Events

First Friday – September 2022

September 30, 2022 0
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

September 30, 2022 0
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

September 30, 2022 0
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 [……]
Culture

Kulubá: Grand Maya Capital

September 30, 2022 0
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

September 30, 2022 0
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 [……]
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Akumal Foodie Bits

September 30, 2022 0
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

September 30, 2022 0
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

September 30, 2022 0
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 [……]