Most travelers, when preparing to visit a vacation destination, do a lot of research before their trip. Research on hotels, activities, restaurants, security, historical and cultural attractions, and weather are all things that travelers look into before choosing a destination. In the Mexican Caribbean, travelers who know about sargassum also monitor the arrival of the …
Sargassum
After enjoying pristine beach conditions for several months in a row, sargassum levels are finally starting to grow across Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean, with new reports showing that up to 300 tons of the smelly seaweed could hit Playa del Carmen daily. Sargassum typically appears on the Mexican Caribbean coastline during spring, gradually increasing …
Anybody who has ever been to Cancun or other vacation destinations along the Mexican Caribbean coast has probably experienced the beaches with at least a little sargassum. It’s a type of algae or seaweed that washes up on the shores every spring and summer. So far this year, there hasn’t been too much of it, …
Spring is finally here, and for the Mexican Caribbean, this only means one thing – high season is back. But spring also marks the start of the dreaded sargassum season, typically spanning from April to September. Tons of the macroalgae wash up on the shores of Cancun and the Riviera Maya each year, turning beach …
Beaches in Cancun are currently in splendid condition according to a new report by Quintana Roo’s environmental agency as sargassum levels remain unusually low despite the start of the seaweed season. As a precautionary measure, local officials have intensified cleaning efforts amid reports that sargassum levels could increase drastically over the coming weeks. Although largely …
Just as predicted, the Mexican Caribbean is off to another blinding start of the year, welcoming huge numbers of tourists to the destination. During the first week of March alone, a couple of weeks out of the spring break period, 538,000 visitors arrived in Quintana Roo, proving that its popularity shows no sign of slowing …
The Easter holiday season is upon us once again, which means one thing for the Mexican Caribbean—lots and lots of tourists. As many emerge from the cold winter months in search of some well-needed sun and respite, popular tourist hotspots like Playa del Carmen begin to ramp up security measures in an attempt to give …
As spring break approaches in the Mexican Caribbean, a new round of tourists are already beginning to arrive, hungry for the vacation of a lifetime. The region is known for having some of the best coastlines in the world, and travelers come for its gorgeous white-sand beaches and beautiful blue waters. Although we don’t want …
The time has come – the first arrival of sargassum has been reported on the beaches of Cancun and the Riviera Maya by tourist service operators, slightly ahead of the predicted schedule. Spring break is about to commence in the Mexican Caribbean, with large swathes of tourists traveling to the booming region in search of …
Throughout the Mexican Caribbean, there has been an unwelcome issue to contend with for over 10 years now, one that has affected many travelers’ ability to fully enjoy the kind of beach vacation that millions arrive each year to enjoy. Sargassum has been a news cycle fixture across the whole of the Caribbean each spring …