With sargassum expected to wash up on Mexican Caribbean shores in record amounts this year, travelers are planning for the worst. For a growing number of visitors, cenotes, or freshwater lagoons, are turning out to be the perfect alternative to sargassum-filled beaches. Shielded from smelly seaweed and seawater critters, cenotes are both beautiful and calming. …
A tour in Cancun has been selected as one of the best in the world in the recent TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best awards 2022. This is the latest of several high-profile awards to head Cancun’s way over the past 12 months, each of which has helped to enhance the city’s reputation around …
Last Sunday afternoon, a 38-year-old tourist from Tabasco, Mexico drowned in the ‘Encantadao’ cenote located in the Tulum hotel zone. Authorities stated that the man jumped into the cenote to save his daughter after she fell into the water from a kayak. An investigation is now being launched into the safety measures surrounding the cenote, …
This week, tourists have been warned to take precautions when visiting cenotes in the Mexican-Caribbean, after E Coli bacteria were found in 6 of the most-visited spots. The cenotes with the highest rate of bacterial infection were found in Tulum, at the Cristal, Calavera and Casa Cenotes. Cenotes have become increasingly popular this summer, as …
Public health authorities have uncovered high levels of harmful E. coli bacteria in at least three cenotes in Tulum, in addition to several others around Quintana Roo. Cenotes have seen their popularity surge this summer as an alternative to sargassum-filled beaches. Officials in Quintana Roo have warned of high levels of E. coli in a …
Cenotes in the Mexican Caribbean are turning out to be a popular alternative for visitors this summer as Cancun beaches report high sargassum levels. With the summer season starting in just a few days, tourists are starting to discover the hidden beauty of these natural pools that can be found around the state. Cenotes are …
Cenotes are a much-loved way to cool off and take some leisure time in Cancun, but pollution of the natural swimming holes has led to the need for a cleanup operation after high levels of contamination have been found in some. Cleanup is underway in 10 or more of Cancun’s cenotes located in and around the …