Mexico’s Defense Department is building its first Air and Naval Base in Riviera Maya. Along with a new airport in Tulum, the base aims to boost area surveillance. Riviera Maya had no facilities for significant weather events before this. The new base will watch the sky over Mexico’s southeast border. It will also be a […]
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