Yes over the past few decades tourism has spread from Cancun south to Puerto Morelos, Playa, Puerto Aventuras, and most recently Tulum. Many expats and visitors have moved further south to escape the growth. Crime and cartels have followed the $$. The cartels were here before we arrived in 2015 of course, but the first real incident that involved a cartel shooting in our area was in 2016. We were likely a bit naive over the previous 20+ years of visiting the area, but there was no real violence reported prior to 2016.

This latest violence in Puerto Morelos is the first we’ve seen of this type in that area. It has been happening in Cancun and of course Tulum…There seems to be no end in sight…