A beauty salon has opened just across the hall from Chedraui. Lurem offers manicures, pedicures, massages, haircuts, color effects, hair treatments, makeup, facials, massages, waxing, eyebrow design, and more. Manicure prices range from 250 – 530 pesos, with many prices in between. The salon is open daily from 9 am [……]
A gluten-free alternative to starchy grains, quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), has been grown in the Andes Mountains of South America (Chile, Peru and Bolivia) for over 5,000 years. Often referred to, and used as a grain, quinoa is in fact a seed. It is from the same family as beets, chard [……]
With strong ties to some of the Peninsula’s most powerful city-states, Kulubá is believed to have ruled northeastern Yucatán with an iron fist. Its architecture suggests the city saw its first major construction boom sometime in the 3rd or 4th c. C.E, though archaeological evidence of Maya settlements in the [……]
Perk up dishes you usually prepare with seasoned butter — add a slice of garlic-parsley butter on a just-grilled burger right before serving for a rich finish; top a salmon filet with lime-herb butter to add lush citrusy overtones; sauté shrimp in ginger-curry butter; brush bleu cheese butter on grilled [……]
You don’t have to cook anything ………… just look at the pictures if you want. • Wake up your taste buds with smoky, spicy achiote Wake up your taste buds with smoky, spicy achiote (mexiconewsdaily.com) taco de cochinita pibil • Watermelon Salad Creative ingredients make for a salad [……]
CASTE WAR: PART 2 The Caste War of Yucatán began in 1847 and dragged on for decades. Tired from years of struggle, the Maya regained confidence from an unlikely source: a talking cross found deep in the jungle near a cenote. Revolutionary Jose Maria Barrera, driven from his Yucatán pueblo, led [……]
A little this & that from the media. • Artisanal embroidery from Yucatán company woos ‘Shark Tank’ investor https://yucatanmagazine.com/artisanal-embroidery-from-yucatan-company-woos-shark-tank-investor/ • Thrifty Strategies for Senior Travelers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/travel/frugal-strategies-for-senior-travelers.html • Senate considers bill to double paid vacation for Mexican workers https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/senate-bill-double-paid-vacation-workers/ • Reviving the cultivation of ‘green gold’: Mexican [……]
Turtle Stats – 28 September 2021
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ https://www.npr.org/2022/08/28/1119804026/sunday-puzzle-switcharoo On-air challenge: I’m going to give you some categories. For each one, take the last two letters, reverse them, and use those as the starting letters to name something in the category. Ex. Direction –> NORTH 1. Vitamin 2. Dutch Master 3. [……]
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