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Costa Maya Newsletters 2013

Feb. 2013

• Editorial - Mahahual FaceBook Pride -

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya News (Xcalak too)

  • Calendar of events
  • 100% Agave closes its doors
  • Facelift in the Casitas and Puerto Costa Maya Road
  • New Glorietas
  • Casa de Cambio
  • Cruzando Fronteras (Art festival)
  • Limpieza de Mahahual (Mahahual Beach Clean- up
  • More Car Rental Options in Mahahual
  • ADO returns to Mahahual
  • Soup Kitchen
  • Dolphin discovery - available for all
  • More Restaurants opening
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • New Pictures
• Five Year Moratorium on Conch Harvesting
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • New Mayan Museum in Cancun
  • INAH introduces virtual tour of Banco Chinchorro
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

Costa Maya Newsletters 2011 - 2012

Sept 2012

• Editorial - STUFF HAPPENS and then came Ernesto

  Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya News

  • Calendar of events
  • Silent Auction Fundraiser for the kids of Mahahual
  • Combi and Bus Schedules
  • Webcam in Mahahual - Changes due to Ernesto
  • Ernesto Report - photos, video and info
  • Jats'a ja review
  • Results of Jats'a ja photo contest
  • Upcoming Lionfish Tournament
  • Disposing of small batteries in Mahahual
  • Elementary school End of year graduation ceremony
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • New Fishing Tour to Chinchorro - Banco Chincorro Sport Adventure
  • New Handicapped accessable room
  • SpearFishing Costa Maya
• Floating trash and the color blue. . . (from Jim Conrad)
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • Cancun finally gets a real museum
  • MEGA Bridge from Chetumal to the Costa Maya
  • Chetumal development announcements
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

June 2012

• Editorial - The Year of the Tabano (catcher)?

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya News (Xcalak too)

  • Calendar of events
  • Rental car pickup in Mahahual (repeat)
  • 2012 fishing tournaments
  • Medical Clinic in Mahahual
  • Mahahualenas Updates
  • Jats' a Ja - 5th annual festival of events and Photography contest rules
  • Mahahual LIVE! (WebCam)
  • Hard Rock Cafe and Senor Frog's close their doors
• Links worth Clicking on (more of them)
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • New Homes Available for vacation rentals
  • Extreme Sport Spear fishing at MBG
  • MBG in the news
• The Milpa - and it's importance to the Mayan Way of Life
• Why you should have a Mexican will (Repeat)
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • Time Zone Change in Quintana Roo
  • Chetumal Airport - Aeromexico flights started in May
  • Ferry Terminal to Progresso - more information needed from travelers
  • Guest Review of Comfort Inn by the Cancun Airport
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

March 2012

• Editorial - Sargasso - seaweed on the shores of Costa Maya
• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya News (Xcalak too)

  • Calendar of events
  • Finally rental car pickup in Mahahual
  • 2012 fishing tournaments announced
  • New Medical Clinic in Mahahual
  • Phase 3 of the Malecon Improvements Continue
  • Dentist in Mahahual
  • Result of the Beach Cleanup in Mahahual
  • Mahahualenas News items
• Links worth Clicking on
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • New Homes Available
  • Bird Aviary
  • Tolán Yoga clinic in the Sian Ka'an
  • Extreme Sport Spear fishing at MBG
  • MBG in the News
• What are those little round fruits?: Backyardnature.net written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Messages from the US Consulate
• Goddess Mayajuel - Source of the name Mahahual?-
• Why you should have a Mexican will
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • New Shopping Center in Chetumal
  • Recycling
  • Planetarium in Chetumal
  • Chetumal Airport
  • Review: Hotel/Restaurant Faisan y Venado en Carrillo Puerto
  • Legal Loophole Allows Gay marriage in Quintana Roo
  • Airport in Tulum still on hold
• News from Xcalak Polly

January 2012

• Editorial - Looking Towards 2012 - Where Will You Be?

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya News (Xcalak too)

  • Calendar of events
  • ADO Abandons Mahahual - The Rise of the Combis
  • 189 Cruise ships Expected in 2012
  • Recycling Workshops at national Beach Club
  • Free Eye Clinic
  • Phase 3 of the Malecon Improvements Continue
  • Spay and neuter Clinic January. 22 and 23, 2012
  • Complaint Filed by the Businesses of Mahahual Against the Port
  • Mahahualenas News items
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • New Homes Available
  • Bird Aviary
  • Tolán Yoga clinic in the Sian Ka'an
  • Extreme Sport Spear fishing at MBG
• What's that Bird?: Backyardnature.net written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Worried about driving to Mexico? Ship Your Vehicle
• Law for the protection of animals in the state of Quintana Roo
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • New Shopping Center in Chetumal
  • Recycling
  • Planetarium in Chetumal
  • Chetumal Airport
  • Review: Hotel/Restaurant Faisan y Venado en Carrillo Puerto
  • Legal Loophole Allows Gay marriage in Quintana Roo
  • Airport in Tulum still on hold
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

Oct. 2011

• Editorial -Hurricane Rina Report

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates (Xcalak too)

  • Calendar of Mahahual events
  • Spay and neuter Clinic round 2 Nov 19
  • Chinchorro on list for potential World Heritage site.
  • Mahahualaneans are back
  • Senior Frogs official opening on the Malecon Sept 21
  • Electricity news - (new info)
  • Sad Farewell to Bill Hayes
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • Guest Photo of the month
  • Photos of new rooms
  • Fond Farewell to resident Naturalist, Jim Conrad at Mayan Beach Garden
  • Extreme sport Spear fishing at MBG
• Ghost Crabs, from Backyardnature.net written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Culture Shock in Mahahual
• Is Mexico Safe?
• Picture of the month
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • Planetarium in Chetumal
  • Riviera Maya Jazz Festival
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

Sept 2011

• Editorial - Mexican Caribbean - Why we love it.

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates

  • Calendar of Mahahual events
  • Miss Earth Mexico contest
  • President Calderón's secret visit to Costa Maya- review from XTC dive center in Xcalak
  • Spay and neuter Clinic (finally)
  • Jatsa'-ja' review
  • Electricity news - (repeat)
  • International Beach Clean-up day - postponed in Mahahual until November
  • News from Mahahualaneans
  • New Businesses in Mahahual
• Mayan Beach Garden -
  • Mayan Beach Garden closing in Sept for two weeks
  • Monday night Football at the Wrack
  • Resident Naturalist, Jim Conrad at Mayan Beach Garden
  • Extreme sport Spear fishing at MBG.
• Sand Wasps - excerpt from Backyardnature.net written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Brilliant use of recycled plastic - I didn't know a Plastic bottle could do that!
• Book Review: What Did I See - Natural wonders of the Caribbean
• Explanation of the relationship between Cenotes and the Coastal Reef
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • ADO Bus announced from Belize to Merida and Cancun
  • Tampa to Progresso Ferry news
  • Dragon mart in Cancun - announced
  • Riviera Maya Airport News
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Smiles in Xcalak
• Calderón's 3 tank dive with XTC in June 2011
• Chachalaca behavior
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

June 2011

• Editorial - News That's Too Good to Be True

• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates

  • Upcoming events
  • President Calderon secret visit to Mahahual?
  • Recycling Wednesdays
  • Jat-sa' ja
  • Electricity news - Rio Indio to Placer
  • Bypass road and continuation of Malecon
• Mayan Beach Garden - Always something new. . .
  • Mayan Beach Garden closes in June for some upgrades
  • 4th of July party at Mayan Beach Garden - all are invited (it's FREE!)
  • Resident Naturalist, Jim Conrad at Mayan Beach Garden
  • Men's 12 step retreat at MBG - Nov. 9-13th featuring Dan Griffin
  • Extreme sport Spear fishing at MBG.
• Costa Maya Villas latest pictures More updated pictures
• Agouti - excerpt from Backyardnature written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Quintana Roo / Yucatan Peninsula news

  • Another Hotel opens close to the Cancun airport
  • Playa bridge finally finished
  • Fires in Yucatan Peninsula
  • Proposed train from Cancun to Chetumal
  • New Airport proposed in Chetumal
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Guest Writer Keith Turner. . . If a Butterfly flaps its wings. . .
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

May 2011

• Editorial - Semana Santa - Joyful weekend

  Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates

  • Upcoming events
  • Hyperbolic chamber groundbreaking in Mahahual
  • Cast Aways Book Store opens in Mahahual
  • Lionfish tournament recap
• Quintana Roo/Yucatan News
• Mayan Beach Garden - Always something new. . .
  • Growing a hamburger bean in Canada (MBG customer does it!)
  • Resident Naturalist, Jim Conrad arrives at Mayan Beach Garden
  • New Stand-up surfboards
  • New menus get rave reviews - Meet Faviola
• Costa Maya Villas latest pictures More updated pictures
• BackyardNature Newsletter excerpt - written from Mayan Beach Garden Inn
• Spanish - Verb of the Month "Dar"
• Quintana Roo / Yucantan Penninsula news

  • Fires in Yucatan Penninsula
  • Proposed train from Cancun to Chetumal
  • Ferry from Tampa to Progresso to make a comeback?
  • Bacalar Municipio Boundaries announced
• US Consulate services
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds
• Guest writers welcome (of any type)

March/April 2011

• Editorial - World bank comes to Little Mahahual
• Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates
  • Upcoming events
  • Mahahualaneans' news
  • Police booth in the casitas
  • Electrical Power in Rio Indio
  • Mahahual Promotions - billboards in large cities
  • Tourist Information Booth
  • New Pastor in Mahahual
• Mayan Beach Garden - Always something new. . .
  • Jim Conrad brings Nature meditation sessions to Mayan Beach Garden
  • New Stand-up paddle/surfboards
  • New menus get rave reviews - Meet Faviola
  • Armoires in the rooms (we listened to your comments)
• Costa Maya Villas latest pictures (landscaping begins) Spanish (or why I can't understand what you are saying even when I understand the words)
• Good reference web sites for Costa Maya
• Quintana Roo news
  • Bacalar Municipio Boundaries announced
  • New Signs for highways
  • Spring Equinox at Chichen Itza and Dzibalchaltun
• Travel News and Tips -
  • Playa del Carmen bridges nearing completion
• News from Xcalak Polly
• Classified Adds

January/February/febrero 2011

• Editorial - New Year 2011

  Mahahual/Majahual - Costa Maya updates

  • Upcoming Mahahual events
  • Senior Frogs building swim up bar in Mahahual
  • News From Mahahualaneas
  • Bus Schedule change again
  • Immigration - Do it yourself FM3
  • Mayan Beach Garden introduces Bartenders Trish and Bill at "THE WRACK"
  • Costa Maya Villas take off (latest pictures)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe - Whitney Chaled
  • Fond Farewell
  • Tulum Airport update
  • Travel News and Tips -
  • • Playa del Carmen bridges nearing completion
  • Kathe's Chetumal Tidbits
  • Cruise ship news
  • News from Xcalak Polly
  • Classified Adds
  • Guest writers welcome (of any type)

ARCHIVED NEWSLETTERS 2004 - 2010

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Last updated: 11-Feb-2013

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