Just looked at pics of playacar beaches

[steve balt]

riu playacar has ropes holding up the palms from falling into the water.
in front oy riu yucatan and riu palace {old}. about a 4 foot ledge, drop off.
alot changes in a year. last year beach was perfect. also no beach at royal hideaway, viva wyndam

[Sharyn From NH]

Where are the pictures? I've seen a few on webshots. What are the dates on the pictures you have seen?

[Sharyn From NH]

Also, these changes happened since 11/06 we stayed at Riu Yucatan from 11/11 - 11/21, 06.

[Shammy]

Very sad indeed. These were taken on 1/16 and sent to me by a client who recently returned from the Palace Mexico.
(if you're reading this - thank you Mark!).

[Sharyn From NH]

Very sad indeed. Although the sun is still shining and the water is still shimmering. We will have a great time anyway, perhaps parasail off the 'cliffs of playacar' in front of our hotel.

We go in 8 days with our cousins - it is their first trip down to PDC - my dumb luck the beach would look this way. We saw this happen about 8 years ago but in front of Iberostar. I know the beaches will return; don't suppose they will in 8 days though. We can always walk south past Sandos - Thanks for the pic's, they are similar to what I saw on webshots.

[Terry]

[freespirits]

That's really shocking. We were at the Riu Playacar in 2005 and the beach was beauitul, even after a recent hurricane. I'm sure it will eventually get back to normal.

[steve balt]

a freind of mine just returned tuesday. i have pics in email. no idea how to post them.
they dont look as bad as the ones from the 16th. its a little better than those pics. no fallin palms{ must have cleaned those up.}

[Sharyn From NH]

Can you forward the pictures to me at peightell [at] comcast [dot] net

I need some better news... Thanks in advance

[Tommygurl]

Those pics look like Cancun after the hurricane....WOW!

My question is are there really good deals at these hotels right now?

[Michele]

Wow! Shammy, that's amazing! I have never seen the beaches at the AIs look quite like that. How disappointing for the folks in Playacar's hotel zone. The beaches in town (north of the ferry dock) seem to widening as of late. It is amazing the changes in our beach topography from month to month. It is also interesting to note the differences in topography in the different areas along the Riviera Maya. Those pics are so dramatic. Good to know that mother nature will fix it in time.

[btodd]

Those pics are so sad..............hopefully the "tides will turn" and the beaches will be restored...............

[Oso de Yogui]

Oh well.....good excuse to beach hop to the south!

[KCdude]

Has anyone seen pics or heard condition of Quetzal beach recently??

[Sharyn From NH]

I saw recent pictures on tripadvisor for Tucan/Quetzal tonight. Looks good still. That is the mystery of this strip of beach, one part of the beach goes and other parts stay. As I said earlier about 8 years ago Tucan/Quetzal lost their beach - now its back.