hurdle in their attempts to get home. The tourists are mainly Canadian who are suffering because of SunWings problems this week. According to one Canadian passenger, the initial flight was delayed for three hours in steady increments …

Through 2020, and 2021 the sale of alcohol at a variety of establishments in Cancun was more or less restricted. With authorities cutting down the number of hours that beverages containing alcohol could be sold. With virtually all COVID-19 protocols slowly being dialed back the sale of alcoholic beverages will in essence return to normal …

The numbers are in, and it would seem that both Cancun and Tulum were amongst the biggest winners on the Airbnb platform over the past few weeks. Airbnb’s records show that both of these cities in the Riviera Maya were amongst the most searched by travelers. Not only that, but people offering properties for rent …