171 MILLION! Value documented for the Quintana Roo governor’s Puerto Cancún home, reportedly acquired through a land swap involving public land.

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According to an investigation published by the media outlets Por Esto and Marquesina in 2020, the then-mayor of Benito Juárez, María Elena Hermelinda Lezama Espinosa, now governor of Quintana Roo, allegedly obtained a residence in the exclusive Puerto Cancún development known as “Casa Blanca,” with an estimated value of 171 million pesos.

WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

Calle Puerto Escondido #178, Puerto Cancún residential development, Cancún. In the Marina Condos and Canal Homes area, facing the lagoon.

HOW DID SHE ALLEGEDLY OBTAIN IT, ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION?

According to the investigation published by Por Esto, through a real estate exchange between the company Tarjetel del Sureste S.A. de C.V. and Buró Inmobiliario América S.A. de C.V., an operation that allegedly involved the use of a public property in Cancún and included her municipal administration, businessmen, and public notaries.

WHO HANDLED THE DEED, ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS?

According to the same investigation, Public Notary Office Number 30 of Cancún. The same notary office that, according to the Public Registry of Property, formalized the purchase of 4,942,105 pesos made by Daniel Berrón Lezama as legal representative of Desarrolladora Cumpal SAPI de CV on December 4, 2018, at Marina Condos (Deed 106,249).

Casa Blanca is located just meters from the properties acquired by the family-owned company Desarrolladora Cumpal in Puerto Cancún:

  • Lot 1-02, Block 27, measuring 900 m², acquired for 4.8 million pesos, with a commercial value of 32 million pesos (Deed PA 14,784 / 2016).
  • Marina Condos condominium purchased for 4.9 million pesos (Deed 106,249 / 2018).

Source: mexicodailypost