Month: March 2023

Events

First Friday: March 2023

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
Akumal Foodie

Papaya – Delicious and Nutritious

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
Events

3rd Annual Trivia Challenge Results

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
News

Hekab Be Library News

March 31, 2023 0
                    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 [……]
Nature and Critters

Turtle Season Checklist

March 31, 2023 0
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!
Tourist FYI

Cozumel’s Far Side

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
People

Harambee Arts

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
News

Bits & Pieces – April 2023

March 31, 2023 0
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 [……]
Culture

Mitla, the ‘New’ Ancient Capital of the Zapotec

March 31, 2023 0
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, [……]