International Living recently had an interesting article about an individual who was able to purchase a 5 acre plot of residential land in the jungle area near Tulum that was just miles from the world famous Tulum beaches.

Dan Prescher writing for International Living says:
“We always thought this was an impossible dream…most of the beachfront around Tulum has long been locked up by resorts and boutique hotels, and what is left is either protected natural preserve or astronomically expensive.”

Tulum is located on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula in southwest Mexico …

According to Pathfinder International, Mexico’s government is preparing for a major infrastructure upgrade to Mexico’s Riviera Maya and hopes to increase tourism to the Riviera Maya from 2.9 million visitors last year to over 18 million by 2025. From Pathfinder International:
An increase like this means a major infrastructure investment. Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon was here in Tulum last Monday. Accompanied by his minister for tourism and infrastructure, he officially kick-started the Tulum airport project. The president told a gathering of press and dignitaries that construction contracts …

Visitors to Riviera Maya real estate will soon be able to experience the adventure of the world’s first combined roller coaster and zipline.

Cancun real estate owners can consider themselves lucky with the quality of their local airport. And now there will be a second one opening down the road at Tulum too.

Cancun International Airport has just seen a second runway open, along with the country’s tallest control tower. It’s also just been named as the top performing airport in the Latin America-Caribbean region by the Airports Council International, the global trade representative of the world’s airports.

ASUR, the owner-operator of Cancun airport and other airports in the south-east of Mexico, says the massive …

Newspaper reports have revealed details of the much-awaited Riviera Maya airport plan in Tulum, including the date the project will be put out to tender.

A source at the Mexican Government’s Secretary for Communications and Transport (SCT) told Reuters news agency last week that November 9, 2009, “is the latest date” for publishing the terms of the auction, although other reports suggested a delay could still be possible.

The news is a “boost” for the Riviera Maya real estate market.

In a separate article just days later by Mexico City’s Excelsior newspaper, details …

A 47,938 acre ecotourism project in Costa Maya, Quintana Roo, has been relaunched by the Mexican government. The development could have 28 miles of beach and generate 30,000 jobs near Mahahual on the Mexican Caribbean coast.

Plans for the new Riviera Maya international airport in Tulum are awaiting final approval from the Mexican Civil Aviation Authority, reported local newspaper, El Periodico de Quintana Roo.

Gina Patricia Ortíz Blanco, head of the Institute for Government Property (IPAE) in Quintana Roo, told the paper that ownership of 990 acres (400 hectares) of Tulum land has already been transferred to authorities.

She said that the zone is securely fenced off and ready for work on the airport to begin.

Once the aviation authority approves the plans the Mexican Government’s Transport and Communications …

The company of Mexican businessman, Alfonso Romo, has beaten more than 20 other companies to win the contract to build a new highway bridge in Tulum on the Riviera Maya, said Mexican newspaper, El Semanario, last week.

The bridge forms another part of the major infrastructure investment taking place in the area, along with the new Riviera Maya international airport and fast coastal highway routes.

The paper said that Romo’s company Proyectos y Desarrollos de Infraestructura, the construction arm of Grupo PDI, won the contract for around $11.1 million.

Romo was previously in the Forbe’s “Rich List” …

Thomas is an active real estate Broker in Quintana Roo, Mexico which includes such areas as Cancun, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel and other regional areas.  Thomas is a native of Indiana, a Purdue University graduate, entrepreneur, and has been living in Mexico since 1995.

Today we welcome Thomas Lloyd, who owns www.TOPmexicorealestate.com , a new web page and blog of tips & “how to” regarding Mexico Real Estate.  Thank you Thomas, for offering to share your experiences on living and doing business in Mexico. My first question is what makes real estate in Quintana Roo a good investment?

This question …

Nothing – in the entire history of the universe – flies faster than awful rumors about private property being “taken” by the Mexican government. Such has recently been the case in the beautiful resort area around Tulum. Yes. Several hotels were closed down and may be demolished. However, the notion that the government of Mexico would send in the Army to take private property is totally unrealistic.
What has happened in Tulum is the result of many years of legal neglect and confusion. Instead of blindly following the rumor mill …