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Mexico City's Largest Mass-Tourism Protest Ends in Vandalism and Xenophobic Attacks
- Hundreds of protesters held a demonstration against gentrification and mass tourism on July 4, 2025, in Mexico City's Condesa and Roma neighborhoods.
- The protest stemmed from rising rents and housing shortages caused by American digital nomads and Airbnb-driven demand since 2020.
- The event began peacefully at Parque Mexico but turned violent as a minority smashed windows and harassed tourists while chanting slogans.
- Demonstrators carried placards with messages accusing foreigners of taking over their neighborhoods, spray-painted slogans telling outsiders to leave Mexico, and set fire to a likeness of President Trump.
- The protest highlighted local demands for stricter housing laws and tourism regulation and echoed similar anti-tourism protests in European cities.
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Correio da ManhãThe masked demonstrators started demonstrations and stole luxury commercial facilities in the tourist areas of Condesa and Rome, in the Mexican capital.
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On July 4, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Mexico City to protest against growing gentrification, especially in neighborhoods like Colonia Condesa. Protesters highlighted the rising cost of living, including a 47% surge in rents over the past five years, which has led to the displacement of long-term residents. A major concern is the influx of affluent U.S. migrants, many of whom work remotely and are drawn by Mexico City’s comparatively l…
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Protests against surging mass tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism and the harassment of tourists
Graffiti on shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: 'Get out of Mexico.' Tension has 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 country's capital.
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