CANCUN, Mexico
Despite the fact that the beaches of the paradisiac mexican Caribbean are still closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some tourists have begun to tread its white sands taking advantage of the unusual low turnout and the attractive prices.
In an attempt to revive the strategic tourism sector, few hotels in the idyllic Cancun opened this week under strict hygienic measures and the airport began receiving flights from several cities in the united States, where deaths related to the virus have passed the 112,000 and infection exceeded two million.
“We’re excited, we’re going to enjoy the beach,” he said Thursday Marshall Snore, a us importer of fruits de36 years after arriving to the Cancun airport to spend six days, adding that he is not afraid to get it because you are taking measures to prevent this such as washing hands.
“I feel totally safe, I traveled with my wife and children. It’s great, there are no crowds, it is very convenient and it’s affordable,” said the man who made his fifth visit to the idyllic destination of turquoise waters, one of the busiest in the country both by locals and foreigners alike.
However, the governor of Quintana Roo, where Cancun, said a couple of days that beaches still will not be open to the public, but expect to do so within “a few weeks”.
“The beach is a theme of leisure, in this moment the most important thing is to revive the economy of the state, but we have to keep an eye on the health of our people. We can not allow that at this time there is contact between people,” he said this week the official.
He said that it has specified them to the hotels in front of the mark visitors enter in groups to the beach but on an individual basis.
A few restaurants have begun to open under strict sanitary measures, with waiters using face shields or masks and gloves. But still, the once-hectic Cancun, a favorite of “spring breakers” americans, is far from achieving its vibrant activity.
During April, the number of foreign tourists who visited Mexico dropped by 97% year-on-year to just over 86,000 visitors in front of about 2.8 million in the same month in 2019, in the midst of local and foreign, to contain the coronavirus.
Tourism represents one of the main sources of income of the country, about 8.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the authorities and experts had already warned that the pandemic would inflict a heavy blow to the sector that employs approximately 4.5 million people, according to official figures.
“Do you fear traveling? In any way,” said for his part, Tony Stephenson, who identified himself as a banker of 62 years and said he came to Cancun to check that your beach house was in good condition.
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