After Dean
September 1st, 2007 by Barbara Soldi
Last week I have received the first After-Dean photos from some of the people we work with in Costa Maya, the southern part of Quintana Roo.
These are a few shots of Bacalar, near the beautiful lagoon.
Although the village of Mahahual has been hit pretty badly, Carolien - owner of Hotel Maya Luna - said they consider themselves lucky when compared to most people living in other villages just north of Mahahual, like El Placer, Limones, Bacalar, where entire families (mostly within poor indigenous communities) have lost everything.
These are a few images of Maya Luna after Dean
Carolien & Jan are already working to clean up the place and rebuild the thatched roofs.
I wish them the best of luck to get back to business asap.
Also 30% of the beachfront houses and resorts in Tulum suffered some damage. Hemingway lost 3 beachfront palapas and their restaurant. They will reopen the surviving palapas in about 10 days and plan to complete the restoration of the restaurant in about 45 days.
Most people who emailed me from Costa Maya shared the same concern about the government support; Dean has not been as strong as Wilma, but will the reaction and reconstruction be as quick when the affected areas are not ‘big tourism money machines’ like Cancun and Cozumel?
