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Semarnat clears Proyecto Venado near Playa del Carmen

Semarnat clears Proyecto Venado near Playa del Carmen

Proyecto Venado adds hotel rooms, suites and residences near Punta Venado as scrutiny grows over coastal development south of Playa del Carmen.

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Semarnat clears Proyecto Venado near Playa del Carmen Proyecto Venado adds hotel rooms, suites and residences near Punta Venado as scrutiny grows over coastal development south of Playa del Carmen.
Playa del Carmen mayor meets hotel leaders on sargazo plan Playa del Carmen officials met with hotel and business leaders to coordinate sargazo cleanup, beach protection, and tourism response.

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Semarnat blocks Residence Paradise in Playa Paraíso

Semarnat blocks Residence Paradise in Playa Paraíso

Semarnat denied Residence Paradise near Playa Paraíso after reviewing cenotes, mangrove and turtle nesting concerns...

Former Xcaret Worker Alleges Animal Mistreatment in Shows

Former Xcaret Worker Alleges Animal Mistreatment in Shows

A former Xcaret worker alleges show animals faced stress and confinement; Xcaret rejected the claims...

850 Taekwondo Athletes Are Headed to Playa del Carmen

850 Taekwondo Athletes Are Headed to Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen will host the Riviera Maya Taekwondo Championship June 6, with more than...

CFE expands Playa del Carmen power supply capacity

Why Playa officials want answers from CFE on outages

Playa del Carmen officials want a CFE meeting to review grid projects after recent outages...

Playa del Carmen Removes 250 Vendors From Tourist Areas

Playa del Carmen Removes 250 Vendors From Tourist Areas

Playa del Carmen says it has removed about 250 street vendors from Fifth Avenue and...

Playa del Carmen has 250 workers clearing sargassum

Playa del Carmen has 250 workers clearing sargassum

Playa del Carmen says up to 250 workers are clearing sargassum, with 13,000 tons removed...

Playa del Carmen May Fence Off Trash-Filled Cenote

Playa del Carmen May Fence Off Trash-Filled Cenote

A small urban cenote near Selvanova has become one of Playa del Carmen’s most difficult...

Playa del Carmen Readies 49 Hurricane Shelters for 2026

Playa del Carmen Readies 49 Hurricane Shelters for 2026

Playa del Carmen is preparing 49 verified shelters and an interagency response plan before the...

Playa del Carmen Turtle Nesting Holds Amid Sargassum

Playa del Carmen Turtle Nesting Holds Amid Sargassum

Officials say Playa del Carmen has recorded 20 sea turtle nests early in the season,...

55 Quintana Roo beaches now have excessive sargassum

55 Quintana Roo beaches now have excessive sargassum

Fifty-five monitored Quintana Roo beaches now show excessive sargassum as officials prepare stronger containment with...

Heavy Sargassum Clouds Playa del Carmen and Tulum Beaches

Heavy Sargassum Clouds Playa del Carmen and Tulum Beaches

Heavy sargassum hit parts of Playa del Carmen and Tulum on May 20, with visitors...

Artificial Reef Plan Seeks to Protect Caribbean Corals

Artificial Reef Plan Seeks to Protect Caribbean Corals

Coral Park is raising funds for a Paamul artificial reef designed to reduce diving pressure...

Navy Says 39,500 Tons of Sargassum Cleared in Quintana Roo

Navy Says 39,500 Tons of Sargassum Cleared in Quintana Roo

The Mexican Navy says crews have collected more than 39,500 tons of sargassum from Quintana...

Playa del Carmen Markets Could Become Tourist Stops

Playa del Carmen Markets Could Become Tourist Stops

Playa del Carmen named a market director and committee to improve four municipal markets and...

Semarnat Clears Riviera Maya Project Near Punta Venado

Semarnat Clears Riviera Maya Project Near Punta Venado

Semarnat authorized a Riviera Maya tourism complex near Punta Venado, raising new questions about coastal...

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