A great submission from Taverna Akumal. This is a special recipe as the amatriciana sauce was born in the town of Amatrice, Italy. This is the town that was hit very hard by the recent earthquake. Spaghetti All’Amatriciana (serves 4) Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 12 oz thinly sliced guanciale [……]
MAYAN GARDEN CLUB PLANS FOR FALL AND SPRING Members of the MGC have an exciting fall and spring ahead. Here’s a preview — 15 September, 2pm we will go to Bev’s casa in Sirenis to explore the hotel vivero and party around the pool. 27 October, 3pm we will go to [……]
Brownouts occur when there is a reduction in the supply of electricity. For example, we normally have enough voltage for our needs, then all the A/Cs are cranked and oops, brownout. Or perhaps one of CFE’s cuchillos blows out and the remaining sources aren’t sufficient to handle the full demand. [……]
September 2016 Compliments of Mayan Garden Club Wasps feed their larvae with insects, so they can be beneficial to gardens by controlling insect pests and pollinating plants. However, given that wasps are aggressive and their sting can cause an allergic reaction, you may want to keep them away from certain [……]
From Marieke Brown, guiding light of the Akumal Ambulance project — The need for an ambulance in Akumal is simple: The geographic location of Akumal in relation to the nearest Red Cross delegations means that in the event of an emergency it takes the Red Cross at least 30 mins to [……]
Mayan Garden Club September Tip of the Month If you travel anywhere in the Yucatan and Riviera Maya jungle areas, you will eventually run into the Chechen tree and the nearby growing Chaca tree. The Chechen tree has black sap that seeps out of the grayish trunk , however, several [……]
Information from Kim at AkumalArtistResidency: Join us— THIS WEDNESDAY!!! 8/31 1–5 pm Open studio/Meet the Artists! Calvin Babich is a sculptor from the U.S. He will be building cairns on the ocean and will also be carving a big piece of stone he had delivered to the jungle! Emma [……]
Solar prices have come down drastically in the last decade. A system that would have once have cost you $15,000 or $20,000 might only cost $5,000 now. This solar price drop is even more apparent in our Riviera Maya. Ten years ago it was hard to find an installer for [……]
Hi, Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful summer. Due to vacations as well as the heat and humidity, we are taking a hiatus from our normal schedule of Cabinet meetings. The Vecinos board is still working on ongoing projects, and we are beginning to think [……]
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