Beach
Playa Santa Fe
Fine white-sand public beach with clear turquoise water, minutes on foot from ancient ruins.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Playa Santa Fe in Tulum traces how a beach Mexican law has always declared public land got quietly fenced off by the hotels and clubs behind it, and what it took, in October twenty twenty five, to force the question back into the open. It follows Quintana Roo governor Mara Lezama, Tulum officials, and fifteen hotel operators through the fight over who actually gets to stand on this sand. Listen for the fence line still running along the tree edge behind you.
This audio guide was created using AI.