+ THIS SIDE OF PARADISE: Known for its beautiful beaches, Tulum has become increasingly popular, and its property prices have soared.
“THEY CAME with machine guns. My granddaughters on the beach started screaming. They took away our phones so we couldn’t call for help. Then they took our land.”
It was a warm Sunday morning in September, and I was speaking with Maria Isabel Caro in Tulum, Mexico. A small town on the Caribbean coast, Tulum has become a popular tourist destination where “eco-chic” travelers can practice yoga, enjoy gourmet vegan meals and shop at bespoke fashion boutiques while staying at any of the dozens of luxury hotels lining the town’s pristine tropical beach.