March 1st Friday was a lovely event. We celebrated the life and friendship of Mary Henderson and also the lives and friendships of those still floating around. Davy Z. put photos of Mary on the tables — memories, and Jamie gathered the bunch upstairs at La Buena Vida. Friday, April [……]
Papaya (also known as papaw or pawpaw) Papaya, the fruit of the Carica papaya plant, originated in Southern Mexico and Central America but is now grown in many other parts of the world. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2013, India produced over 5 [……]
They came, they listened and they tried to answer some difficult questions. At the winning table we had …Colin Sparks, Mike Moorman, Peter Swenson and Ricardo Mangione. There was a lot of high fiving and fist bumping as Tom read the answers. These know-it-alls knew it all…. Almost. A rock-paper-scissors-off [……]
Sadly, Amazon decided to eliminate the AmazonSmile program. So we decided to create a Wish List on Amazon. Now, you can shop away on our Amazon Wish List and items will be delivered directly to us in Akumal. Click HERE [……]
When turtle season begins, we shift into our quiet, dim, clutter-free mode. Also, take measures to insure that turtles can’t take a moonlight dip in your pool!
Cozumel’s tourist side can’t compare with the far side. When you arrive in Cozumel, either by ferry from Playa del Carmen or cruise ship, you will be right in the middle of the tourist zone. So rent a car, scooter, or bicycle and get the heck out of the docking [……]
Many of you remember Gloria Simoneaux who owned at The Reef for many years. Gloria is the creator and guiding spirit of Harambee Arts, a San Francisco Woman of the Year, and tireless worker for people who have been thrown away by their communities. The following is a fundraiser letter [……]
A little this & that from the media. • The Best Power Outage Tools and Supplies https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/tools-for-a-power-outage/ • Experts sound alarm about water scarcity in Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/experts-concern-water-scarcity-mexico/ • New Palacio Cantón exhibit features extraordinary Maya artifacts https://yucatanmagazine.com/new-palacio-canton-exhibit-features-extraordinary-maya-artifacts/ • Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza. Here’s What He [……]
For reasons that are still not completely understood, the Zapotec began to abandon their ancient and exceptionally well-defended capital of Monte Alban sometime in the 1st century CE. Sometime soon after abandoning their great capital, the Zapotec began construction of a new settlement we today call by its Nahuatl name, Mitla, [……]
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