Introduction : indigenous Cancún -- Before housing reform : the gendering of urban property -- Promoting housing reform : debt as patrimony -- After housing reform : credit as the new frontier -- Foreclosure : waiting out the state -- Eviction : invoking indigenous resistance -- Epilogue : a cautionary tale of indebtedness.
Cancún, Mexico, serves as a vibrant free trade zone and a key player in Latin America's economic landscape, extending beyond its tourist appeal. The city is significant in the production of transnational capital and is a crucial element of the state's efforts to modernize rural, indigenous communities. Notably, over a third of Cancún's population consists of Maya migrants, highlighting the city's diverse cultural fabric and its role in shaping economic and social dynamics in the region.