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What’s a Colectivo?

June 12, 2015 2

Getting around on the cheap If you have spent any time outside of Akumal, you’ve probably seen these white minivans speeding – emphasis on speeding – up and down the freeway. They drive like mad-men, stop frequently and abruptly, and sometimes have doors that look like they are about to fall off. [……]

Nature and Critters

Turtle Nesting Stats & Update

June 7, 2015 1

Turtle Season 2015 is off to a great start!  The CEA Tortuga Team 2015 is out on the beaches day and night to ensure a safe and welcome area for the turtles to successfully nest. We as guests in their home – “Akumal-Place of Turtles” – need to ensure we  follow the [……]

Yoga en Akumal
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Yoga En Akumal

June 7, 2015 0

The Yoga en Akumal studio has more than 20 years of tradition and prestige and  is considered an emblematic part of the Akumal community. Our warm, light, and prana-filled space is home to a community of practitioners, as well as a welcome addition to many visitors’ holiday experience. About the practice… Yoga [……]

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Comings & Goings

June 1, 2015 0

There are still plenty of comings & goings around town —   Bente Palmer returned to The Reef for a visit Nance Walker  and friend Sue returned to Seven Seas Debby Entwistle was at home in Casa Cielo Nancy Poor and friends and family spent some time in Casa Romero Dave Zucker and Dan [……]

Nature and Critters

Enforcing the ZRPA

June 1, 2015 0

  “No Take” means No Take! Enforcing the ZRPA   Since the waters of Akumal area were declared a Zona De Refugio Pesquero on April 13, 2015, Program Coordinator of the Coastal Management Program at Centro Ecologico Akumal, Miguel Angel Lozano Huguenin has been working behind the scenes to ensure the [……]

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Aku-Ha, New Bottled Water Company

June 1, 2015 0

You may have noticed a new water label in town – one showcasing a  cleverly designed logo.  Aku-Ha(Aku for Akumal and Ha for water in Maya) is a new purified water business based in Akumal Pueblo. Two very well-known local faces, Nostradamus Perez and Edgar Yanez, have taken their expertise, knowledge [……]

Nature and Critters

Mayan Garden Club Tip of the Month

June 1, 2015 0

Free Fertilizer and Mulch right outside your front door! Don’t complain about how it looks, harvest it! Mayan Garden club tip of the month— Information From NOAA : National Ocean Service Did you know that the sargassum (sea weed) on the beach is really good fertilizer for your plants? Just [……]

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Clausurado!

June 1, 2015 0

The current hot topic in the area is the epidemic of Clausurado signs showing up on properties. May articles in Por Esto newspaper reported that Tulum tax authorities placed clausurado signs on more than 50 residences in Punta Solimán. These residences were discovered by checking the friendly internet booking sites, then comparing [……]

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FYI x 2

June 1, 2015 1

             Sunday,  7 June   Mexican Legislative Election 2015 The 2015 election in Mexico is for 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as local elections in 17 States. Here’s the thing:  Mexico has a  “dry law” which dates back to the 1910 Revolution and states that alcohol sales are [……]