CANCÚN, Mexico—Since this at the time-sleepy stretch of Mexico’s Caribbean coastline commenced its transformation into a glitzy vacation resort neighborhood fifty many years back, it has thrived by attracting tens of millions of vacationers in the course of its summer and winter seasons.

These times, nevertheless, there are long stretches of deserted seaside. Lodge occupancy has fallen below thirty%. Browsing malls are empty. And the tourism field that helped pull Cancún and its folks out of poverty and set them on a more affluent route is having difficulties.

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CANCÚN, Mexico—Since this at the time-sleepy stretch of Mexico’s Caribbean coastline commenced its transformation into a glitzy vacation resort neighborhood fifty many years back, it has thrived by attracting tens of millions of vacationers in the course of its summer and winter seasons.

These times, nevertheless, there are long stretches of deserted seaside. Lodge occupancy has fallen below thirty%. Browsing malls are empty. And the tourism field that helped pull Cancún and its folks out of poverty and set them on a more affluent route is having difficulties.

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