Tourist Hotspots in Mexico Threatened by Cartel Violence

The resort town of Tulum, Mexico was recently plagued with gang violence, with two foreign tourists caught in the crossfire of two rival crime groups with one fatality. The Daily Beast reports that Tulum, famous for its Mayan-era ruins and beaches, as well as other regions across the Riviera Maya are increasingly becoming threatened by cartel violence, with tourists sometimes put at risk. A report by Mexican news outlet La Reforma in 2021 indicated that at least five cartels are now operating in the Riviera Maya and reports of violent crime in Tulum alone had gone up 783 per cent since 2019.

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