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Best Shirt, January 2016

January 31, 2016 0

And the winners of Best Shirt for January, 2016 were, wait for it ………… Dave Zucker, Wendell Day,  and Tom Baxter!!!  Why three winners, you ask–well…either snow-birds were late arriving to Akumal and Best Shirt, 2016 or there was confusion whether or not to celebrate the first day of the [……]

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Akumal Bay Emergency Staff

January 31, 2016 0

The last week of January proved how dangerous our bay can be at times and how lucky Akumal is to have a wonderful emergency team on the beach. The lifeguards and Red Cross emergency staff helped in three emergency situations in just one week. A trained staff is crucial for the [……]

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Best Shirt, December 2015

January 31, 2016 0

Better late than never!  Judges Mary Henderson,  Isabel Schober,  and Didier Jackson found Joel Fritz to be wearing the Best Shirt of December!  

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MCG Tip of the Month – Hydrogen Peroxide?

January 30, 2016 0

Using Hydrogen Peroxide in the Garden Whether your plants are in the ground, in containers, in raised beds, in a green house or in a hydroponic garden, they can benefit from hydrogen peroxide. All kinds of plants, roses, herbs, vegetables, fruit trees, shade trees, flowering plants, even your lawn can [……]

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MCG Tip of the Month – Easiest Flowers to Grow on the Riviera Maya

January 30, 2016 0

For January the Mayan Garden Club tells us about the: Easiest Flowers to Grow on the Riviera Maya BOUGAINVILLA Hundreds of iridescent colored flowers cover the bougainvillea. Varieties come in shades of red, white, pink, orange and other new variegated shades. Los Pinos has a great selection. You can see [……]

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MGC’s Out Your Back Door – Coatis

January 30, 2016 0

This month the Mayan Garden Club is adding a creative outlet for capturing some of the unique wildlife in our area. If all goes well we might see more of these in the future. This is the inaugural article “Out Your Back Door.” Coatis Coatis, also known as the coatimundi, or [……]

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La Lunita Presents New Chef & Menu

January 28, 2016 2

          This Saturday, 30 January, La Lunita will present Chef Isaac Lopera from Spain and launch his new 2016 menu.  To celebrate, La Lunita will offer a three-course menu, all items of your choice, for $500 pesos, house wine included.  Our special will be available from [……]

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Federal Zone Rights

January 19, 2016 0

What exactly is the Federal Zone?   In Mexico, the term Federal Zone refers to the strip of beach that runs the full length along all the coasts of Mexico.  It’s 20 meters wide measured from the high/low tide marks average.  Technically, the strip is called the Zona Federal Maritimo Terrestre, ZoFeMaT [……]

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Letter from the Editor!

January 12, 2016 0

What Happened? December was a month of festivities and craziness here in Akumal. Amidst it all we failed at our jobs to put out a great publication. For that we are eternally sorry and will make it up to you in future issues. You may ask yourself, “How do I know [……]

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North Akumal Crèches 2015

December 29, 2015 0

Again this season Green Eyes maintenance employees created lighted crèche displays on various properties in Akumal Norte.  The company provided figures and lights, but the employees created the scenes, often adding additional items of their own.  Judges from the community determined the winners of cash prizes, which were awarded at the [……]