Cancun beaches

Three months after large sums were spent on a controversial program to restore eroded beaches in Cancun, the local hotel association reports that the sands are being washed away again. Hoteliers want to take action to restrain the erosion, but federal authorities – who have jurisdiction over beaches – have yet to authorize any measures.

The erosion has been blamed on everything from nature to overbuilding, but, whatever the cause, it is a problem. The talcum white beaches with sand that never gets too hot to walk on has been a major attraction in Cancun ever since the first resorts opened there nearly 40 years ago.

By Jimm Budd