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Hekab Be Library News
Trivia Fundraiser coming 4 March Click for donations → HERE
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Bits & Pieces – February 2025
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
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
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
Nothing to think about, just enjoy! — thanks to Gabi
Health
How Healthy Is Citrus Fruit?
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
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
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
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 [……]
Daily&Weekly Only News
Nibble It, Sip It – Buy It!
WHAT: Silent Auction to benefit Vecinos projects WHEN: Thursday, January 30, 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Lol-Ha Restaurant dining room Admission donation is $1,000 pesos or $50 Tickets are available at the door or by clicking here . If you won’t be in Akumal and would still like to support the event, [……]