Anti-tourism protest in Mexico City turns violent
Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses on Friday in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: "Get out of Mexico".
Protesters held signs reading "gringos, stop stealing our home" and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws.
Marchers then continued on to protest outside the US Embassy and chanted inside the city's metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city centre on Friday evening.
It marked a violent end to a more peaceful march throughout the day calling out against masses of mostly American tourists who have flooded into Mexico's capital in recent years.
Tension had been mounting in the city since US "digital nomads" flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to escape coronavirus lockdowns in the US or to take advantage of cheaper rent prices in the Latin American city.
Since then, rents have soared and locals have increasingly gotten pushed out of their neighbourhoods, particularly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas packed with coffee shops and restaurants.
Michelle Castro, a 19-year-old college student, was among the flocks of people protesting. She said that she's from the city's working class city centre, and that she's watched slowly as apartment buildings have been turned into housing for tourists.
"Mexico City is going through a transformation," she said.
"There are a lot of foreigners, namely Americans, coming to live here. Many say it's xenophobia, but it's not. It's just that so many foreigners come here, rents are skyrocketing because of Airbnb. Rents are so high that some people can't even pay anymore."
The Mexico City protest follows others in European cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Rome against mass tourism.
A protest against mass tourism that began peacefully in Mexico City neighbourhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.
Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses on Friday in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: "Get out of Mexico".
Protesters held signs reading "gringos, stop stealing our home" and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws.
Marchers then continued on to protest outside the US Embassy and chanted inside the city's metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city centre on Friday evening.
It marked a violent end to a more peaceful march throughout the day calling out against masses of mostly American tourists who have flooded into Mexico's capital in recent years.
Tension had been mounting in the city since US "digital nomads" flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to escape coronavirus lockdowns in the US or to take advantage of cheaper rent prices in the Latin American city.
Since then, rents have soared and locals have increasingly gotten pushed out of their neighbourhoods, particularly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas packed with coffee shops and restaurants.
Michelle Castro, a 19-year-old college student, was among the flocks of people protesting. She said that she's from the city's working class city centre, and that she's watched slowly as apartment buildings have been turned into housing for tourists.
"Mexico City is going through a transformation," she said.
"There are a lot of foreigners, namely Americans, coming to live here. Many say it's xenophobia, but it's not. It's just that so many foreigners come here, rents are skyrocketing because of Airbnb. Rents are so high that some people can't even pay anymore."
The Mexico City protest follows others in European cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Rome against mass tourism.
A protest against mass tourism that began peacefully in Mexico City neighbourhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.
Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses on Friday in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: "Get out of Mexico".
Protesters held signs reading "gringos, stop stealing our home" and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws.
Marchers then continued on to protest outside the US Embassy and chanted inside the city's metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city centre on Friday evening.
It marked a violent end to a more peaceful march throughout the day calling out against masses of mostly American tourists who have flooded into Mexico's capital in recent years.
Tension had been mounting in the city since US "digital nomads" flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to escape coronavirus lockdowns in the US or to take advantage of cheaper rent prices in the Latin American city.
Since then, rents have soared and locals have increasingly gotten pushed out of their neighbourhoods, particularly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas packed with coffee shops and restaurants.
Michelle Castro, a 19-year-old college student, was among the flocks of people protesting. She said that she's from the city's working class city centre, and that she's watched slowly as apartment buildings have been turned into housing for tourists.
"Mexico City is going through a transformation," she said.
"There are a lot of foreigners, namely Americans, coming to live here. Many say it's xenophobia, but it's not. It's just that so many foreigners come here, rents are skyrocketing because of Airbnb. Rents are so high that some people can't even pay anymore."
The Mexico City protest follows others in European cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Rome against mass tourism.
A protest against mass tourism that began peacefully in Mexico City neighbourhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.
Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses on Friday in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: "Get out of Mexico".
Protesters held signs reading "gringos, stop stealing our home" and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws.
Marchers then continued on to protest outside the US Embassy and chanted inside the city's metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city centre on Friday evening.
It marked a violent end to a more peaceful march throughout the day calling out against masses of mostly American tourists who have flooded into Mexico's capital in recent years.
Tension had been mounting in the city since US "digital nomads" flocked to Mexico City in 2020, many to escape coronavirus lockdowns in the US or to take advantage of cheaper rent prices in the Latin American city.
Since then, rents have soared and locals have increasingly gotten pushed out of their neighbourhoods, particularly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas packed with coffee shops and restaurants.
Michelle Castro, a 19-year-old college student, was among the flocks of people protesting. She said that she's from the city's working class city centre, and that she's watched slowly as apartment buildings have been turned into housing for tourists.
"Mexico City is going through a transformation," she said.
"There are a lot of foreigners, namely Americans, coming to live here. Many say it's xenophobia, but it's not. It's just that so many foreigners come here, rents are skyrocketing because of Airbnb. Rents are so high that some people can't even pay anymore."
The Mexico City protest follows others in European cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Rome against mass tourism.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Sky News AU
3 hours ago
- Sky News AU
'Poop cruise' Netflix documentary exposes 2013 nightmare aboard Carnival Triumph, featuring chaos, gross conditions
A newly released documentary on Netflix has continued to draw attention from viewers about how a vacation turned into a nightmare. The film covers the Carnival Triumph ship — which departed from Galveston, Texas, and set sail to Cozumel, Mexico for a four-night stay in Feb. 2013. The documentary, "Trainwreck: Poop Cruise," explores the incident in which an engine fire left 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power and dubbed the incident the "poop cruise," according to Netflix's website. Passengers were stranded for about five days until finally making it to Mobile, Alabama. A Carnival spokesperson told Fox News Digital the incident from over 12 years ago was a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry. "A thorough investigation following the incident revealed a design vulnerability," the statement said, "which was corrected and led Carnival Cruise Line to invest more than $500 million across our entire fleet in comprehensive fire prevention and suppression, improved redundancy and enhanced management systems, all in support of our commitment to robust safety standards." The company's statement continued, "We are proud of the fact that since 2013 over 53 million guests have enjoyed safe and memorable vacations with us, and we will continue to operate to these high standards." The documentary features interviews with passengers, who shared their accounts of defecating in biohazard bags, seeing fights break out, having no power and revealing the chaos that unfolded aboard. Stewart Chiron, a Miami-based cruise industry expert known as "The Cruise Guy," told Fox News Digital the Carnival Triumph disaster was an unfortunate situation. Chiron said the incident "highlighted the significant safety measures available at that moment in time and lessons learned, as it has never happened again." "The ship did exactly what it was supposed to do and preserved lives," he added. "While the passengers and crew were uncomfortable, they were safe. Food and supplies were replenished by other ships sailing in the area as it was towed to Mobile, Alabama." Viewers have taken to social media to share comments about the outrageous incident. "Not me, watching the Netflix documentary about the 2013 carnival cruise that turned into a poop cruise," said one woman on X. Another X user posted, "OK, listen, hear me out. Other than the crew, who all seemed GREAT, these people seemed unbearable and really dramatic." Said another person, "My favorite part of the 'Trainwreck: Poop Cruise' situation was the part when all the toilets stopped working and they had no power, so they thought, 'We should open the bars and give everyone free booze.'" One X user wrote, "'Trainwreck: Poop Cruise' on Netflix is a perfect documentary to show how Americans would not be surviving a war on their soil for a single week." The same user called out "the audacity, incapability to handle inconvenience and the absolute lack of community and empathy for others in a crisis." An X user posted, "Oh, the entitled cruise passengers are the worst!" "So, you've never been camping, done a missions trip, been hospitalized for any period of time, walked your dog, gone to a music festival? Just poop in the bag! You made the sewage problem so much worse," the same user added. Originally published as 'Poop cruise' Netflix documentary exposes 2013 nightmare aboard Carnival Triumph, featuring chaos, gross conditions
The Advertiser
4 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes
Russia and Ukraine have struck each other with hundreds of drones, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced deals with allies that would allow the country to scale up drone production. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia's Transport Ministry. The flight disruptions hit Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia also faced disruptions. Russian air defences shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the night-time attacks, and 39 more before 2pm Moscow time on Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Russia's all-out invasion. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, local officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local governor Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a US company to step up drone production, ensuring it receives "hundreds of thousands" more this year. Zelenskiy did not name the US business in his nightly video address but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defences. Russia and Ukraine have struck each other with hundreds of drones, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced deals with allies that would allow the country to scale up drone production. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia's Transport Ministry. The flight disruptions hit Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia also faced disruptions. Russian air defences shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the night-time attacks, and 39 more before 2pm Moscow time on Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Russia's all-out invasion. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, local officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local governor Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a US company to step up drone production, ensuring it receives "hundreds of thousands" more this year. Zelenskiy did not name the US business in his nightly video address but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defences. Russia and Ukraine have struck each other with hundreds of drones, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced deals with allies that would allow the country to scale up drone production. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia's Transport Ministry. The flight disruptions hit Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia also faced disruptions. Russian air defences shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the night-time attacks, and 39 more before 2pm Moscow time on Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Russia's all-out invasion. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, local officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local governor Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a US company to step up drone production, ensuring it receives "hundreds of thousands" more this year. Zelenskiy did not name the US business in his nightly video address but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defences. Russia and Ukraine have struck each other with hundreds of drones, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced deals with allies that would allow the country to scale up drone production. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia's Transport Ministry. The flight disruptions hit Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia also faced disruptions. Russian air defences shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the night-time attacks, and 39 more before 2pm Moscow time on Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Russia's all-out invasion. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, local officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local governor Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a US company to step up drone production, ensuring it receives "hundreds of thousands" more this year. Zelenskiy did not name the US business in his nightly video address but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defences.
Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Perth Now
Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes
Russia and Ukraine have struck each other with hundreds of drones, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced deals with allies that would allow the country to scale up drone production. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia's Transport Ministry. The flight disruptions hit Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia also faced disruptions. Russian air defences shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the night-time attacks, and 39 more before 2pm Moscow time on Sunday, Russia's Defence Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Russia's all-out invasion. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, local officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local governor Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a US company to step up drone production, ensuring it receives "hundreds of thousands" more this year. Zelenskiy did not name the US business in his nightly video address but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defences.
