Mexico's Tulum resort suffers another blow: overdevelopment
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 13, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT
MEXICO CITY — Mexican environmental authorities said Tuesday the Caribbean resort of Tulum has authorized too much development, the latest blow to what was long considered one of Mexico’s most laid-back, easy-going resorts.
Unlike Cancún or Playa del Carmen, Tulum was long a quiet haven, best known for its Mayan temple that stands beside a Caribbean beach. But the resort has been expanding into the low jungle around it, and there have been numerous disputes over beach-side properties.
The federal Environment Department said Tulum had passed zoning codes that “change land uses to promote and permit urban growth and real estate development, with negative repercussions on ecosystems.”