If you have a few minutes to spare, open the link to the current NYT editing quiz. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/26/insider/copy-edit-this-17.html
Let’s begin with the rest of the news . . . Mexico wins gold and silver at Central American-Caribbean math olympiad https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-wins-gold-and-silver-at-math-olympiad/ Politics blamed as fewer U.S. tourists visit Yucatan Peninsula https://yucatanexpatlife.com/politics-blamed-as-fewer-u-s-tourists-visit-yucatan-peninsula/ Quintana Roo signs multi-destination tourism deal with Cuba https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/quintana-roo-signs-multi-destination-tourism-deal-with-cuba/2019.html Yucatan study shows how [……]
From Jennifer y Bartley Smith at Turtle Bay Café & Bakery: Next month construction will start on the interactive art park with a water play fountain for kids in the empty lot across from the park. We just had the inauguration of the Cooking Classroom at the TeleSecondary School where [……]
AkumalNow sends a big thank you from the Committee on Street Names to all of those who made suggestions. The committee will turn over its report to the leadership of Vecinos de Akumal Norte; and, in turn, Vecinos will submit this list to the government of Tulum who has the [……]
How delightful to see old friends and meet new ones at the Best of the Best, May 2019 event held at La Buena Vida (LBV) Restaurant the first Friday of May. The restaurant seated us again in the breezy upstairs section; and, as always, the waiters kept our libations in [……]
AkumalNow is experiencing some techno-probs. Since the equipment is down, staff decided to take a mini-break as well. We’ll be back as soon as possible.
May is here and so are the mommas!! The CEA’s 2019 Akumal Turtle Camp welcomes a new Beach Operations Coordinator, Maribel Escobedo. Maribel is a Wildlife Veterinarian , has her Masters Degree from UNAM, had been collaborating with Rehabilitation and Rescue Turtle Centers around the world, has been doing research [……]
What a busy time April is for Akumal, and equally so for the Best of the Best-April 2019 event. Once again, we met upstairs at La Buena Vida on the first Friday of the month and had over 40 people joining in the competition for best shirt, best sandals, and [……]
Well, the people have spoken! Following is a list of street name suggested by readers of AkumalNow. The committee requested that we have more suggestions, though it favored Camino YalKu for the name of our main road. Other suggestions for the six side roads were [……]
Animal and Bird Deterrents for Your Garden Do you have some pesky animals (or even your own pets) that you need to keep out of your gardens? Deter cats, dogs, and other animals from doing their business in your vegetable or flower garden by spreading a mixture of coffee [……]