I think the bottom line is they either need to build the breaker islands (that should have been built the first time) or Cancun will need a full time beach restoration crew from now on since the sand isn't compacted like it was pre-Wilma... I suggested before that for the money the city has dumped into these dredging operations they could have easily purchased the required boats and equipment (used... or maybe even new at this point) to maintain their own city-run operation that constantly makes it's way up and down the coast as needed.... as exists in places like Florida and California... but the people in charge only want to do these big money deals over and over again for some strange reason ... and the hotels would rather sit empty and lose millions in revenue rather than put their part in towards have the beach maintained themselves... on top of that you have the stupid corrupt Mexican federal officials that have to be "convinced" to issue the permissions before anything can even be considered... basically... I think Cancun is doomed to the beach washing away every year and then sitting for a year or two while everyone argues about fixing it, then the beach will be great again for a few months and the cycle will start again.... and tourism will fall until this place is a virtual ghost town... (hows that for pessimistic? :aktion061
This is a very natural effect of over built sand beaches on the north end of Cancun. The sand migration runs north to south. The 'corner of the seven' has always had sparse beaches. And naturally, these man made beaches are going to be built up and washed away over and over again.
I think another thing that is overlooked is that there is virtually no vegetation on the beaches in the Cancun Hotel Zone. Not that I believe it would solve the problem, but I certainly believe that palm trees and other plants would help keep more of the sand in place. 212eric
