Isla Mujeres has noticed its first sargassum of the yr on the island’s hottest seaside, because the sargassum season appears to have arrived early within the Mexican Caribbean. As traditional, there was not a lot of the ever present seaweed in the course of the hectic winter season.
Tourists can count on an increasing number of of it to scrub up on the seashores in places like Isla Mujeres, Cancun and Playa del Carmen as spring and summer season strategy.
Isla Mujeres was largely freed from the foul-smelling brown seaweed from July to at the least September in 2022, one of many worst years ever for sargassum. In reality, Isla Mujeres had a few of the lowest ranges of sargassum within the Mexican Caribbean in 2022. Sargassum ranges had been decrease, and day by day efforts to clear the seashores of sargassum from 5 to 11 a.m. helped stop it from arriving.
The idyllic island of Isla Mujeres, positioned only a quick distance from Cancun’s mainland, is understood for its decelerated island life-style. It has a lot to supply when it comes to tradition and nature that it presents guests a “wonderful experience” and was named one among Mexico’s “Magic Towns” in 2015. It is one among solely about 80 communities in Mexico to obtain this distinction, which reveals how distinctive it’s.
The most visited seaside on Isla Mujeres is Playa Norte due to its lovely, calm, crystal clear turquoise ocean and beautiful white sand seashores. In 2022, it was voted one of the best seaside in Mexico by vacationers on TripAdvisor within the Traveler’s Choice Best of the Best Awards. Near Playa Norte there are quite a few pubs, eating places and seaside golf equipment the place you possibly can chill out and benefit from the laid-back ambiance of Isla Mujeres.
Sargassum arrived early at Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres, however cleaners instantly set to work eradicating it from the seaside. If you journey to the Mexican Caribbean in spring and summer season, Isla Mujeres is the place to be, as a result of the kelp solely involves the island typically.