A red alert has been issued by the Quintana Roo Sargassum Monitoring Network after the stinky seaweed sargassum was spotted in excessive levels on 40 beaches across the northern part of the state – including some beaches in Cancun. With its appearance on beaches dependent on a range of factors, including tidal shifts, inclement weather, …
Sargassum
palm tree on a sandy beach turquoise water in the background. clear day in Mexican Caribbean.
Batches of sargassum on a number of beaches along the Mexican Caribbean coastline have already been reported this year, and the municipality of Playa del Carmen is doing its best to remove much of it as soon as it appears in the coming months. If you’ve traveled to Cancun or elsewhere in the region over …
Vacationers who visited Cancun during the winter months were blessed with a limited amount of sargassum, but those visiting in the near future may not be so lucky. A new forecast for Cancun from the Sargassum Monitoring Network shows an increase in sargassum that will be starting in the next week. The Sargassum Monitoring Network …
From Cancun to Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and beyond, the Mexican Caribbean is one of the world’s hottest travel destinations. So much so that a number of local tourism professionals in the region are estimating an even better year in 2023 compared to the record-breaking year that the Mexican Caribbean had in 2022 as they …
Beaches across much of Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean are expected to have low sargassum levels during most of February, according to a recently-published forecast. That’s good news for the many travelers headed to the sun-soaked region this winter as travel numbers continue to skyrocket. The sargassum season typically begins in March and lasts until …
Travelers headed to Cancun will be relieved to hear that a recent report has suggested that there will be less sargassum invading its beaches this year compared to last year. The stinky seaweed has long since been a plague on the beaches of Cancun and the wider region, proving to be a problem that’s not …
Sargassum is making a slow but steady comeback in Cancun as the city inches closer to the start of the macroalgae season. For the past several months, travelers have been able to vacation in Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean without having to deal with sargassum, a pesky seaweed that washes up on local shores. This …
Anyone who regularly vacations in Cancun is well aware of the inevitable presence of sargassum. Seasoned Cancun visitors also know that the winter months are typically the best time to visit to avoid excessive amounts of the ever-present seaweed. But it can also be avoided by visiting certain areas that generally see less sargassum year-round, …
It looks like some beaches in the Riviera Maya will have at least some amounts of sargassum for the winter travel high season. While it was predicted that sargassum season in Cancun was going to arrive only a few months into the new year, the seaweed-like substance has already been showing up on beaches across …