Events
Month: September 2022
Events
First Friday – September 2022
Is anybody here?? October First Friday is the 7th. We’ll be back at La Buena Vida at 5 pm— please join us! In September we met at the Beach Bar…………….
News
New Salon in Multiplaza Pto. Aventuras
A beauty salon has opened just across the hall from Chedraui. Lurem offers manicures, pedicures, massages, haircuts, color effects, hair treatments, makeup, facials, massages, waxing, eyebrow design, and more. Manicure prices range from 250 – 530 pesos, with many prices in between. The salon is open daily from 9 am [……]
Akumal Foodie
Pronounced KEEN-wah
A gluten-free alternative to starchy grains, quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), has been grown in the Andes Mountains of South America (Chile, Peru and Bolivia) for over 5,000 years. Often referred to, and used as a grain, quinoa is in fact a seed. It is from the same family as beets, chard [……]
Events
Culture
Kulubá: Grand Maya Capital
With strong ties to some of the Peninsula’s most powerful city-states, Kulubá is believed to have ruled northeastern Yucatán with an iron fist. Its architecture suggests the city saw its first major construction boom sometime in the 3rd or 4th c. C.E, though archaeological evidence of Maya settlements in the [……]
Akumal Foodie
Akumal Foodie: Interesting Butters
Perk up dishes you usually prepare with seasoned butter — add a slice of garlic-parsley butter on a just-grilled burger right before serving for a rich finish; top a salmon filet with lime-herb butter to add lush citrusy overtones; sauté shrimp in ginger-curry butter; brush bleu cheese butter on grilled [……]
Akumal Foodie
Akumal Foodie Bits
You don’t have to cook anything ………… just look at the pictures if you want. • Wake up your taste buds with smoky, spicy achiote Wake up your taste buds with smoky, spicy achiote (mexiconewsdaily.com) taco de cochinita pibil • Watermelon Salad Creative ingredients make for a salad [……]
Culture
The Church of the Speaking Cross and the Chan Santa Cruz Maya
CASTE WAR: PART 2 The Caste War of Yucatán began in 1847 and dragged on for decades. Tired from years of struggle, the Maya regained confidence from an unlikely source: a talking cross found deep in the jungle near a cenote. Revolutionary Jose Maria Barrera, driven from his Yucatán pueblo, led [……]
News
Bits & Pieces – October 2022
A little this & that from the media. • Artisanal embroidery from Yucatán company woos ‘Shark Tank’ investor https://yucatanmagazine.com/artisanal-embroidery-from-yucatan-company-woos-shark-tank-investor/ • Thrifty Strategies for Senior Travelers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/travel/frugal-strategies-for-senior-travelers.html • Senate considers bill to double paid vacation for Mexican workers https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/senate-bill-double-paid-vacation-workers/ • Reviving the cultivation of ‘green gold’: Mexican [……]