News
A Musical Selection
If you have a minute, watch and listen: Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 1׃ Bolero – Bing video
Month: August 2022
News
In Memoriam: Stephanie Motley
Akumal Investment announced that company co-founder, Stephanie Marie McGee Motley, died Sunday evening near her home in Tucson. June 18, 1957 – August 21, 2022. Funeral Blues Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and [……]
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Mexican Independence Day: September 16
September 16 is the day that Mexico celebrates its freedom from Spain. It actually marks the beginning of the struggle, the moment when Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made the speech that rallied the citizens of Dolores. According to Elena Albarrán, the celebration is for “the moment of insurgency, the [……]
News
Cancun Airport in Pilot Program to Eliminate Paper Visas
Cancún International is part of a pilot program to permanently eliminate the use of the paper FMM. Rather than fill out a form, “normal tourists who come on vacation will not have to fill out the FMM, neither printed nor electronic, and everyone will be granted a permit to stay [……]
Events
Health
Still Icing Sore Muscles?
In recent years, exercise scientists have started throwing cold water on the supposed benefits of icing. In a 2011 study, for example, people who iced a torn calf muscle felt just as much leg pain later as those who left their sore leg alone, and they were unable to return to work or [……]
Nature and Critters
Turtle Stats – 23 August 2022
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Akumal Foodie
Jicama: A Mexican Original
Jicama, pronounced HIH-kuh-muh, is a root vegetable with thick, papery, brown skin and a starchy white interior. On the outside, the jicama looks like a light brown beet. On the inside, it looks and feels like a raw potato. It’s juicy and crunchy and has slightly sweet, nutty flavor which [……]
Health
7 Signs You’re Secretly Dehydrated (That Have Nothing to Do With Thirst)
Staying hydrated is critical for feeling good and operating at your best. Given that the body is made up of an average of 60% water, it requires H2O to function on numerous levels. You need more than two hands to count the number of awesome things water does within your [……]
Culture
The Maya Struggle That Lasted Generations: The Caste War Of Yucatán
Living in the land of the Maya one takes for granted the solemn undercurrent of a revered, majestic culture that built pyramids, developed the concept of zero, and for centuries, quietly held their ground against the Spanish when their Aztec cousins had succumbed to The Conquest in a heartbeat. While [……]