By Laura Castellanos | Edited by Rodrigo Cervantes

MEXICO CITY — The first of several protests against gentrification in Mexico City, held on July 4, 2025, left graffiti on the walls of the Roma Norte neighborhood with strong messages: “Kill Gringos,” “Learn Spanish, you dog,” “Out with the colonizers,” “Death to Airbnb,” “White people: your privilege rests on our labor and dispossession.”

That day, two “anti-gentrification” rallies took place simultaneously in the Roma Norte and Condesa neighborhoods. Both areas are part of a vibrant social corridor that is now the epicenter in Mexico City for digital nomadism and short-term rentals through platforms like Airbnb. Roma Norte is the most gentrified neighborhood in the capital, according to the Airbnb Expansion Map for Mexico City , a di

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