Dear Members, We’re almost there! By the end of next week the road will be completed except for one short 50 meter stretch. This will require 20 more skids of adocreto brick, fill materials, and four weeks of hand labor. That’s it. We are trying so hard to have it [……]
An interesting season for turtles this year in July. Normally by July the Loggerheads have come ashore and laid their eggs, leaving only the Green/Blanca turtles to nest on our beaches. This year the Loggerheads are still coming in with the Green/Blancas! Having a large presence of Loggerheads is very exciting for the CEA Tortuga [……]
June’s Best Shirt was another rousing success, yet characterized by some unusual weather. The wind was fierce and sand kept getting everywhere–into the drinks, into your hair, ans sticking to exposed areas! The Cheymuil crowd even took refuge in the south part of the Beach Bar for more protection. Judges [……]
You are cordially invited to the Akumal Ambulance Fundraiser Dinner! Where: TURTLE BAY CAFE, PLAZA UKANA, AKUMAL. When: THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 2016 @ 6.30pm Why: In Mexico, the government do not provide ambulances. In the event of an emergency, the Cruz Roja Mexicana (Mexican Red Cross) is the only [……]
The Problem This election cycle in the United States is a very interesting one, to say the least. Both major party candidates have low levels of trust and under 50% approval ratings. This is leading many people to say that they will vote for the “lesser of two evils.” But [……]
A nice dessert submission from Taverna Akumal. Fried Sweet Milk Ingredients: 1 quart whole milk 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup sugar 4 eggs, beaten 2 egg yolks, beaten lemon zest breadcrumbs (Panko is good) vanilla bean Canola oil Procedure: Boil the milk, then slowly add the flour. Stir with a wooden [……]
As a throwback in honor of our legacy publication we decided to post a little piece listing all of the obscure, worthless, and appropriately under-appreciated days in August. What day should we christen International Akumal Day?! 1 National Raspberry Cream Pie Day – Created by someone who made Raspberry Cream Pies 1 [……]
The following essay is taken from Randy’s Planet with permission from the author. Take a look at this guy. Isn’t he a cutie? Especially for the most ferocious predator in the sandy beach habitat! He’s called a ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata), and if you walk the beaches of Akumal in the [……]
The History Not anymore! Back in 1938, president Lázaro Cárdenas nationalized all oil companies in Mexico. This was done to help improve wages and working conditions of oil workers and stabilize the price of oil. Workers had tried to unionize, but oil companies pushed back and rejected demands. This came to [……]
This year the Perseid meteor shower is strongest in the pre-dawn mornings of August 11 – 13. If it’s moonless, and it’s supposed to be, you may see 50 or more meteors per hour in the northern hemisphere, and about one-third as many in the southern hemisphere. The meteors will come in spurts with some down-time between. Since eyes may need [……]
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