{"id":3638,"date":"2022-06-15T13:06:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leontours.com\/seaweed-in-playa-del-carmen-escape-the-algae\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T18:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:12:22","slug":"seaweed-playa-del-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leontours.com\/en\/seaweed-playa-del-carmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaweed in Playa del Carmen: Escape the algae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(12,113,195,0.38) 0%|rgba(255,170,0,0.38) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(12,113,195,0.38)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,170,0,0.38)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/leontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Braunalgen-1.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; height=&#8221;424px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1%||14%||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-51px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.7)&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(36,36,76,0.62)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;67.8%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;67.8%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4.9%||-20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;40px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|20px|30px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|6px||6px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;gcid-144403d4-8abe-4058-8ee4-b79e37959cea&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;6px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-144403d4-8abe-4058-8ee4-b79e37959cea%22:%91%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sargasso in Playa del Carmen<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How to avoid the algae<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1330px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|-42px||-42px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Seaweed in Playa del Carmen \u2013 how to avoid the algea<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]This is how to imagine Mexican coasts \u2013 turquoise blue, crystal clear water, surrounded by coconut palms. 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This is mainly due to global warming, pollution and the food industry in North America. Fertilizers with toxic substances and tons of soy and corn from the animal feed are flushed into the sea. From this huge nutrient algaes form surplus in the water. This so-called algae bloom is found mainly in the summer months on the eastern coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The environmental organization Mighty Earth has discovered that, in particular, an American company, the\u00a0<strong>Tyson Feed and Meat Facility<\/strong>, has carried 104 tons of pollutants into the sea only in the last 10 years. According to their own statements, they are now looking for more environmentally friendly methods of meat production. However, not only the North American industry is responsible for the pollution of the Mexican seas. 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Accordingly, most of the beaches are algae-free or only slightly affected.<\/p>\n<p>The Seaweed between Cancun and Tulum occur mostly in the summer months. Then the sea warms up and the algae bloom can grow. In winter there is basically no or less sargassum on the Riviera Maya. 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All these excursions can be customized, extended or shortened as you wish. 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For example, you can book a\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/snorkeling-cozumel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snorkeling tour on Cozumel<\/a>\u00a0in the morning and discover the island of Cozumel in the afternoon with a rental car or take a taxi to one of the beautiful beaches on the west side. Due to its southern orientation, the Punta Sur National Park usually has little algae. You can get there, for example, on a private\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leontours.com\/en\/cozumel-jeep-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cozumel Jeep Tour<\/a>\u00a0or with a Cozumel rental car. 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Aids are so-called\u00a0<strong>algae barriers<\/strong>. They prevent the seaweed from getting anywhere near the beaches. These barriers have been set up in front of the beaches around\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leontours.com\/en\/riviera-maya-excursions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playa del Carmen<\/a>, Cancun and Tulum and are now increasingly being used on other beaches. The hotel staff\u00a0 and beach cleaners also work very hard to keep the beaches clean. There should be a beach without sargassum around your hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the<strong>\u00a0current<\/strong>, the sea is wonderfully clear on some days and the algae are washed up on others. 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