Mexico’s Yucatán, famous for its aquamarine waters and white sandy beaches, is fast gaining a reputation for something less appealing: rotting seaweed
Tons of algae wash up on the shores of Cancún and other resorts, plaguing the country’s vital tourism industryPUERTO MORELOS, Mexico—Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is famous for its aquamarine waters, white sandy beaches and Mayan ruins. But it is fast gaining a reputation as a destination for something far less appealing: rotting seaweed known as sargassum.
For several years, growing amounts of the thick macroalgae have washed up on the shores of resorts including Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, turning water brown, blanketing beaches and releasing a pungent smell as it decays in the sun.
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