Playa Del Carmen Real Estate Offers Safety In Hurricane Season

By Author: Thomas Lloyd
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Maybe you've been considering buying Playa del Carmen Real Estate, but you've been worried about the reports of hurricanes in the area. While hurricanes are definitely a real fact to consider, if we take a look at Playa del Carmen, we will see that the city's and the people's preparations for the weather offer a large amount of safety during this season, and it has very little effect on day to day life; Playa del Carmen Real Estate owners carry on with routines and life as normal.

First of all, it worth noting that hurricanes come around only once in a blue moon. While every year in October and November the Caribbean sea has its "hurricane season," most years in Playa del Carmen this manifests itself as a rain season, with rainy or cloudy afternoons, cool nights - maybe as low as 68º F - and usually sunny, warm mornings. There may even be a few days in a row of clouds and rain. This year, "Ida" passed by Playa del Carmen as a tropical storm. As Ida passed by the ...
... tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, it just barely reached hurricane status, and Playa del Carmen had a cloudy day, with not even a drop of rain, and maybe enough of a breeze to fly a kite. But nevertheless Playa del Carmen was ready, just in case.

One step which the city of Playa del Carmen has taken to protect real estate in the area is the "Special Committee for the case of Hurricanes." Well before a hurricane approaches the area, the committee begins to meet regularly in City hall to take measures of safety and protection for residents and visitors. This year the committee included 14 subcommittees which remained active 24 hours.

Another part of the preparation included a coordinated effort between the Mexican Navy, the Army and the various police forces present in the area to communicate between themselves and with the municipal government in the case that the weather worsened. All of these units began special patrols as Ida drew closer to the peninsula. Of course, the ferry to Cozumel was canceled during for a day or two, as a preventative precaution rather than by necessity.

Tourists in the hotels in Playa del Carmen and the surrounding area were also kept up to date on a regular basis, so they knew when how to stay safe (in their hotels), and also knew when the possibility of the storm hitting Playa had passed completed, and could continue enjoying their vacations in the sunny days that followed. The Ministry of Tourism was in contact with consulates to give accurate information to all foreign citizens present in the area.

The nearby tourism and residential real estate development of Puerto Aventuras, which has recently been offering new real estate opportunities on its 3rd marina, was also well prepared. Both Playa del Carmen and Puerto Aventuras have designated shelters - schools, churches and large, public buildings which have been inspected and certified for safety - again just in case. Every possible suitable building is designated for this purpose to prevent overcrowding. Finally, the city government has a "hurricane reserve" of a couple of million dollars, which has no designation, except to be available in such an emergency.

These are only a few of the measures taken; certain types of equipment, such as large quantity water pumps are also on hand, and ready to use quickly. Citizens have a routine of protecting their windows - somePlaya del Carmen Real Estate, such as new homes and condo units, comes with hurricane "curtains" installed, which are opened and closed as easy a closet door, folding away neatly when not in use, which is almost always.

This year, as most, none of these items were required on any level. Residents carried on with their day to day lives right up to Saturday evening. On Sunday, when forecast said the effects of the tropical storm might be felt, people tended to stay near home, but as mentioned above the cloudy day didn't even bring a drop of rain, and hardly even a light breeze. But all the same, Playa del Carmen's government, security forces, and citizens were thoroughly prepared. In the case that a hurricane would come closer, Playa del Carmen is ready to carry on with life within a couple days.

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