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A Mexican Navy sailor on a ship guides a crane bearing a load of sargassum seaweed

Navy vessels resume sargassum collection off the Tulum coast

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Meanwhile in Cancún, the city's beaches have now received nearly four times as much seaweed this year as they did in all of 2024.

What’s on in the Riviera Maya in September

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Patriotic events take center stage this September in the Riviera Maya, but there are plenty of other things worth seeing, too.

Looking to buy in the Riviera Maya? Look out for these...

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Buying real estate in the Riviera Maya requires different fees, costs and ownership structures than in the U.S. Here's what you need to know.
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a jaguar relaxing

Mexico’s jaguar population has jumped 33% since 2010

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Mexico's jaguar population has jumped 33% from 2010, when the species was first labeled endangered. But it will have to double its 2010 numbers (from 4,000 to 8,000) to be safe from extinction.
cancún airport

The only airport with direct flights to every 2026 World Cup city? It’s Cancún

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Quintana Roo authorities are hoping that their lead in air connectivity will justify promoting Cancún and the state as a whole as the "Gateway to the 2026 World Cup."
A white 15-passenger van in Tulum with people exiting it.

Tulum transportation workers report steep decline in tourists

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Daily ridership between Tulum and Playa del Carmen has fallen by more than 50%, according to estimates by local transport operators.
Car of the Maya Train derailed

Authorities investigate after Maya Train car derails near Mérida

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On Wednesday, Director of the Maya Train Óscar David Lozano insisted it was not a derailment but a “track error" that caused the headline-making incident.
unfinished building

Profepa ordered to ensure illegal Tulum condo building is torn down

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An unfinished condo built without permission had been ordered demolished back in June, and now a new court order demands that the Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa) get it done.
a train

Plan to extend Maya Train to Guatemala is full steam ahead after bilateral talks

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Both nations have agreed to pursue the necessary feasibility studies to construct a rail link between southeastern Mexico and northern Guatemala that could transport both cargo and passengers.
Three heads of state at a podium holding papers

Mexico, Belize and Guatemala create a trinational culture and nature corridor

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The agreement honors the legacy of the Maya civilization and creates a framework for trinational cooperation in protecting the region's 5.7 million hectares of tropical rainforest.
Sheinbaum at the podium of her press conference

Quintana Roo fights crime and seaweed: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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The president gave her Friday presser from Chetumal, highlighting efforts to reduce crime, clean up sargassum and build more hotels.
Honey production in Yucatán, Mexico

With ‘Wellness Honey,’ Mexico seeks to sweeten the pot for Yucatán’s beekeepers

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The state of Yucatán is the largest honey producer in the country and one of the largest exporters worldwide, with some 11,000 families depending on the industry.
sargassum being collected on the high seas

Gone fishing for sargassum: Mexico’s agriculture ministry declares the seaweed a national resource

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The Ministry of Agriculture's reclassification of sargassum as a fishing resource allows equipped vessels to capture it before it reaches Mexico's shores.