Events
Events
Invitation: Medical Emergency Informational Meeting
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. [……]