Health

Is This Vegetable Healthier Raw or Cooked?

November 30, 2022 0

You may have heard the phrase, “When you cook it, you kill it.”   Emily Ho, a professor of nutrition and director of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, says that while it’s true that certain cooking methods can change the amount of nutrients you get from many vegetables, [……]

Events

Holiday Decorations Sale at Hekab Be Library

November 26, 2022 0

The kids have been hard at work making a variety of holiday decorations. And we will sell them on Tuesday, November 29th at 4pm.  Children will set up their own little tiendas to sell their creative works. They’ll also be performing a demonstration of roller skating and bicycling for everyone. [……]

Events

Tequilaville Holiday Fiesta

November 26, 2022 0

Hi Everyone, With 28 days until Christmas Eve morning, there’s a long way to go for Gilly at Tequilaville to help Santa give presents to over 600 children.  On Christmas Eve morning, children from the Pueblo line up to see Santa, receive a gift and sweets, and enjoy the clowns [……]

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Keeping It Akumal! Update

November 22, 2022 0

February 7th-Fundraiser News Nancy and her group of volunteers are working hard on the fundraiser for “Keeping It Akumal”. Exciting news!! Rockumal has agreed to play for the Fundraiser from 6 pm to 8 pm.  It you love rock and roll, you’ll love this band.! They’ll have T-shirts, hats, bags [……]

Culture

International Festival of Lights Returns to Yucatán

November 17, 2022 0

The event  will commence in the Yucatán capital on Nov. 24 for a four-night run. The festival will then move to Valladolid for another four nights of light art from Dec. 1 before concluding with a three-night program in Tekax, a small city in Yucatán’s southwestern corner. Festival-goers can expect [……]

News

Help Our Library!

November 17, 2022 0

#GivingTuesday is almost here!               Tuesday, November 29th is #GivingTuesday, the Global Day of Giving. As part of our #GivingTuesday fundraising effort, our goal is to raise enough funds that day to cover 50% of our 2023 Expenses. Historically, Hekab Be Biblioteca & Activity [……]

Events

Keeping It Akumal – Save the Date!

November 3, 2022 0

After your first trip to Akumal, what made you want to return?  Was it the beach?   Seeing for the first time a huge turtle while snorkeling?  A romantic dinner on a  full moon night on the edge of Half Moon Bay? Or was it walking around your favorite bar meeting [……]

Culture

Day of the Dead – 1 November

October 31, 2022 0

Sweet treats for Día de Muertos     Colorful, fun and somewhat creepy, brightly decorated sugar skulls (calaveritas) are an integral part of Day of the Dead celebrations. Sugar Skulls (Calaveritas) To make the skulls: 3 cups granulated sugar The white of 1 large egg In a bowl, combine sugar [……]

News

Hekab Be Bazaar – 3 December 2022

October 31, 2022 0

Many of you are quite generous with donations of a wide variety of items. Some of those items are used at the library; some are donated to families most in need.  This still leaves plenty of items that are sold at the bi-annual Bazaars.   The next Bazaar is planned for [……]