Events

Best of the Best, June 2019

June 30, 2019 0
Best of the Best, June 2019 event met downstairs at La Buena Vida (LBV) Restaurant for our monthly soiree, and we were typical numbers for low season (about 20  including camera-shy persons).  But these 20 knew how to maximize fun!  Our thanks to Turtle Bay Cafe and Restaurant, Lunita, and [……]
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LolHa Summer Hours & Menu

June 30, 2019 0
Summer hours Breakfast at Lolha: 7:30 -11am Snack bar :  Bar hours 11-9pm   Kitchen hours 12pm-8pm   Happy Hour Daily 5:30-6:30pm Lolha Dinner : 6:30 -10pm.  Veranda and deck seating with Summer Menu        
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Akumal Arts Festival – 2019

June 30, 2019 0
Dear Akumal Family, Who could have imagined the fantastic success of the first annual Akumal Arts Festival and Residency?????? Our number one goal was to #beautifyakumal. Who doesn’t love the murals and the good feelings they generate? There is no final tally for total murals painted as local and traveling [……]
Nature and Critters

Mayan Home & Garden Club, July 2019

June 30, 2019 0
             Oyster Plant   Wood-pole fence bordered by Oyster plants (Bahia Principe A-Nah residential area)  As a transplant to Mexico, and as an experienced Zone 2-3 urban gardener in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to a Zone 11 garden in Quintana Roo, I was more than a little overwhelmed with the thought of gardening [……]
Nature and Critters

Akumal Turtle Camp 2019, May/June

June 30, 2019 0
May was a very exciting, eventful month for the Akumal Turtle Camp 2019.  Our nest count had grown to a total of 55 by the end of May .  We welcomed our first two Tortugueras, Marifer Alemán Gutiérrez from México State and Lupe Rodríguez Beristain from Puebla State, both biologists. [……]
Akumal Foodie

Akumal Foodie in Tulum

June 30, 2019 2
Saving The Turtles Over Lunch When most think of vegetarian food, a flavorless experience of some squishy unpleasant tofu dish they once tried comes to mind. But tucked away on a small street in Tulum is a colorful little vegetarian restaurant whose dishes offer anything but flavorless food. Our experience [……]
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Copy Edit This! Quiz

June 30, 2019 0
    If you have a few minutes to spare, open the link to the current NYT editing quiz. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/26/insider/copy-edit-this-17.html
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Bits & Pieces – July 2019

June 30, 2019 2
    Let’s begin with the rest of the news . . .       Mexico wins gold and silver at Central American-Caribbean math olympiad   https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-wins-gold-and-silver-at-math-olympiad/ Politics blamed as fewer U.S. tourists visit Yucatan Peninsula     https://yucatanexpatlife.com/politics-blamed-as-fewer-u-s-tourists-visit-yucatan-peninsula/ Quintana Roo signs multi-destination tourism deal with Cuba   https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/quintana-roo-signs-multi-destination-tourism-deal-with-cuba/2019.html Yucatan study shows how [……]