Events

Invitation: Medical Emergency Informational Meeting

February 28, 2026 0

The Akumal community is cordially invited to attend an Informational Meeting regarding Medical Emergency Services to be held on 📅 March 2, 2026 🕘 9:00 am 📍 La Buena Vida Restaurant We will have the presence of *  Paramedics from the ambulance service *  The Director of Hospital La Joya [……]

Events

6th Trivia Challenge – 2026 Results

February 28, 2026 0

Results are in for the 2026 Challenge!  Thanks to Laura Bush, a full house of interesting people played and pizza-ed at Lol Ha.  Many thanks as well to the organizers of the event –Linda and John Novak and Tom and Barbara Miller – to Vecinos for help with online ticket [……]

Nature and Critters

Sky Excitement – March 2026

February 28, 2026 0

March 3 — Total Lunar Eclipse  A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow, turning blood red. The eclipse will be visible throughout North America. Totality begins at 3:04 a.m. and ends at 4:02 a.m. The greatest eclipse occurs at 3:33 a.m. Look to the southwest [……]

Culture

Piñatas – Older Than You Think

February 28, 2026 0

When we think of Mexican birthday parties, we know that a piñata will be the focal point. However, the tradition of the piñata started over 700 years ago in China!   Marco Polo is often credited with bringing knowledge of this custom to Europe towards the end of the 13th century.  [……]

News

Bits & Pieces – March 2026

February 28, 2026 0

A little this & that from the media. • Mexico is calm: U.S. Embassy acknowledges everything has returned to normal in Cancun and Riviera Maya https://riviera-maya-news.com/mexico-is-calm-u-s-embassy-acknowledges-everything-has-returned-to-normal-in-cancun-and-riviera-maya/2026.html • When the Clowns Went to Church   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/arts/clown-church-grimaldi-service.html • The 11 Easiest Countries To Get Citizenship In 2026 … https://share.google/0Vec1sMUvZIozZlm6 • Super-Agers’ Brains Have [……]

Nature and Critters

Chachalaca: Mexico’s Unmistakable Call

February 28, 2026 0

If you’ve lived anywhere in coastal or jungle Mexico, you know the sound – a raucous, relentless dawn chorus that slices through the humid air. That’s the chachalaca, a no-snooze jungle alarm clock. Their calls, which sound like “cha-cha-LAH-ka,” echo across the canopy in sharp, rhythmic bursts. There are several [……]

News

Tren Maya News

February 28, 2026 0

The Tren Maya has unveiled its plans for a dining car, named Janal, and with it, its own brand of beer, which will be served on all of the railway’s routes.  The date the beer will be available has not yet been announced. However, several samples were served to representatives [……]

Akumal Foodie

Los Hot Dogos de Sonora

February 28, 2026 0

Most food stories don’t involve the FBI. But sometimes — if the food is worthy enough to create such a stir — an FBI investigation might follow. In this case, I’m talking about hot dogs along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in this particular instance, the FBI was brought in and [……]

News

Commemorative World Cup Coins

February 28, 2026 0

Mexico has announced it will debut three commemorative coins leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the country’s first-ever 25-peso coin, which will be made out of pure gold. The new coins celebrate Mexico’s third time hosting the World Cup, which it previously hosted in 1970 and 1986. [……]

Culture

Great City Between Lagoons: Cobá

February 28, 2026 0

The archaeological site of Cobá ranks among the most impressive in the northern Yucatán Peninsula, which is truly saying something.  Evidence suggests the city was first settled in the late third century BCE, though it would take another few hundred years for monumental construction at Cobá to begin in earnest. [……]