News

Bits & Pieces – July 2020

June 30, 2020 2

                   A little this & that from the media.   • Playa sinkhole opens up a large cave beneath highway   https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/playa-sinkhole-opens-up-a-large-cave-beneath-highway/ • With no competition, Mexico wins seat on UN Security Council    https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/with-no-competition-mexico-wins-seat-on-un-security-council/ • Judge grants definitive suspension against Grupo Posadas hotel [……]

People

Women Of Akumal, 4

June 30, 2020 1

A SERIES ON WOMEN LIVING SOLO IN THE AKUMAL AREA – Part 4 A Solitary Life? Not so much! Her apartment is up a long row of concrete steps on the third floor of a brightly painted complex of several canary yellow buildings near the end of the Akumal beach [……]

News

In Memoriam: Betty McElhatten

June 30, 2020 0

In Memoriam: Long Time Akumal Visitor and Owner, Betty McElhatten Betty McElhatten, frequent visitor to Akumal, nurse, author, artist, devoted mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her home on April 1, 2020, in San Diego.  Betty is survived by her eldest son Mark of New York City, and son David, [……]

Uncategorized

Elephant in the Riviera Maya: Part 4

June 30, 2020 0

A Series On What It’s Like To Give Birth To A Mexican Elephant Part 4: A Resurrection “There are in life, two types of people” I was once told by a dear friend, “There are green-lighters and red-lighters.” Green-lighters, he explained, are people who travel through life like a car [……]

Daily&Weekly Only News

Cleanup Day in Akumal

June 18, 2020 0

Asociación de Vecinos de Akumal Norte AC   Hi Members, Administrators, and Community! On June 25 the cleaning of North Akumal will begin, in preparation to receive future tourists in Akumal Playa, Akumal Norte, and Akumal Pueblo. Obviously we want to greet our tourists with “our best foot forward”. Our cleaning committee is in charge [……]

Nature and Critters

Turtle News

June 18, 2020 0

There was nothing to stop this poor mama turtle from going into this zero-edge pool on Half Moon Bay this week – no barrier, no loungers laid on the side, nothing to let her know that there was danger ahead. We don’t know how long she was in the chlorine [……]