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The Cancun Insider: What's Hot and What's Not!

This Cancun newsletter covers summer tourism booms, a Superman-themed plane, new bus routes to ancient ruins, massive security operations, bizarre local crimes like gym phone theft and a child support conviction, environmental efforts, and current weather warnings.

Mexicanist

19 Jul 2025 — 5 min read

Volaris just launched the only Superman-themed plane in the Americas, soaring over your next Mexican escape. Who needs a bird when you can fly with the Man of Steel?

Welcome, dear readers, to another edition of The Mexicanist, your no-BS guide to life, leisure, and the utterly unbelievable in Mexico's hottest paradise! Forget the postcard-perfect beaches for a minute – we're diving deep into the dramatic and the downright bizarre happenings that make Cancun and its surroundings the most fascinating corner of the planet. Get ready, because you heard it here first, and you won't hear it anywhere else like this.

1. Cancun's Hotel Hell (for Your Wallet, Not Your Soul)

Prepare your beach bods and your bank accounts, because the Mexican Caribbean is absolutely exploding with tourists this summer! We're talking a whopping 1.5 to 2 million visitors expected to descend upon the region. Cozumel is practically bursting at the seams, eyeing an 85% hotel occupancy, with the exclusive Costa Mujeres hot on its heels at a staggering 90%. So, if you're planning a spontaneous getaway, good luck finding a pillow.

A surreal photo of a Mexico City Metro station flooded with murky water.

The City Built on a Lake is Now Fighting for its Life Against the Water Below

In an epic, 500-year-long battle with its own foundations, Mexico City is sinking under the weight of record-breaking rains, a drainage crisis, and a history of botched urban planning.

Empty gas pumps with a frustrated attendant shrugging—fuel crisis in Monterrey’s suburbs.

Why Monterrey’s Gas Stations Are Empty and How Locals Beat the Heat

With gridlocked traffic from a failing $7.3 billion system and a gasoline shortage plaguing drivers, the city of Monterrey finds hope in a young girl's fight against a rare disease, supported by the community's beloved soccer fans.

A soaked businessman stands waist-deep in floodwater outside Mexico City metro station.

U.S. Troops Ordered Into Mexico as President Vows 'Not On Our Watch!

A retiring legal titan warns that Mexico's new judicial reform will be a "historical error," just as the new president faces down a U.S. troop threat and the potential closure of a historic Nissan plant.

A sunlit beach in Quintana Roo with clean turquoise water, a lone traveler walking barefoot at dawn.

Mother of All Mistakes: Son Fleeing Cops Mows Down His Own Mom

Mexican authorities are tackling crime and sargassum, the Cancun airport is packed with tourists, lucha libre is rocking Isla Mujeres, and an ancient Mayan town is getting a cultural facelift.