Mexican Government Earmarks Funds for Cancun’s Beaches

Mexican President Vicente Fox announced the creation of a $2.6 million fund aimed at rescuing Cancun‘s beaches from the claws of longstanding deterioration and neglectfulness.

The money, that will be complemented with funds from the Department of Environmental Protection, local authorities and businesspeople, will be mostly used to move three million cubic meters of sand from Isla Mujeres to Punta Cancun and Punta Nizuc.

President Fox made this announcement after huddling with entrepreneurs from the state of Quintana Roo, one of Mexico’s premier travel destinations.