Chetumal, capital of Quintana Roo, will be the main distribution center in the southern half of the state and up to the Mayan Coast. This town’s principal economic activity is trade; it has suitable means of access, such as federal highways 180, 186 and 190, which facilitate communication with the other points of interest in Quintana Roo; additionally, the El Cafetal- Majahual, and Majahual - El Placer highway stretches were recently built, as well as complementary works outside the zone.

It has an international airport, with flights arriving from Mexico City, Merida, Cancun and Miami, and also has a regional airport in the town of Majahual and an airstrip at Pulticub.

By sea, it has a tourist cruise dock at Majahual, which started operations in February 2001 and today receives two cruise ships per week with an influx of more than 1,500 visitors on average. Important works have been carried out, such as the X'calak and La Aguada docks, as well as the dredging of the Zaragoza Canal, which will allow connection of the development to Chetumal Bay.

The project’s communications strategy is based on the consolidation of the highway access network between Majahual and Pulticub and branches to points of development on the coast; the promotion of sea communication along the coastline and the modernization of the airport infrastructure at Chetumal and Majahual.

In the year 2000, Chetumal offered tourists just over 1,000 hotel rooms (41% tourist class) distributed among 32 establishments, which represents barely 2.3% of the supply of rooms offered by the state, with an average occupation rate exceeding 60%. At the same time, the zone of influence offered a total of 1,600 hotel rooms (3.3% of the state total).

The type of lodgings on offer include cabins, bungalows, villas and low density hotels, some of them tourist class equipped with all basic services and modules for the rental of sailing equipment and recreational facilities.

The complementary offer consists of tourist services for diving, sports fishing, visits to archeological sites, as well as restaurants offering Mexican and international cuisine, travel agencies, a bus station, telephone and telegraph service, gas stations, medical service and mechanics.

The Recreational Tourist Services (RTS) are found throughout the Population Center, from the urban zone of Majahual to almost the border of Sian Ka'an. In Majahual, the RTS cover the whole beachfront of the town, thus underlining the structural orientation of this town towards the sea.