Sand
There was an interesting article in today’s news that was kind of funny. It seems that tourists in Mexico City were blocked by police tape while attempting to access the beach in front of their hotel. Police have accused the hotel of illegally gathering the precious white sand that attracts tourists. Officers closed off hundreds of feet of beach.
The owner of the hotel has ignored previous warnings to remove the breakwater that catches the sand. He has also been accused of using pumps to gather sand from the seafloor and pumping it onto his beach. The outcome of the situation is still in doubt, but we’ll see what the future holds.