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Region 7

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2 snapshots · latest May 5, 2026
Developing

Region 7 is the highest-churn developing zone in Tulum — 3.58% closure rate on 269 establishments, with multiple wellness venues (ANANDA, Unity Temple) and Hotel Lechuga de Mar shutting permanently. Volatile early Aldea-Zama-overflow territory. Trajectory matches Aldea Zama from 10 months ago.

62.8
Composition score
269
Establishments
8% first-wave
3.58%
Closure rate
10 permanent
Pioneer
Emerging
Developing
Established
Sophistication and density elevated. Repricing visible.

This zone's trajectory

The strongest historical comparable in our dataset. When the matched snapshot is older, the comparable's path projects Region 7's likely direction.

Trajectory match · 98.6% similar
Region 7 today≈Aldea Zama 10 months ago
Region 7 todaycomp 62.8
Aldea Zama · Jul 2025comp 67.9
If Aldea Zama's trajectory holds, Region 7 is on the same path — composition score +5.2 over the next ~10 months.

What this means for you

How Region 7's current state translates into a position for each stakeholder. Decision anchors grounded in the zone's data + Tulum market context — not financial advice.

Buyer
Trajectory zone. If you missed Aldea Zama's window, this is the closest comparable — but 3.58% churn means individual deals carry tenant-risk premium.
Developer
Land cheaper than Aldea Zama proper. 12-18 month thesis viable if you can stomach the high churn rate; pre-sell or pre-lease aggressively.
Operator
Volatile — proceed with caution. The ANANDA / Unity Temple wellness closures show experiential-only concepts struggling to hit traffic numbers in a sub-Aldea-Zama density.
Investor
Speculative developing. The Aldea-Zama trajectory match is real (98.6% similar), but the high churn warrants discount in pro-formas.

What's here

130
Hospitality
50
Other
32
Food & Beverage
17
Real Estate & Development
12
Wellness & Retreat
11
Services & Professional

Churn & closures

What's exiting the zone, and the rate at which capital is rotating out — the inverse signal of new openings.

Churn signal
3.58%
permanent closure rate
10
permanent
3
temporary
What's exiting
Hospitality
4
Food & Beverage
3
Spiritual & Ceremonial
1
Recent closures
PERMHotel Lechuga de Mar TulumHospitality
PERMNiditoHospitality
PERMThe Unity TempleSpiritual & Ceremonial
TEMPANANDAFood & Beverage
PERMCasa AzulHospitality
PERMClub JardínFood & Beverage
TEMPVilla Smeralda TulumHospitality
PERMLa petite coquetteFood & Beverage

Velocity

-0.01
Composition / 30d
+0.77
Sophistication / 30d
-0.60
Review accel.
+12.51
Net openings / 30d
Methodology & detail↓ expand

Score breakdown

Sophistication30%
72.0
Weighted establishment-tier score. Yoga and galleries score high; banks and gas stations score low.
Diversity25%
60.1
Shannon index across category mix. High = balanced; low = monoculture.
Density20%
77.3
Establishments per km², log-scaled. Captures urban concentration.
Review depth25%
42.6
Avg reviews per establishment, log-scaled. Proxy for market attention. Becomes review velocity once we have multiple snapshots.

Composition fingerprint

Hospitality
48.3%
Other
18.6%
Food & Beverage
11.9%
Real Estate & Development
6.3%
Wellness & Retreat
4.5%
Services & Professional
4.1%
Health & Fitness
3.0%
Retail & Shopping
1.9%
Spiritual & Ceremonial
0.7%
Art & Culture
0.4%
Cowork & Creative
0.4%

All trajectory matches

Region 10
matched 5/5/2026
98.9%similarity
Aldea Zama
matched 7/2/2025
98.6%similarity
Region 11
matched 5/5/2026
98.1%similarity

Cohorts by month of arrival

Cohort
Count
Mean rating
Mean reviews
First-wave
Mean tier
2025-07
131
4.68
40
8%
2.54
2026-05
138
4.60
14
7%
3.20