MEXICO CITY — A protest by lots of towards gentrification and mass tourism that started peacefully Friday in Mexico Metropolis neighborhoods common with vacationers turned violent when a small variety of folks started smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.
Masked protesters smashed by the home windows and looted high-end companies within the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at vacationers within the space. Marchers then continued on to protest outdoors the U.S. Embassy. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed by with rocks learn: “get out of Mexico.”
Police reinforcements gathered outdoors the Embassy constructing as police sirens rung out within the metropolis middle Friday night.
It marked a violent finish to a extra peaceable march all through the day calling out towards plenty of American vacationers who’ve flooded into Mexico’s capital in recent times.
Rigidity had been mounting within the metropolis since American “digital nomads” flocked to Mexico Metropolis in 2020, many to flee coronavirus lockdowns within the U.S. Since, rents have soared and locals have more and more gotten pushed out of their neighborhoods, significantly areas like Condesa and Roma, lush areas filled with espresso retailers and eating places.
The Mexico Metropolis protest comes on the similar time different European cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Rome and extra are additionally going through mounting protests railing towards mass-tourism.