Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Historic surge in sargassum on Tulum beaches

Between January and June 2025, Tulum crews cleared over 2,000 tons of sargassum Tulum shores, double last year’s haul, as local teams work daily to keep beaches clean.

Tulum’s beaches have seen an unprecedented influx of sargassum this year, with municipal teams hauling in just over 2,000 tons of the brown algae from January through June 2025. That figure more than doubles the 988 tons collected in the same period of 2024, marking a historic rise in arrivals along this Caribbean coast.

Juan Antonio Garza, director of . . .

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