News

Bits & Pieces – July 2025

June 30, 2025 0

A little this & that from the media. • Mexico’s Cuauhtémoc training ship completes first phase of repairs in New York shipyard    https://riviera-maya-news.com/mexicos-cuauhtemoc-training-ship-completes-first-phase-of-repairs-in-new-york-shipyard/2025.html • Show us your evidence: Mexico responds to U.S. Treasury accusations of financial institutions supporting drug cartels     https://riviera-maya-news.com/show-us-your-evidence-mexico-responds-to-u-s-treasury-accusations-of-financial-institutions-supporting-drug-cartels/2025.html • Sheinbaum announces decree to position Mexico as [……]

Akumal Foodie

How Mexico Revolutionized World Cuisine

May 31, 2025 0

Mexico is undoubtedly respected for birthing one of the world’s great food cultures. For example, Unesco has recognized traditional Mexican cuisine as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. However, the influence and importance of the nation’s gastronomy has yet to be properly evaluated globally. I believe this for two reasons: [……]

Events

Invitation to Composting Training

May 31, 2025 0

Dear Neighbors and Property Managers, You are warmly invited to attend a Composting Training Session, a key practice to help reduce organic waste and support a more sustainable community. 📅 Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. 📍 Location: La Buena Vida Restaurant, upstairs This training is part [……]

Culture

Can Poetry Really Stop a Train?

May 31, 2025 0

Poetry as Resistance: How a Mayan Activist is Using Spoken Word to Push Back Against Tren Maya That’s the question being explored by Pedro Uc Be – an award-winning poet, writer, and Mayan activist from Yucatán – who is using poetry not just to protest, but to awaken memory, ignite [……]

Health

Emergency Services in Mexico: Part 2

May 31, 2025 0

What to expect from Emergency Services in Mexico Unlike in the US or Canada, where paramedics might treat you extensively on-site, Mexican EMS prioritizes rapid transport over advanced care. In Mexico, paramedics assess you, stabilize if needed, and whisk you to the nearest hospital It is not a mobile ER, [……]

Culture

Tren Maya Museum Highlights Recovered Artifacts

May 31, 2025 0

Though this new museum comprises three good-sized exhibition rooms, it takes up just a fraction of Mérida’s grand Ateneo Peninsular, which is adjacent to the Cathedral and across from the Plaza Grande. It is also slated to house a cafe, shops, and other services. The gates of the MACAY — the contemporary [……]

Nature and Critters

Sky Excitement – June 2025

May 31, 2025 0

                    1 June:  Venus is at its farthest distance from the Sun in the sky and shines brightly before sunrise. 11 June:  June’s Strawberry Moon is at its most illuminated at 02:43 in Akumal.  Native American Algonquin tribes and other groups [……]

Culture

The Story of Teotihuacán

May 31, 2025 0

                                   (Mario Jasso/Cuartoscuro) In the beginning of times, when nothing was as we know it today, the gods gathered around the sun. They all took their places, say the ancient scriptures, and decided to create [……]