Month: March 2024

Culture

Mexican Must-Reads, Pt. 2

March 31, 2024 0
At the end of last year, Kate Bohné of Mexico News Daily asked staff for reading suggestions.  These are a few of their recommendations …………….. The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia  An enchanting and highly evocative story that unfolds in a small town in Mexico’s northeast. The story, told with [……]
Culture

What Ever Happened to the Famous Yucatán Divorce?

March 31, 2024 0
“I found out my Yucatán divorce was no good!” Jean Harlow yells at Spencer Tracy in an old late-late-late show movie. The line goes by so fast, it’s easy to miss. (As do many lines in fast-talking 1930s movies). But the line is a clue to what travelers used to [……]
Interesting Facts

Who Invented Cotton Candy?

March 31, 2024 0
A dentist helped invent the cotton candy machine. When folks learn that one of cotton candy’s creators cleaned teeth for a living, jaws inevitably drop. Born in 1860, dentist William J. Morrison became president of the Tennessee State Dental Association in 1894. But Morrison was something of a polymath and a [……]
Health

Sunday Puzzle: Two Words, Scrambled Please

March 31, 2024 0
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ   https://www.npr.org/2023/07/16/1187565845/sunday-puzzle-two-words-scrambled-please I’m going to give you some six-letter words. For each one rearrange the letters to get two three-letter words in the same category.   Ex: REGALE (parts of the body) –> EAR, LEG 1. BEATEN (insects) 2. GENIAL (alcoholic beverages) 3. ARDENT [……]
News

Remember – No Daylight Savings Time in Mexico

March 31, 2024 0
Mexico uses four time zones. But since 2022 Mexico, for the most part, does not observe DST. Some municipalities near the US border and the entire state of Baja California still observe daylight saving time, setting the time forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 and [……]
Interesting Facts

6 Stimulating Facts About Coffee

March 31, 2024 0
Coffee is one of One of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. In 2020, the average American coffee drinker downed more than three cups per day, and Americans overall drank 517 million daily cups. First introduced to America in the mid-17th century, coffee grew in popularity after the [……]
Events

AKUMAL CLEANUP – TODAY @ 8 am

March 29, 2024 0
The AKUMAL CLEANUP is scheduled for  TODAY,  Friday, 29 March 2024. Work will begin at 8:00 am,  moving from Casa Esperanza to Yalku.               ¡Please join in! Meeting points and group leaders Pluma Caseta (Ricardo & Monica) Don Pablo Bush Park (Claudia & Ingrid) [……]
Events

2-fer 2s-day!

March 4, 2024 0
WowTalk about lucky!  Tomorrow, March 5th, we have 2 special events right here in Akumal!   For this one you don’t even have to get out of your pj’s!  Voting to fill the 5th Vocal position on the Vecinos Board of Directors takes place Tuesday, 5 March.  It’s an    [……]