September 2016 - AkumalNow

Uber Update

September 30, 2016 2

Last report, we told you about the Uber protests going on in Playa del Carmen. Protests still continue, at least in Playa del Carmen, but are more muted. Just yesterday (Sept 29th), there were more taxis and collectivos lining up to participate in a rolling blockade where they block one lane [……]

Growing Nopal Cactus

September 30, 2016 0

Nopales can be grown in our gardens simply by putting a pad of the cactus on the dirt — it will root and grow! Take a pad and put it upright about an inch deep in soil or rock. Do not water it. There is enough moisture in the [……]

Vecinos de Akumal Norte Update

September 29, 2016 0

Hi, Everyone! Just want to let you know what’s happening. We had a meeting with Jaime Macedo and his staff of architects. It is a great group of very talented people with a leader who believes in conservation and low-density population environments. Sr. Macedo is going [……]

Liz Conover, Akumal Resident and Citizen of the World

September 23, 2016 2

Akumal Resident Liz Conover died in New York City on Monday August 29, 2016, at the age of 71, after living two years with lung cancer. She kept tending to her beloved gardens overlooking Holly Pond in Darien, Connecticut. She continued to shine her light and energy on her surroundings, [……]

Rotten, No-good Thief Alert

September 20, 2016 0

Here’s some darn sad and (insert adjective of your choice) news. We know that thieves target tourist areas, so we usually pay attention to our belongings and our surroundings. Thieves recently have availed themselves of techno devices that allow them to detect the presence of electronic devices inside vehicles. There [……]

Out Our Back Door – Paca

September 20, 2016 0

The Paca The paca, a large rodent also known as the spotted paca, can be found at altitudes ranging from sea level to 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) in tropical forests from eastern Mexico to eastern Paraguay, northern Argentina and northern Uruguay. In most of Mexico and Central America, it is known [……]

October Dates to Remember 2016

September 20, 2016 0

October Dates to Remember 2016 1 Jenny 3 Cathy Perez 4 Stefanie Fredette 8 Maureen Miller 9 Pat Reagan 10 Gary Phillips 11 Hollis Hines 11 Lynne Fanshier 13 Kazue Hayashi 13 Peggy & Mike Stone, Anniversary 14 Denny Mahan 17 Nancy Poor 17 Alison Keegan 19 Verana Titze 20 [……]

Events

Mayan Garden Club News

September 19, 2016 1

THE MAYAN GARDEN CLUB IS BACK The new season of the Mayan Garden club started off with a great success. After a fun meet and eat at Bev’s place, we ventured to the two-year-old vivero in Sirenis. The vivero has an amazing amount of work put into the landscape, marking the plants [……]

Taxis Protest Cancun Uber in Riviera Maya

September 15, 2016 0

Today might be a tough day to get a cab in the Riviera Maya. Uber announced it was starting service in Cancun and the Taxi syndicates are not too happy. Today protests began. So far protests have amounted to hundreds of taxis taking turns driving up and down the freeway [……]

Vecinos de Akumal Norte Update

September 10, 2016 0

NOTES FROM THE VECINOS KITCHEN CABINET, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 NOTES ABOUT OUR MISSION AND GOALS Akumal Playa and Akumal Norte are truly unique locations in the Yucatan Peninsula – it has one of the last free beaches that is still close to pristine. Vecinos’ mission is to [……]