This is horrible news. I enjoy watching Drugs Inc. on Nat Geo and they had an episode on Cancun. There was an agreement among the drug cartels to keep the violence out of the tourist areas so as not the threaten the tourism trade. Looks like that agreement has ended.
Just a month ago, three severed heads were found in coolers near the tourist zone in Cabo San Lucas. My son was robbed at gunpoint there a couple years ago. Mexican tourism is going to plummet.
.......I was just in Playa Del Carmen 2 weeks ago for 5 days.
The Hotel we stayed at was clean and beautiful and literally 50 feet from the water, the food was just excellent, the service was just excellent and the workers at the Hotel were trying their hearts out at all times.
Playa Del Carmen streets are clean by Mexican standards and we felt safe while we were there. This article kind of changes things though. I don’t know when we will go back.