The "Hamptons of Yucatan", beaches with high economic and residential potential

As if it were the exclusive area of ​​the Hamptons (United States), some localities of Yucatan, Mexico, were used as holiday homes., while it is located in other places and it is a custom that spans several generations.

North of Merida, the sea flows against the coast in the municipality of Progreso, the most important port of Yucatan. On more than 40 kilometers of beach, you can count hundreds of homes and condominiums that have been part of meridian life for over 100 years.

During Holy Week and Hundreds of Yucatan families enjoy this place and for a few years, it is winter that welcomes Canadian, North American and European vacationers, who found in this region a refuge from the cold that punishes their country of origin, in a paradise similar to the Hamptons of New York.

His arrival created a new panorama for the region, which stands out on the map of northern Yucatan as one of the most valuable real estate in the region, with prices reaching 300 and 350,000 pesos per linear meter andn the areas surrounding the sites called San Benito and San Bruno, determined the portal The financier.

Víctor Esquivel Peniche, director of Prisma Edificadora, one of the real estate companies that has condominiums in the area, said at the aforementioned portal cHow the region has become an attraction for foreigners who wish to spend days or months in Progreso since the beginning of this centuryFor the Yucatecans, it is a tradition that goes back to generations who lived between the 1880s and 1890s.

"A tradition of our grandparents (going to the houses on the beaches of Progreso) in July and August, the middle and upper clbades will live two and a half months," recalls Esquivel Peniche, who, in addition to being a developer of the region, is from Mérida and knows very well what the coastal zone represents for the Yucatecs.

"Penthouse, one bedroom, one bathroom, 293 square meters, price 6 million 788 293 pesos", is the advertisement with which a property is sold in a condominium located in Chicxulub Puerto, in the portal VivaAnuncios. The cost does not seem to surprise many of those who ask in the comments of the publication.

Similar to what is happening in the area called "The Hamptons" in the state of New York in the United States, the area is now highly prized and it becomes the haven of people with the power of high purchasing who also find a warm place to spend the day, an intense fishing activity and water sports to satisfy their entertainment needs.

Along the coast that begins in the Chelem area are one- and two-storey buildings with family spaces.small pools or jacuzzis in the front, some of which have already been remodeled and adapted to modern styles.

You will find considerably cheaper properties, houses of 1,302 square meters, with garage for four cars, are offered to a million 400 000 pesos on the coast.

It is in this region that a large colony of Canadians established homes that they visited from late November to early March, when their country has little work or tourism.

Some people, mostly retirees, already have a permanent home and have even adapted to the daily life of the place.

"They found that the peninsula spent winters fleeing snow and low temperatures", says Esquivel Peniche, "They also rent properties here, which allows Progreso to create infrastructure, to create a place for fishing tourism."

In addition to them, hundreds of Mexicans who had to leave their places of origin driven by violence They find refuge in Merida or in the neighborhoods of Progreso.

"The Yucatan absorbs people fleeing insecurity, violence (…), there is a boom for construction."

The increase in the construction of houses in the city caused that the coast also benefited with greater demand for holiday periods.

Sites and applications for rental housing like Airbnb have taken strengtha and now there are some condominiums, mainly in the Chicxulub Puerto area, which are only used for short-term rent.

For those who only want to know the region and spend a weekend next to the coast, existen income options ranging from 250 pesos in areas closer to Chelem and Puerto Progreso, up to 1500 or 2000 pesos per night in the Chicxulub and Telchac area, according to the options on the Airbnb site.

Now, with the increase in demand, the buildings have expanded to the east, to San Bruno and San Benito still to Chicxulub and to the municipality of Telchac Puerto.