Nature and Critters

Chachalaca: Mexico’s Unmistakable Call

February 28, 2026 0

If you’ve lived anywhere in coastal or jungle Mexico, you know the sound – a raucous, relentless dawn chorus that slices through the humid air. That’s the chachalaca, a no-snooze jungle alarm clock. Their calls, which sound like “cha-cha-LAH-ka,” echo across the canopy in sharp, rhythmic bursts. There are several [……]

News

Tren Maya News

February 28, 2026 0

The Tren Maya has unveiled its plans for a dining car, named Janal, and with it, its own brand of beer, which will be served on all of the railway’s routes.  The date the beer will be available has not yet been announced. However, several samples were served to representatives [……]

Akumal Foodie

Los Hot Dogos de Sonora

February 28, 2026 0

Most food stories don’t involve the FBI. But sometimes — if the food is worthy enough to create such a stir — an FBI investigation might follow. In this case, I’m talking about hot dogs along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in this particular instance, the FBI was brought in and [……]

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Commemorative World Cup Coins

February 28, 2026 0

Mexico has announced it will debut three commemorative coins leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the country’s first-ever 25-peso coin, which will be made out of pure gold. The new coins celebrate Mexico’s third time hosting the World Cup, which it previously hosted in 1970 and 1986. [……]

Culture

Great City Between Lagoons: Cobá

February 28, 2026 0

The archaeological site of Cobá ranks among the most impressive in the northern Yucatán Peninsula, which is truly saying something.  Evidence suggests the city was first settled in the late third century BCE, though it would take another few hundred years for monumental construction at Cobá to begin in earnest. [……]

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How to Obtain Your REC

February 28, 2026 0

I had a banner day the other day.  Not only did I obtain my RFC, but the electronic signature as well! I went to the SAT office in Tulum, which is located right next to where you get the placas for your car.  I found that the Tulum SAT office [……]

Health

Sunday Puzzle: Pet Theory

February 28, 2026 0

The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz                                                                  https://www.npr.org/2026/01/11/g-s1-104903/sunday-puzzle Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name [……]

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Cover Those Ground-Floor Windows!

February 28, 2026 0

Check out several ideas for getting a little privacy in the evening while enjoying your ocean view windows during the day— Inexpensive, a cinch to install, and no maintenance? Yes, please. Privacy film quickly adheres to glass and will last a long while.  It allows the sun to shine in [……]

Events

It’s Always Something :)

February 28, 2026 0

Akumal, Q.R. — Police were sent for by Akumal residents around 8:00 p.m. Thursday night after seeing a man high up on a CFE pole. The man entered a substation of the the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) where he was seen sitting on a support beam between two poles. Civil [……]