While Cancun remains a relatively safe destination for its 10 million annual visitors, no tourist hotspot is entirely risk-free. In response to some recent criminal incidents, local government has deployed 600 marines from SEMAR to strengthen security and ensure travelers’ well-being.
With these high visitor figures, the city cannot afford for tourists to feel unsafe—over the last five years, arrivals have increased by around 27%, with Americans and Canadians remaining as Mexico’s most frequent visitors.
The new security strategy, endorsed by Governor Mara Lezama, Secretary of Citizen Security, Omar García Harfuch, and Semar head Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, is based on four fundamental pillars.
These efforts include addressing
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