Month: January 2023

Health

Beets: Low in Calories and Fats

January 31, 2023 0
Beetroots are a vibrant, colorful, and versatile vegetable.  As the name implies, they are a root vegetable.  Known for their earthy flavor and aroma, beets are highly nutritious.  They are loaded with essential vitamins, and minerals, yet low in calories and fat and good source of plant compounds, many of [……]
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NPR Puzzle: States in Rhyme

January 31, 2023 0
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ https://www.npr.org/2022/07/03/1109607639/sunday-puzzle-states-in-rhyme On-air challenge: Every answer today is a two-word rhyming phrase that starts with the name of a U.S. city.     Ex. Alternatives to paper clips in Florida –> NAPLES STAPLES   1. Strip of breakfast meat in Georgia 2. Home for a [……]
Culture

Pre-Hispanic Zapotec Tombs in Oaxaca

January 31, 2023 0
                  Today, San Pedro Nexicho is just a quiet, 150-person town in Oaxaca’s Sierra Juárez mountains but thanks to new archaeological finds, researchers are increasingly sure that it was one of the largest and most important settlements in the region before the [……]
News

Akumal Sewer Project Update

January 31, 2023 0
In recent conversations with state and federal CAPA sewage agencies, Vecinos learned that there is not likely any funding available for at least four years. In September, President Dan Freeman met with a representative of the MMDesarollas corporation, the developers of the roughly 100 acres located between Akumal Norte and [……]
Events

‘Keeping It Akumal’Fundraiser

January 7, 2023 0
Covid was a devastating time for Akumal Norte. Our lives changed significantly. There was no socializing with our friends and no tourists. It was a sad and rough time for the community. Well, buck up everybody. Akumal Norte is back and to celebrate we are having a cocktail party fundraiser. [……]