MND Local: Protests grow as luxury projects expand along Nayarit coast

MND Local: Protests grow as luxury projects expand along Nayarit coast

A surge of luxury developments along the coast of Nayarit is triggering a growing backlash from residents and environmental defenders, who accuse high-end tourism projects in the town of San Pancho and in the luxury resort peninsula Punta Mita of violating environmental law, damaging fragile ecosystems and eroding public access to federally protected beaches. What had been a largely underreported conflict has escalated sharply in recent weeks, f…