Comments on A Canuck in Cancun: Cancun Beach Recovery Dec. 22/2009

Great Blog! My family and I have been vacationing ...

2010-01-06T10:02:41.956-06:00

Great Blog! My family and I have been vacationing down there for the past 7 years every Feb. We stay at the Ritz. Have they finished the beach there yet? Or will it be by the end of the month? Also...I keep seeing and hearing many bemoan the "Shelf" at the shorline. Is this going to be the standard at every resort or will it even out over time? or be done mechanically?

Thanks,

Kelly

Anybody know the latest area they are working on.

2010-01-01T17:27:00.059-06:00

Anybody know the latest area they are working on.

HAPPY NEW YEAR CANUCKA!!! May 2010 be a wonderful...

2010-01-01T08:06:34.370-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR CANUCKA!!!

May 2010 be a wonderful year for the Mexico-Canuckenses de Cancun!!!

Fned.

Wow. The before and after photos are like night an...

2009-12-30T21:25:29.388-06:00

Wow. The before and after photos are like night and day. I did consider the environmental consequences like Kevin, but I don't really know enough about that to comment.

Happy New Year!

Hi there, I know you don't want to go into th...

2009-12-30T12:36:48.327-06:00

Hi there,

I know you don't want to go into the environmental part of it and hope that they do it correctly to avoid repeating the damage down the line. Sadly, that is not the case and they are just pouring sand into a cup with a hole in the bottom.

Hawaii and many other places learned the tough way that to preserve the sand they had to not build on the sand dunes and preserve the beach vegetation. When I first arrived in Cancun (1982) there were loads of sand dunes covered in vegetation as in any healthy sandy beach. Storms would take the sand, but it would recover naturally thanks to the sand dunes and the vegetation. Hawaiian legislation bans any hard walls in the beach area (they knocked down quite a few) and preserves coastal vegetation.

The hotel buildings replaced the vegetation and ruined the stable cycle, and none of the beach refills has addressed how to manage the sand in the long term, other than just dredging some more and pouring it on top.

Sorry to burst the bubble, I'm most sorry for the coral reefs being chocked by the suspended sediment released into the water. RIP Parques Naturales Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc.

Thanks for your updates. We watched your blog last...

2009-12-28T15:42:04.172-06:00

Thanks for your updates. We watched your blog last year before coming down. You kept us up to date with the virus issue. Happy to let you know no one is or was sick. Now we are coming to Royal Caribbean second week in January. Any idea if they"ll be done with the beach by then???
Kurt

2009-12-28T07:09:53.716-06:00

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No chairs allowed on the beach though, which makes...

2009-12-27T22:12:25.597-06:00

No chairs allowed on the beach though, which makes it weird. Apparently there are no chairs allowed on the beach in Akumal either. I was in Cancun and Akumal in March and both places allowed chairs. I guess this is part of protecting the beach?

Thanks for the update, photos and videos. We have...

2009-12-26T09:50:26.261-06:00

Thanks for the update, photos and videos. We have a time share at the Royal Islander, we go every year so we are happy for the beach recovery. I am a canadian living in Florida and like to read your blog. Viva Mexico!

Wow! we have an upcoming stay at the hilton first ...

2009-12-23T18:35:05.332-06:00

Wow!
we have an upcoming stay at the hilton first week in january, any way to find out if they will have been restored yet or not? Obviously I would rather not be there during the restoration... any educated guesses?

Thanks for the update

Thanks amiga! The beach is looking good .. if onl...

2009-12-23T15:51:34.592-06:00

Thanks amiga! The beach is looking good .. if only I were there!

Wow! I actually know where that is, I'm amazed...

2009-12-23T08:47:37.916-06:00

Wow! I actually know where that is, I'm amazed at the progress. I wish we'd get more (any) reporting on it here, I'd love to read more about it. Thanks for keeping us posted! Do you get any time off for the Christmas holidays? Either way, I hope it's great!

WOW that is crazy i have a time share at the royal...

2009-12-22T21:26:16.935-06:00

WOW that is crazy i have a time share at the royal sands i can remember when it looked like that before the STORM,now it looks like to far of a walk to the ocean just kidding !! How far are they going with the recovery?will they be down buy lahia,because are beach is big enough and every beach after me to the reef ?? i hope the ocean knows how to fix its self,but it has always done it in the past im sure it will be fine??