Events
Nature and Critters
Turtle Season Checklist
When turtle season begins, we shift into our quiet, dim, clutter-free mode. Also, take measures to insure that turtles can’t take a moonlight dip in your pool!
Tourist FYI
Cozumel’s Far Side
Cozumel’s tourist side can’t compare with the far side. When you arrive in Cozumel, either by ferry from Playa del Carmen or cruise ship, you will be right in the middle of the tourist zone. So rent a car, scooter, or bicycle and get the heck out of the docking [……]
People
Harambee Arts
Many of you remember Gloria Simoneaux who owned at The Reef for many years. Gloria is the creator and guiding spirit of Harambee Arts, a San Francisco Woman of the Year, and tireless worker for people who have been thrown away by their communities. The following is a fundraiser letter [……]
News
Bits & Pieces – April 2023
A little this & that from the media. • The Best Power Outage Tools and Supplies https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/tools-for-a-power-outage/ • Experts sound alarm about water scarcity in Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/experts-concern-water-scarcity-mexico/ • New Palacio Cantón exhibit features extraordinary Maya artifacts https://yucatanmagazine.com/new-palacio-canton-exhibit-features-extraordinary-maya-artifacts/ • Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza. Here’s What He [……]
Culture
Mitla, the ‘New’ Ancient Capital of the Zapotec
For reasons that are still not completely understood, the Zapotec began to abandon their ancient and exceptionally well-defended capital of Monte Alban sometime in the 1st century CE. Sometime soon after abandoning their great capital, the Zapotec began construction of a new settlement we today call by its Nahuatl name, Mitla, [……]
Health
Best At-Home Back Workouts
How it works: Three or four days a week, do 1 set of each of these at-home back workout exercises for a complete back workout at home. Take little to no rest in between moves. After the last exercise, rest 1 to 2 minutes and repeat the full circuit 2 more [……]
Akumal Foodie
Magical, Maya Hot Chocolate
Maya hot chocolate is an ancient, sacred, savory, spicey drink dense with raw cacao, cinnamon, vanilla and other warm-you-up spices. The scientific name of its main ingredient Theobroma Cacao means “food of the gods” and there are reasons for its high elevation in the ancient Maya world. This savory superfood is [……]
Uncategorized
NPR Puzzle: Animal Additions
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ https://www.npr.org/2023/01/29/1152327438/sunday-puzzle-animal-additions On air challenge: If you add two letters to GOAT and rearrange the result, you get another animal, AGOUTI — a tropical rodent. I’m going to name some other animals. For each one add two letters and scramble to name another animal. [……]
News
In Memoriam: David Barron
Sad to say David died Sunday. He and wife Tandy, long-time owners in La Mirage, were driving back to Canada when his death occurred. David was a great lover of the arts and provided moral support to Tandy, who recently resigned as Vecinos treasurer.