Nature and Critters

We aren’t all marine biologists, but we can play a part each turtle nesting season.  It’s easy – all we have to do is ♦ Use colored bulbs to light buildings ♦ Pull  beach-facing drapes ♦ Move beach chairs up close to the building ♦ Prevent access to swimming pools [……]

                   

Turtle season reminders: — No white lights near beach — Keep noise to minimum in the evening — Move beach chairs off the beach at night                

The conservation of nesting sites on beaches in Quintana Roo plays an important role in preserving the numbers of this endangered species. (Isabel Mateos/Cuartoscuro) The State Committee for the Protection, Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles in Quintana Roo met in Tulum’s Bahia Principe hotel to plan conservation activities for the [……]

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!

  Geographers Richard Rhoda and Tony Burton divide Mexico into five major land-based ecosystems which can all be found within the state of Jalisco!         ♦ A drive only 90 minutes northeast of Guadalajara will take you straight into the heart of Los Altos de Jalisco, a [……]

From the top of the great pyramid of the ancient Maya city of Calakmul in the southern Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, you can see all the way to Guatemala.  Calakmul was once one of the largest and most powerful cities of the Maya world, but now it stands in ruins, [……]