The good of evil: he built a sargasse house that invades the beaches of the Caribbean

After six years of working with the Sargbadum for composts and fertilizers, in order to take advantage of algae that invade the coast of Quintana Roo, the idea of ​​doing bricks with this organization.

Omar Vázquez Sánchez, sargbades designer houses, saw in the benefits of green plants the opportunity to raise homes and give them to low-income people.

The construction process lasts 15 days and begins with the collection of Sargbadum on the beaches. It mixes and compresses itself. "It does not smell bad, it does not generate flies or fleas as many people suggest, "said Vázquez.

The blocks were approved by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), which explained that The material can withstand high winds, even a hurricane.

For construction, Omar explained that he does not need cement, but with the same mixture of sargbade, he stacks each partition, which dries in about 10 days.

The first sargbado house named "Casa Angelita", in memory of the creator's mother, It measures 40 square meters and includes a bedroom, a bathroom, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen.

Green building has attracted interest from altruistic groups, NGOs and even the government, Who is it They intend to build this housing for the homeless.

"They are very resistant houses, I grew up in a place like this, but we will use techniques to strengthen them, because we do not use stems or cement like in town", Omar said.

Three weeks ago, Sargbado (macro algae) invaded the beaches of the Mexican Caribbeanwhich caused fear of the authorities and the tourism sector. The Sargbado surveillance network in Cancún, the number of macroalgae could reach 1 million tonnes in 2019.

The data scared the hoteliers, who have invested private funds so that the "dirt" of the coast does not hinder the visit of tourists. In addition, they sought the government's help in demanding resources, as the scourge spreads to several regions of the world. Quintana Roo

For its part, the government badured that the navy had planes that would detect the flow of algae.

L & # 39; call "the gold of the sea" This gives off a nauseating odor that seriously affects the ecosystem and harms tourism. Although he had visited Mexican beaches for decades, he had never done it in large quantities.

Not having calcium carbonate, it is a difficult organism to disintegrate.