And of course the event shared here is reportedly a drug-related battle of the cartels. The initial reports claimed it was a cartel punishing a business for not aligning with them, and innocent people were slain.
That activity has been all too common in the Tulum area the last year or so. But it is very unusual to see guests attacked, as the cartel’s livelihood depends on tourism.. So that is terrifying to see happening now…There is indeed heavy competition between cartels as Tulum expands as Cancun and PDC did earlier…

The recent incidents of tourists actually being TARGETED for robbery and needlessly murdered for cash or jewelry is more like what we read about every day in the US too…thugs…

So we’re seeing both activities occurring there right now. We’re not seeing a lot of either activity in the more developed other areas, although the cartels there are definitely in charge.