Overview

• Social-media testimonies cite extreme prices, including 250 pesos for bottled water, 650 pesos for three tacos, and up to 1,000 pesos for two ice creams.
• Access to beaches is reportedly funneled through the archaeological park, with entry around 220 pesos for Mexicans and about double for foreigners, and areas described as under military control.
• Reported occupancy is sharply lower but inconsistent across sources, with one account citing roughly 30% overall and 15% in the center versus about 51% from purported official data.
• Journalist Carlos Loret de Mola reports a 30% to 40% drop in flight operations at Tulum’s Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport.
• Sector reports say more than 15 hotels and beach clubs have dropped minimum-consumption rules to attract patrons, alongside complaints of steep taxi fares and weak mobility options.