Akumal Foodie

Akumal Foodie: El Último Maya

April 30, 2018 0

  Reader “Catherine”  emailed the question: “Is this restaurant still recommended?”   We don’t recommend restaurants per se, but rather use the Foodie as an excuse to go out for lunch. When El Último Maya first opened, their sopa de lima was the very best in town.  The restaurant has changed hands [……]

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Mexican Talavera Ceramics

April 30, 2018 0

Talavera pottery is one of the most beautiful art forms in Mexico.  Talavera Poblana, as it is now known, has set itself aside from the Talavera pottery of Spain, which began to be produced as early as the 13th century.   This Majorca pottery, a combination of Moorish, Italian, and indigenous [……]

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And the Setting Is the Art

April 30, 2018 0

  The Guggenheim dynasty has touched Riviera Maya.  IK LAB, a new contemporary art gallery opened 20 April in Tulum.  The great-grandson of Peggy Guggenheim and Azulik resort founder Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel created a gallery with curved walls, wavy floors, and massive, circular glass windows and doors.  According to Casey Lesser [……]

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Tortuga Escondida in the Jungle

April 30, 2018 0

          “Tortuga Escondida is a center dedicated to supporting scientific studies of our unique ecosystem, offering the inspiration of paradise for artists to create in, and providing a paradigm of wellness: integrating food,  practitioners and healing arts.” Jennifer Smith of Turtle Bay Café  has fed the volunteers who [……]

Events

Mayan Garden Club News and Tip

April 23, 2018 0

The Mayan Garden Club met for lunch at Lunita in Akumal Norte in April. Paul Auteri, an area horticulturist, talked to us about growing palm trees and also the beautiful flowering plant commonly known as beach cabbage or sea lettuce. You can see it planted around Lunita and other nearby [……]

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Best of the Best, March 2018

April 1, 2018 0

The Best of the Best Event for March, 2018 once again attracted a lively crowd at the special reserved section of La Buena Vida Restaurant.  It was perfect weather as about 40 happy (and thirsty) souls showed off their finery as they vied for a win in the three categories: [……]

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What’s New Around Akumal, April 2018

March 31, 2018 3

                                    New Entrance to Akumal Bay ⇓ Hover over fotos to read captions Entry is free to residents of Q.Roo who have official government-issued ID.  [Use your INAPAM card for free entry plus [……]

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Akumal CERO Recycling Program Info

March 31, 2018 0

Asociación de Vecinos de Akumal Norte A.C. Email: [email protected] Web: Vecinos Akumal Norte Facebook Blog: North Akumal Neighbors Mexican Land Line: 984-875-9096 Mexican Cell: 984-177-5709 USA Phone: 302-526-7407 CERO RECYCLE PROGRAM Recently I met with the Director of CEA and the government representative in charge of the CERO Recycle Program. Given [……]

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Tech Tip: Want to Speed up Windows 10?

March 31, 2018 0

If you’re using Windows 10’s Power saver plan, you’re slowing down your PC. That plan reduces your PC’s performance in order to save energy. (Even desktop PCs typically have a Power saver plan.) Changing your power plan from Power saver to High performance or Balanced will give you an instant [……]

Nature and Critters

Mayan Garden Club Tip of the Month: April 2018

March 31, 2018 0

BROMELIADS   One of the best known bromeliad is the pineapple which can be grown from the top of another pineapple and has been explored by the MGC on its web site at mayangarden.club. Most people are familiar with bromeliads as being the showy flowers that can grow inside the [……]