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From the staff: If you don’t see 7 posts in your emailing, I see a browser visit to the AkumalNow Home page in your future . . . r

Spider Plant (Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum) This plant gets its name from the spider-like plants we see dangling from a mature mother plant. These spiderettes often start out as small white flowers. The Spider Plant comes in green or variegated varieties and is among the most adaptable and easiest houseplants [……]

Esperanza: The Story of a Sea Turtle

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¡Hola, amigos! My name is Esperanza. I am a caguama — that’s a loggerhead sea turtle. I was born right here in Akumal thirty years ago. This is my first visit home. I don’t remember so many buildings and lights! I have been swimming around the Caribbean, eating thousands of [……]

Bits & Pieces – July 2020

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A little this & that from the media. • Playa sinkhole opens up a large cave beneath highway https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/playa-sinkhole-opens-up-a-large-cave-beneath-highway/ • With no competition, Mexico wins seat on UN Security Council https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/with-no-competition-mexico-wins-seat-on-un-security-council/ • Judge grants definitive suspension against Grupo Posadas hotel [……]

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Women Of Akumal, 4

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A SERIES ON WOMEN LIVING SOLO IN THE AKUMAL AREA – Part 4 A Solitary Life? Not so much! Her apartment is up a long row of concrete steps on the third floor of a brightly painted complex of several canary yellow buildings near the end of the Akumal beach [……]

In Memoriam: Betty McElhatten

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In Memoriam: Long Time Akumal Visitor and Owner, Betty McElhatten Betty McElhatten, frequent visitor to Akumal, nurse, author, artist, devoted mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her home on April 1, 2020, in San Diego. Betty is survived by her eldest son Mark of New York City, and son David, [……]

Elephant in the Riviera Maya: Part 4

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A Series On What It’s Like To Give Birth To A Mexican Elephant Part 4: A Resurrection “There are in life, two types of people” I was once told by a dear friend, “There are green-lighters and red-lighters.” Green-lighters, he explained, are people who travel through life like a car [……]