52 Shocking Travel Destinations That Failed to Impress Even the Most Eager Tourists
The Riviera Maya in Mexico (Cancun down the coast to Tulum). My family went in 2001 when I was young, and the area was not at all developed. We stayed in Merida in January and did a few road trips, and decided to stay in Akumal for 3 nights (not in a resort).
There aren’t really any remaining public beaches anymore, nearly every square inch is occupied by inclusive resorts and private beach clubs. A protected wildlife reserve south of Tulum is being destroyed to build more of these, sewage/waste from this overdevelopment is being dumped into the cenotes (natural underground water sources) and the local population has been forced into poverty. Prices for going out are those of major US and European cities. The infrastructure in the area is crumbling and there’s a lot of cartel/dirty cop/scam taxi activity because of the “woke” yuppies that party on d***s in the beach clubs. The government looks the other way because a lot of money is being pumped out of the tourists.
Super sad to see, it’s surprising that people can travel to this area and simply look the other way while enjoying a lavish vacation.
Jamaica. Monterey Bay to be specific. It’s dirty and we were hastled at every second corner. BTW, I’ve been to at least 10 other Caribbean destinations and did not experience this level of harassment at any of them.
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