All the beaches in Mexico are considered as public, everybody can freely walk along
the beach strips of the Mexican territory. However most of the hotels located on
the beach would not allow you to use their facilities if you are not guest of them
or unless you do some comsumption at their restaurants or bars.
In Cancun there are several public accesses to the beach and beach clubs where tourists
staying at downtown hotels or local people can go to take a sunbath, swim and relax.
Water-safety flag system
On beaches that face the open Caribbean water, be cautious of quickly changing water conditions. This change can bring strong undertows creating unsafe water conditions. Become familiar with Cancun's water-safety flag system.
Flag color
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White - excellent
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Green - safe
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Yellow
- use caution
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Black or Red
- unsafe