Ocho Tulum Closed

Okay. So everyone who lives in Tulum has heard by now... Ocho Tulum was seized the other day and its doors closed due to a court order earlier this week. All of the guests, 12 in total, were given alternet lodging. As for now the doors remain closed over the land dispute.

Here is one of the articles that was found around town. It has been translated via the auto translator so it is a bit rough.

There is a dispute about the land and who exactly owns it. Ocho is working with the investigation and is hoping to get the whole thing resolved. It is not exactly clear what is going to happen in the upcoming days. I do know that Ocho is working with Blue Tulum and other companies in the Tulum area to ensure that all those who have a reservation - especially over the upcoming holiday season- will still have your amazing vacation in paradise.

Here is a rough translation of the article that can be found here

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TU-LUM, 30 non-viem-bre.- With a court order was made this morning by the eviction of Ocho Tulum hotel, located in coastal city in Tulum-Boca Paila Road, causing about a dozen tourists and eighty employees remained virtually on the street, after the claim of the rightful owner of such land, in the restive area known as "Punta Piedra.

Around 15:00 hours, by order of a civil judge, the clerk visited Ocho Tulum hotel to reclaim the property belonging to the family Garza Ponce, accompanied by about a dozen police elements who were responsible for evicting tourists and employees.

The conflict over land ownership dating from the 90s, where every day there were moments of tension. This conflict area is better known as "Punta Piedra. Ejido Jose Maria Pino Suarez, knowing that the limits of its territorial reserves not adjoining to the coastal zone, gave proofs of ownership, such as that given to the alleged owner Teresa Jiménez Rodríguez.

However, despite having the document and according to the injunction, the order was throwing the occupants to surrender the property later Ponce Erica Trevino family coopropietaria Garza Ponce, who are airing this problem through both criminal for years.

Altogether 12 tourists were evacuated were staying at the hosting center, as well as 80 employees who work in it, who currently hold a 30 percent occupancy, according to hotel manager.

The alleged owner, Teresa Jiménez Rodríguez, who purchased the property to Joseph Tun Cahuich, in the midst of powerlessness, said she was being violated their individual rights by the authorities, to be released from the estate, a situation that could occur with other occupants of the same strip.

These actions are given a few days of hotel occupancy starts to increase, since according to the president of the Tulum Hotel Owners' Association, hope to achieve in the holiday season about 80 percentage points.