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EasyTrainerOnline.com is about online training - basic training courses, articles and demos of online technology that is used for training. Sources for corporate and institutional training programs.Online learning, online education resources. Cancun beaches Being Restored at Record PaceMar 6, 2006 - Linknet Places in the News Cancun beaches Being Restored at Record Pace Mar 6, 2006 - Linknet Travel NewsWhen hurricane Wilma swept through Cancun last October the mighty winds stripped away 8 miles of sandy beach. Everyone from Mexican President Vincente Fox down to the local residents knew that sand had to be restored or Cancun's future was in serious danger. == Cancun Mexico Hotels and Resorts == Within weeks the Mexican government pledged $21 million to restore the beach. Now they have made good on that promise, and a massive barge being run by a Belgian firm is working day and night to replace the sand. The target date to have the beach back in place is the end of April, and already the large earth moving machines are smoothing the sand dredged up from the sea bed. In reality, this problem existed long before Wilma hit. Local Cancun officials have known for years that the shoreline was eroding and the beach was being washed out to sea. That process was given a boost by hurricane Gilbert which swept about half the beach away back in September 1988. Erosion of coastlines and beaches is a problem around the world, but in Cancun, where it is the very lifeblood of the resort, the disaster of Wilma finally led to serious action. Roughly 3 million tourists came to Cancun last year, spending about $4 billion. But Wilma has put a damper on tourism this year. Working flat out, local workers expect that by May, about 90% of Cancun’s 26,000 hotel rooms will be scrubbed clean, redecorated and ready for guests. The restaurants, bars and malls wil be reopened, and more than 10,000 new palm trees will be planted along the main boulevard. Brazil Tours - Fantastic travel packages to Pantanal, Rio de Janeiro, Noronha, Bonito, Natal, Iguassu Falls, Amazon and others. Promote Your Travel Website
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