Bits & Pieces – April 2019

 

• ——New Mexican company makes tennis shoes with state sargasso      https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/new-mexican-company-makes-tennis-shoes-with-state-sargasso/2019.html 

• New rules in Mexico may limit cash payments for real estate      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-banks-cash-idUSKCN1R32VO

• Yucatan – Quintana Roo toll road raises its fees      https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/03/yucatan-quintana-roo-toll-road-raises-its-fees/ 

• New ferry rates for Playa del Carmen, Cozumel crossing    https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/22851-2/2019.html 

• Progreso to improve its image as a world-class tourist destination https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/03/progreso-to-improve-its-image-as-a-world-class-tourist-destination/

• Ferry passengers to Isla Mujeres get red light, green light security inspection    https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/ferry-passengers-to-isla-mujeres-get-red-light-green-light-security-inspection/2019.html 

• Mexico announces launch of its first fleet of luxury cruise ships      https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/mexico-announces-launch-of-its-first-fleet-of-luxury-cruise-ships/2019.html 

• Deforestation has destroyed 40% of the Yucatan jungles     https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/03/deforestation-has-destroyed-40-of-the-yucatan-jungles/

• 143 million earmarked for 45 Tulum projects      https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/143-million-earmarked-for-45-tulum-projects/2019.html 

• Riviera Maya voted best dive destination in the world for 2019      https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/riviera-maya-voted-best-dive-destination-in-the-world-for-2019/2019.html 

• Plans under way for artificial reef in Progreso, Yucatán       https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/plans-under-way-for-artificial-reef-in-progreso-yucatan/