The peak of the summer season is just around the corner for a number of Mexican Caribbean hotspots, including Playa del Carmen, where officials just announced that sargassum levels are expected to remain low throughout the summer. This is despite earlier predictions that suggested that the coastal destination could see a massive amount of sargassum …
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Looking for an escape from the heat and sargassum this summer? It’s called Rio Secreto, and it may not be so much of a secret anymore, but this magical underground river is every bit as beautiful as it sounds. In the heart of Riviera Maya, near Playa Del Carmen, this underground river system has, over …
In a remarkable development compared to earlier predictions, the latest summer sargassum forecast published by Quintana Roo’s Sargassum Monitoring network indicates that the seaweed season could end early this year. According to experts from the environmental agency, sargassum seaweed patches are expected on the Mexican Caribbean coastline this summer, but in lesser amounts than in …
While the vast majority of travelers come to Cancun to make full use of the beaches, sometimes sargassum throws a wrench in the works. This smelly algae is becoming a fact of life in Cancun during the spring and summer seasons. Thankfully plenty is being done to fix the situation, and for many stretches of …
The long-awaited sargassum barriers that were promised for Tulum are finally being installed after a considerable delay. Originally the construction was promised to begin at the end of April 2023, and so far, no explanation has been given for the delay. Less Than Promised Around 650 feet (200 meters) of sargassum barriers are currently being …
The Riviera Maya has been delighting tourists from all over the world for decades, even through the most turbulent times in Mexico’s recent history. It seemed as if nothing was capable of having a lasting negative effect on tourism in this southeastern corner of the country. That was until 12 years ago when the first …
The Mexican Navy has been deployed to Cancun and Mexican Caribbean beaches in an effort to help clear massive amounts of sargassum from the shorelines. Sargassum seaweed is one of the main issues affecting travelers in Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean this year, to the point that it has surpassed safety as the main concern …
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 …
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 …