After a four-year hiatus, the Mexican government is re-launching an ambitious plan to help eradicate sargassum from popular beaches across the Mexican Caribbean. A magnet for international travelers, the Mexican Caribbean’s white-sand beaches are in better shape than ever thanks to new initiatives to tackle sargassum seaweed, a harmless yet unpleasant-smelling macroalgae that forms over …
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Cenotes are well known for being littered throughout the Yucatán Peninsula, being one of the most popular and frequently visited attractions in the country as a whole. While the Mexican Caribbean enters another record-breaking year for tourism, as well as grappling with the effects this is having on environmental and sustainability efforts, the Punta Esmeralda …
Contrary to earlier predictions, the Mexican Caribbean is currently experiencing some of the lowest levels of sargassum seaweed in a long time. However, there’s one destination that is bracing for a sudden surge in the quantity of sargassum on its shoreline: Cozumel. New forecasts suggest an imminent arrival of a massive sargassum patch that will …
The security of Isla Mujeres has been given yet another boost after the previously announced Safe Summer 2023 operation officially began this past weekend. With this small island exploding in popularity, the need for a more robust security apparatus is a no-brainer. Thankfully, the approach to travelers’ safety has shifted in the past few years …
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 …
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 …