I’ve been tagging a lot of posts lately under the category of ‘eco-friendly’ – and just posted something this week on Mayakoba (located in Riviera Maya) winning another green award for it’s exemplary sustainable actions. In thinking about the heart…
Category: Culture
Students Honored at First Annual Youth & Innovation Awards Tijuana Inovadora
On Saturday, December 8, 2011, approximately 200 people gathered to honor art students from different schools and centers at the First Annual Youth & Innovation Awards Tijuana Inovadora 2011 at CECUT – (Centro Cultural Tijuana). Supported by an alliance of top-level…
Images of Mexico Earn Louis Montrose Travel Photographer of the Year Award
Congratulations to Louis Montrose from California for winning Travel Photographer of the Year Award for his images of the Day of the Dead festival in Oaxaca, Mexico (as well as for a painted village in Burkino Faso.) Photographers from 90 different countries…
Giving Thanks in San Cristóbal
Guest blogger and photographer, Michael S. Lewis, shares his experience from a recent visit to San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. By Michael S. Lewis If you have the good fortune, like us, to return to your favorite places again and…
Mexico Tops the Lists for 2012 Travel
The country of Mexico is topping many travel lists for 2012. As a voracious headline news reader, I always keep my eye on Mexico. And in the last month or so, I’ve been really happy (and relieved) to see some…
Ak Lu’um International School’s 2nd Annual Eco-Reto Fair, Playa del Carmen
The 2nd annual Eco Reto 2011 is a unique eco challenge where families are invited to build the greenest and most original toy or game. Ak Lu’um International School is preparing its jungle campus to receive environmentalists, government representatives and…