The Unpleasant Seaweed Has Been Laying On The Shoreline For Two Weeks Some of Tulum’s beaches are covered in sargassum that hasn’t been removed for almost two weeks. The local authorities have been more focused on clearing the hotel beaches than the sandbanks frequented by locals and visitors who prefer a quieter beach. The sargassum …
Sargassum levels
Sargassum Season Has Already Impacted Several Quintana Roo Beaches The government of Quintana Roo announced this week that the Navy is preparing to install sargassum sea barriers to help protect the state’s beaches. Puerto Morelos will receive the first barrier this week. Quintana Roo Governor, Carlos Joaquin, announced the projects on the state’s communication page, …
Large Quantities Of The Vacation Ruining Seaweed Are Being Washed Up On Popular Beaches Over 175 tonnes of sargassum have already been removed from the beaches of Cancun this year according to the Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone (Zofemat). The high numbers provide a worrying outlook going forward for the popular beach town. Several studies from …
The Hotels Hope To Prevent The Seaweed From Impacting Their Guests Experience Hotels in Cancun have begun placing sargassum barriers in preparation for an anticipated surge of problematic seaweed. The news comes days after the local government announced it has also been preparing. Jesus Almaguer Salazar, the President of the Hotel Association of Cancun, Puerto …
Things are certainly looking up for Cancun hotels particularly with the upcoming Easter break. This year’s official Easter vacation week in Mexico is going to run from Sunday, April 10, to the 17th. With many tourists having the possibility to arrive since Friday, April 8. Cancun hotels are already reporting that on average, the city’s …
Potentially High Levels Of Sargassum Prompts Early Action Cancun and Quintana Roo as a whole have begun preparations for dealing with the arrival of seaweed (sargassum) in the region. The decision to start earlier than usual is predicated by potentially high amounts of the vacation-ruining seaweed. According to the Quintana Roo government website, prevention methods …