Despite rains from a cold front, Puerto Morelos exceeded 90% occupancy

Posted On: December 26, 2022

With hotel occupancy over 90%, Puerto Morelos experienced a Christmas Eve in which reported white balance and a drop in temperature and intermittent rains, derived from the cold front number 19 and its arctic air mass.

The drop in temperatures – today the maximum would be 24°C and the minimum 19°C, with a thermal sensation of 17°C –, increased cloudiness, strong winds from the North and North-East of 15 to 20 km/h and and heavy rain reported since last Friday, keep visitors away from the beaches throughout the day and take refuge, mainly in their Hotels and restaurants.

In addition, given the weather conditions, the the port remains closed to navigation -waves between 2 and 4 m high have been reported-, so that the nautical sector is paralyzed and, consequently, the fishing trips, diving and snorkeling in the reef area. The same thing happens in the Route of the Cenotes, where the 20 adventure tourism parks have low visitor arrivals.

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In addition, strict surveillance was maintained, by elements of public security, navy, army, national guard and Civil protection municipality, a dependency that, as part of the actions of the Guadalupe-Reyes Winter Vacation Operation, has deployed personnel within 8 km of public beaches Canton.

The head of the unit, Rodolfo Ruiz Hernández, explained that the guard staff reported that in the afternoon, after the rain that started at 4:40 p.m., a tower by the points where traditionally flood recordin order to clean the sewers to facilitate drainage.

In addition, overnight visits were made to areas where the fire in pyrotechnics to check security measures. “In general, the day passed without incident and without reports of incidents,” he said.

Tourism in Puerto Morelos

According to figures from the Municipal Tourism Directorate, 65% of visitors currently staying in Puerto Morelos are Americans; 14.5%, nationals; 8.5% Canadian; 6 percent European and the rest comes from different countries of Latin America.

The gastronomy sector, in which 20% of shops have recently opened, shows an occupancy rate of more than 80 percent. Most of its customers are foreigners, even in the establishments of the city.

On the other hand, Leonel Salazar Trejo, General Manager of Public Services, agreed that despite the rain and wind, no damage is reported in this area, where service personnel normally work.