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Overtourism continues to be a responsibility of many holiday destinations and cities, so many locals have informed their feelings about unnecessary visitors to their hometowns.
Mexico City residents protested massive tourism over the weekend, with hundreds of people taking them to the streets over the weekend, the Associated Press reported.
Protesters marched in a popular neighborhood With touristsAlso inside the subway station near the US Embassy and in the stands that are against gentrification at popular destinations.
As the European anti-tourism trend grew, tourists were sprayed with water guns by protesters
What began as a peaceful march came to order when a small group of masks began Destroy the storefrontplundering and harassing foreigners, the AP reported.
Popular areas such as Condesa and Roma were influenced.
Anti-tourism protests broke out in Mexico City over the weekend as locals face the challenge of gentlemanship. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadoru by Getty Images)
Graffiti, written on glass shattered from the rock, says, “Leave out of Mexico.”
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Other signs held by protesters read among other messages, “Gringos, stop stealing our home,” paying taxes, learning Spanish, and respecting my culture. ”
Protesters were holding signs directed at tourists traveling to Mexico City. (Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters are calling for stricter housing laws and laws to regulate tourism levels.
Many Americans used it cheaply Rental price Mexico, during the coronavirus pandemic, escaped lockdown in 2020 as a “digital nomad.”
The number of Americans living in Mexico increased by 70% between 2019 and 2022.
“Many foreigners, namely Americans, are now living here.”
The total has continued to grow to 1.6 million people, according to the US State Department.
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Local college student Michelle Castro told The Associated Press that he was seeing a transformation in the “working class” community.
“A lot of foreigners, the Americans, come to live here. Many say it’s xenophobic, but that’s not,” Castro said.
The number of Americans living in Mexico increased by 70% between 2019 and 2022. (istock)
She said, “So many foreigners are coming here. [and] Rents are rising sharply due to airbnb. The rent is so high that some people can’t even pay anymore. ”
Last month, Barcelona and the people above Spain Island Fox News Digital previously reported that it sprayed water guns on tourists in an attempt to “cool” Mallorca tourists, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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Other cities hold them My sightseeing The protests have led locals to gather in Venice, Italy and Lisbon, Portugal.
Other International Vacation destinations Fox News Digital, previously reported by Fox News Digital, is implementing taxes to curb tourism.
A small group of protesters targeted businesses and stores by looting. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadoru by Getty Images)
Greek officials, for example, plan to impose a tax of $22. Visitor cruising To Santorini or Mykonos.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
