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Akumal Arts Festival: List of Artists 2019
Akumal Arts Festival & Residency 2019 Artists Confirmed Hey, AkumalNow readers, check out this list of the artists (and their origins) who are coming to participate in the festival this year. A welcoming word to a few or all would be a lovely gesture. Abby Pressberg USA https://www.instagram.com/abbypressbergart/ Adriana Delfin [……]
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-from the Akumal Arts Festival Organizers
Buenas Tardes, Friends and Family of Akumal! Wanted to share some of the fabulous news on the upcoming Akumal Arts Festival! The Akumal Arts Festival (November 08, 09, 10) is a community based, global initiative. The vision is to bring a fiesta of art and activism to Akumal Pueblo [……]
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Canadian Thanksgiving – 14 October 2019
Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been celebrated on the second Monday of October since 1957. The first official Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1859. But the very first Thanksgiving in the new world dates to 1578, when English explorer Sir Martin Frobisher and his crew sat down to dine in Newfoundland. [……]
Nature and Critters
Eco-Mosquito Prevention
According to Santa Teresita resident Jane Fetter, making mosquito repellent for use on one’s personal body is a snap. The composition is half essential oils and half vodka. The essential oils ratio is 6 parts citronella, 1 part peppermint, 2 parts lemongrass, and 1 part cinnamon. That makes up half your [……]
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Tao Wellness Center, Akumal
We’re hearing interesting things about Tao Wellness Center, located just down the highway. Phone 984 875 7200 for info. Grand Opening of the Satyarūpā Yoga Center is in progress. Schedule below. [……]
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Bits & Pieces – October 2019
A little this & that from the media. Yucatán capital named North America’s second safest city https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/north-americas-second-safest-city/ 30 Nobel Peace Prize winners confirmed for Mérida summit https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/30-nobel-peace-prize-winners-confirmed-for-merida-summit/ Playa del Carmen’s BiciPlaya program set to launch https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/playa-del-carmens-biciplaya-program-set-to-launch/2019.html A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs [……]
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Mayan Garden Club October Field Trip
THE MAYAN EXPLORATION AND GARDEN CLUB IS BACK After a break from the heat and other elements, we have returned just in time for the new arrivals. Get out your safari clothes and cameras. This year we will have our social meetings plus explore the world around us. Our [……]
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Akumal Bedfellows
Things I Don’t Want To Find In My Bed Written and photos by Brenda L Calnan (recent resident to the Akumal area) I cannot say I am terrified of all creepy-crawly things, but I am afraid of creepy-crawlies in the jungle. I moved from a place free of most, but [……]