No beach for Semana Santa

Not quite sure where foto was taken

I assume this means all of the central beach, the malecon and the lagoon beach will be closed as it has been for the last month.   I see no way Uretek can pack up all it's equipment and take a two week break.   Barra has to think long term and look beyond this one.

No beach ready for Easter

Mayor Jesús Huerta Aguilar admitted to CANAL235.COM, which will not be ready the artificial beach in Barra de Navidad, for the holiday season of Easter and Passover; Uretek businessman, Francisco Alvarez had anticipated it would be ready by that date.

Since the end of 2013 work to revive the beach in Barra de Navidad and dredge the lagoon which connects the bay has caused the closure of roads to motorists, further impacting on the provision of tourism services. 

With support from federal and state government resources for the sum of $ 166 million invested, however, the delay in the works, apparently not allow vacationers will enjoy the new beach next holiday period.

Notably, the Secretary of Tourism of Jalisco promotes Costalegre area, especially the fate of Barra de Navidad, where free travel arrived in Holy Week and Easter. (April 6, 2014)

Barra beach restoration includes a Malecon

Finally spent a couple hours looking at the new construction along the waterfront in Barra. The most impressive part is the foundation for a new Malecon all along water front. It looks to be 20-30 meters beyond the high water mark in the Sea Masters area which you can see with their elevated porches. Probably have to tear those decks down and start again on a new surface. The hotel Tropical has solid pilings but no sand under the first 5-6 meters of the building.   Not too many entrance points to the beach so it looks like the shovel is moving rocks and dirt up and down the beach from there (Sea Masters).

The two reefs which you can almost see in the long beach shot look to be done but there were 2 guys in dive suits doing something on them.   The idea of the reefs was to fill very large and long bags full of sand and use them almost as a breakwater to defuse normal wave action.

Looks to be be 2-3 sets of hoses heading in the ocean direction but on the ocean side you can only see the one from the dredge. The large dredge hose seems to be relying on water action to disperse the sand. I wonder if the smaller ones were/are being used to fill the "reef bags".   The Malecon is closed to everyone that does not work there ... looks like it may be for awhile.

Pardon the large smudge on my camera lens - didn't check !!

Shovel next to Sea Master

Sea Masters

Malecon foundation and two reefs

Sand into the ocean

Dredge barge and smaller hoses

Mysterious Barra waterfront work

They have been working on the Barra de Navidad beach and waterfront improvements for several weeks with all kinds of large equipment and huge plans but nobody seems to be interested in posting pictures or progress of the project. I can't believe it's not interesting ... but only imagine not much is getting done for some reason. I've only heard of vague street closures and someone recently posted this foto of the Malecon entrance. Wish I had more time to get over there.

Barra de Navidad malecon closed

Barra beach preservation begins

Lots of activity along the Barra waterfront over the weekend. Helicopters landing, heavy equipment and some huge plastic bags delivered to the Malecon Saturday evening. Now the Malecon is loaded with equipment to fill those bags to form an underwater reef to hopefully slow the wave action that has destroyed many of the beach side structures. Suggestions have been to pump/dredge sand from the lagoon over the Malecon and into the bags. Should be interesting to watch and see what successes and or trials they have to make this work.

Barra de Navidad malecon

Carnaval Costalegre 2014

Carnaval Costalegre 2014 Mardi Gras - Barra de Navidad

Carnaval Costalegre 2014   /  Mardi Gras 2014 Feb. 15th  - March 4th. Horse Parade and Farola - Fishing Fair and Tournament - Carnaval Parade - Bull Riding competition and Jaripeos -  Music and Cultural activities almost daily.