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My wife and I just got back from a vacation (Aug22/10-Aug 29/10) on a resort about 25 miles south of Playa Del Carmen. The first day we got there we went exploring a rocky reef about a block away from the pristine beach situated on the resort. Initially we went to the reef to watch waves and check out the tidal pools......it did not take us long to find something wrong. At first we thought the large glob of oil we discovered to be perhaps roofing tar some thoughtless workers had tried to dispose of, but upon searching the reef closer, we found patches of crude oil; large and small, scattered everywhere. We took video a few days later and intend to post our findings on youtube as soon as I splice the footage together into a hopefully interesting production of our discovery ...........so; in short, YES there is oil on mexican beaches.

No, the oil spill is not yet affecting the Cancun and Mexican beaches. If a hurricane comes through the caribbean this summer, that could change though. Sustained gale force winds would spread the oil everywhere, even Cuba.

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