According to the director of the Federal Maritime and Federal Zone (ZOFEMAT), Adrian Medina, Playa del Carmen’s beaches are free of sargassum. He claims that the beaches are in their optimal state ahead of the Navy’s construction of the anti-sargassum net installation. While waiting for the nets to be completed, ZOFEMAT removed around 17 thousand …
Sargassum
The idyllic coastal town of Akumal is seeing its popularity explode as travelers flock to its sargassum-free shores. Located south of Cancun, Akumal has redoubled efforts to remove seaweed from its beaches, making this sun-soaked destination one of the best Riviera Maya getaways this summer. With sargassum seaweed plaguing many Mexican Caribbean hotspots, here’s why travelers are …
Sargassum continues to plague the Mexican Caribbean, with huge amounts of it arriving during the summer months for the past few years. This has led to vacation destinations along the coast trying to come up with ways to minimize the effect it has on the tourism industry. In Tulum, one method they are implementing is …
Sargassum has become the main concern faced by travelers during their vacations in Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean. Several popular Cancun resorts have decided to take matters into their own hands, announcing new programs to eliminate the foul-smelling seaweed from their beaches. Melía, Riu, and Barceló are some of the latest hospitality chains to enact …
Both travelers and the authorities across the Mexican Caribbean have their fingers crossed as the biggest step in the battle against sargassum began on May 4th. This new step comes in the form of even more sargassum barriers, a technology that has already paid dividends for Mahahual and Puerto Morelos. Furthermore, the head of anti-sargassum …
Sargassum season is well underway in the Riviera Maya region, and like last year, it’s arriving on the coast in mass amounts. This can really put a damper on a vacation in popular Mexican Caribbean destinations like Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Cancun. But there is one type of excursion that is the perfect way …
In the Riviera Maya, the sargassum season started early this year but it slowed down a bit in March after a significant arrival of the brown seaweed in February. Now, though, it is returning in huge amounts to the popular Mexican Caribbean vacation destination of Playa del Carmen. This has led Playa del Carmen officials …
Playa del Carmen has been one of the most proactive municipalities in the Mexican Caribbean when it comes to preventing sargassum from ruining vacations in paradise. This week, officials announced the city would install new sargassum barriers to further improve cleaning efforts. With sargassum levels expected to rise significantly this year compared to before, cities …
After the recent lull in sargassum reaching the Riviera Maya’s shores, the situation has unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. The director of the Sargasso Monitoring Network, Esteban Amaro, has announced that the spring season is shaping up to be one of the heaviest yet, with 560 miles (900 km) of coastline at serious …
The president of Benito Juarez, Ana Patricia Peralta, is making it a priority to strengthen Cancun’s beach clean-ups. Her mission is to keep on top of the sargassum disposal, to ensure that locals, plus national and international tourists, can be free to enjoy the beautiful, algae-free beaches. The popular tourist destination of Cancun has had …