Air travel used to be a fancy occasion with comfortable seats and dapper dress, but those days are long gone. Modern airports are exhausting, plane seats are tiny, and the journey is rarely fun. But there are ways we can make flights a little more bearable for those around us [……]
A little this & that from the media • Google to change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, but only in US https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/google-gulf-of-mexico/ • Grupo Bimbo Expands Rainwater Harvesting Program in Schools https://mexicobusiness.news/agribusiness/news/grupo-bimbo-expands-rainwater-harvesting-program-schools • Sheinbaum unveils upgrade plan for highways across Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/highway-upgrade/ • Quintana Roo tightens penalties [……]
Mérida’s regional anthropology museum, better known as El Palacio Cantón, recently unveiled an exhibit highlighting the importance of trade routes along rivers and coastlines in the Maya world. One of the most unique artifacts on display is an ancient wooden canoe. Though relatively small, it is one of the few [……]
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The Weekly Quiz from NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/2025-02-16/sunday-puzzle-p-e-class On-air challenge: Today’s puzzle is called “P.E. Class.” Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the initials are P.E. Ex. Breakfast item sometimes served on toast —> POACHED EGG 1. Medical checkup that’s often done annually [……]
The 11th edition of the Rally Maya Mexico (RMM 11) will have a five-stage route, which will cross some of the most emblematic destinations of the Yucatan Peninsula in 2025. The competition will feature different activities such as the elegance contest, a golf tournament, and the paella festival, designed to [……]
Tuesday, 4 March is the big day for trivia peeps and for Hekab Be Library. The contest is total fun and the library benefits — last year we wee able to donate over $24’000 mx! Did I mention free pizza . . .?! This year we’d like to top that. [……]
Saturday, Feb. 1: Crescent Moon And Venus In Conjunction A brightening 14%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible in the west sky just after sunset, and shining just a couple of degrees from bright Venus. You can watch them sink together in darkness about three hours after sunset. Look at [……]
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