January 2018 - AkumalNow

Best of the Best, January 2018

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High Season in Akumal kicked off our traditional event, Best of the Best, January 2018 with great Hi-larity as approximately 50 happy souls gathered at La Buena Vida Restaurant to vie for a win in one of the three categories (Best Shirt, Best Sandals, and Best Clever Tee). The committee [……]

Akumal Bay Closed to Commercial Snorkeling Tours

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Akumal Bay will be closed to commercial snorkeling tours for the month of February, 2018. As always, individuals are welcome to enjoy the beach and snorkel on their own. Snorkel gear will be available for rental.

Vecinos Annual Meeting 2018: Spanish & English

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Dear Vecinos Members: Following is the official announcement in Spanish and English for the 2018 Annual Membership meeting which will take place on February 8, 2018 at 10:00am in the upstairs dining room at La Buena Vida. If you can’t be here for the meeting, please fill out the [……]

Proxy 2018

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You may print the proxy directly from this post: right click and choose “print picture”. Fill it out, scan, and email to [email protected]

Super Bowl 2018 Fundraiser at Lol Ha

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From: Laura B Wolfe We hope you come out and support the 2018 Turtle Nesting Program this year and enjoy the game! This year the CEA team wants to start preparing way ahead of the season and funding is crucial. The plan for 2018 includes increased outreach to the [……]

What’s New Around Akumal, February 2018

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New Tech in Town

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Hey, Everyone, meet Fred Hollinger, our new Tech Guy! Born and raised in the frigid city of Montreal, Canada. I graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree and began a long career in IT in 1973. After meeting and marrying Lydia in 1978, we continued to tough it out in [……]

Directions to the Lampshade Store in Cancún

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One of the most elusive items to buy in the Riviera Maya is a lampshade. Ask any homeowner or property manager and they will agree. Lampshades have a fairly short life. As soon as the salt air gets to the metal framework, the shade itself starts to take on a [……]

Snake Bites and Bits of Information

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When I heard that a friend who lives here had been bitten by a poisonous snake and spent a week in the hospital recovering from the bite, it got me thinking. Now, I, for one, am scared to death of snakes, and thinking about them is not on my to-do [……]

The World’s Biggest Flooded Cave — Right Here!!!

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Splashed all over the media this week – print, internet, television, you name it – is news of the discovery of the largest flooded cave system on the planet! That’s gotta be pretty big! The 216 mi. cave includes our own Dos Ojos system. Picture taken January 24, 2014. Herbert Mayrl/Courtesy Gran [……]