The fast-growing tourism industry increases:
- Grey waters
- Coliform-loaded black waters
- Trash volume
- Noise
- Spatial distortions
- Overfishing
- Coral reef destruction
Tulum faces real threats:
- Beaches will lose all sand
- All waters will be contaminated
- Sinkholes will open direct access to large deposits of noxious sludge below the surface
- Mosquitoes and pests will multiply in the area