Tulum grew from a remote outpost of counterculture to a global hotspot of tourism. We were curious how that transformation happened, and what was sacrificed along the way.

Tulum grew from a remote outpost of counterculture to a global hotspot of tourism. We were curious how that transformation happened, and what was sacrificed along the way.
As Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane Maria and a disastrous federal response in the storm’s aftermath, help has come from an unlikely source: the island’s first luxury hotel.
Dunton was founded in 1885 as an unincorporated mining town, and soon became a ghost town — then it was transformed into Dunton Hot Springs, one of the most remarkably creative hotels you’ll ever see.