News

Tren Maya Announces Travel Packages

January 31, 2025 0

                      A campaign of Maya Train tourist packages has been released with the train’s first year anniversary. The national and international tourist travel packages are being offered in conjunction with Tren Maya companies. Participating companies include Mexican companies Grupo Aeroportuario, [……]

News

Hekab Be Library News

January 31, 2025 0

                                  Trivia Fundraiser coming 4 March     Click for donations →  HERE              

News

Bits & Pieces – February 2025

January 31, 2025 0

A little this & that from the media. • Xpu-Ha added to municipal Blue Flag certification list     https://riviera-maya-news.com/xpu-ha-added-to-municipal-blue-flag-certification-list/2025.html • Yucatán archaeological sites see significant price increases for foreign visitors      https://yucatanmagazine.com/yucatan-archaeological-sites-see-significant-price-increases-for-foreign-visitors/ • CFE employee impersonators jailed on accusations of extortion     https://riviera-maya-news.com/cfe-employee-impersonators-jailed-on-accusations-of-extortion/2025.html • EU-Mexico    https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/mexico/eu-mexico-agreement_en • Mérida Open [……]

Akumal Foodie

Cochinita Pibil – A Declaration of Love

January 31, 2025 0

Cochinita pibil is pork that is slow-cooked in a marinade of achiote and sour orange juice, or vinegar, along with regional spices. In Maya culture, “pib” refers to the technique of cooking underground — similar to a barbecue — using underground ovens. The Maya traditionally used this method to cook [……]

Health

NPR Puzzle: Name Game with Initials

January 31, 2025 0

The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz       https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-         5262530/sunday-puzzle-name-game-with-initials On-air challenge: I’m going to give you clues to some famous people past or present. The first two letters of each clue are the initials of the person’s name.    Ex. Western lawman  –>  Wyatt Earp Trust-busting [……]

Interesting Facts

Birth Flowers

January 31, 2025 0

Nothing to think about, just enjoy!                                       — thanks to Gabi    

Health

How Healthy Is Citrus Fruit?

January 31, 2025 0

Oranges, grapefruits and the other members of the citrus family are at their sweetest and juiciest in winter, when weather conditions are ideal for them to ripen. And they’re bursting with nutrients that support your immune system and help your body heal. Their vitamin C is worth the hype Citrus [……]

Interesting Facts

Calling All Pirates

January 31, 2025 0

Because we live on the once pirate-infested Caribbean . . . Earning the right to call yourself a pirate once meant living a rough-and-tumble life on the seas, robbing ships, and dodging naval law. However, modern swashbucklers enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have a much easier go of [……]

Events

First Friday – January 2025

January 31, 2025 0

Here are a few pics from the get-together.  If you’re free on Friday, 7 February, pop over to La Buena Vida about 5:30 for a social hour with neighbors.  

Culture

Liquid Gold: Mexico’s Coziest Soups

January 31, 2025 0

The rainy season is upon us. Gray skies break to give way to long stretches of moody storms, punctuated by ominous thunder and flashes of lightning. In just a half hour, the weather can switch dizzyingly from rays of sunshine glistening through the trees to chilly torrential downpours that leave [……]