22 August 2007 - Hurricane Dean report
Riviera Maya beaches of Tankah bay, Soliman bay, Aventuras Akumal

Hurricane Dean took landfall on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico around 1 or 2 A.M. on the morning of August 21. The eye came ashore in the vicinity of Mahahual, in the southeast part of the state in the area known as La Costa Maya. Dean was a catagory 5 hurricane traveling at 20+ miles per hour with 160 mph sustained winds.

This page is a collection of photos to show the general condition of the Riviera Maya beaches of Tankah bay, Soliman bay, Aventuras Akumal on August 22, the day after the storm passed. This page will be updated tomorrow with new areas.

August 21: Akumal, Dean day
In front of La Buena Vida on Half Moon bay, North Akumal

Jamie, Cory, ?, Gerardo, Myrna and Dani. no problem...

in front of the Lol ha restaurant on Akumal bay

some of the boats pulled out and up between Akumal and Akumal Beach Resort

smaller waves still rolling in by ABR

wrecked trimaran on ABR's beach

The following pictures were all taken August 22, the day after Dean hit
Dani and Jen at Turtle Bay Cafe, open for business with WiFi Internet, Aug. 22, the day after

Aventuras Akumal beach looking north in front of casa palapa

Aventuras Akumal beach looking south toward Bahia Principe resort

Soliman bay, typically holes are dug in the beach, the rocks and seaweed are buried

Oscar y Lalo's restaurant

South Akumal

Tankah bay

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