A Resource For Expat Lifestyles in Mexico
Sac-Be is a local resource website founded in Akumal, Mexico about 15 minutes north of Tulum up hwy 307. Sac-Be has expanded over the years and their adventures from Akumal have lead to insightful discoveries. more treasures and resources that encompass the larger Yucatan region. On Sac-Be you will find information on current events in Akumal, [...]
We Came to Tulum for the Beaches, But the food Keeps Us Happy! We started out like many Americans do I suppose when they venture to Mexico for the first time, we stayed at an “all-inclusive resort” on Cozumel based on a tip from a friend. It wasn’t anything fancy by today’s opulent luxury standards, but the [...]
I want to share an excerpt from an email I recently received from International Living about Tulum. I happen to live in Tulum and I can attest the little beach town on Mexico’s Caribbean is booming. My wife and I have lived in Tulum full-time since 2008 and have seen a lot of changes since. [...]
Tulum is One of a Kind! Average Lifestyle Rating: B (range C+ to A+)Tulum is a world apart from Cancun and Playa del Carmen, but it is marching on the “path of progress” and change is in the air. In 2004, the road to Tulum from Akumal (20 miles north) was dirt and rough. In 2010, they [...]
The Sleepy Island is Waking up To Tourists and Cruise Ships Average Lifestyle Rating: B+ (range B- to A+) How does living on an island in the Caribbean Ocean sound? Exotic, glamorous, stress-free, infrastructure-deprived? Isla de Cozumel, off the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula 20 kilometers southeast from Playa del Carmen, may just fit the [...]
Overgrown with tropical forest, Coba (pronounced coh-ba), the great city that once dominated ancient Mayan society in northern Yucatan is almost forgotten, aside from a gentle stream of explorers flowing through each year. Some, expecting a restored metropolis on par with neighboring Chichen Itza are disappointed by its eroded temples with fading facades. Others, however, [...]
Average Lifestyle Rating: B+ (range – B- to A+) Cancun’s Quiet Neighbor to the South is a Bustling Seaside City Now. Playa del Carmen, only 25 miles south of Cancun, is a universe away in atmosphere. The beautiful, all-star beaches start in this area of the Yucatan coast. Hotels in Playa del Carmen range from thatch-roof [...]
In peaceful slumber, on the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, is the Sian Ka’an (see-an CAAN) Biosphere Reserve. Over 500,000 hectares of tropical forest, wetlands and coastal dunes, its remarkable biodiversity includes jaguar, howler monkey, and even the American flamingo. Its eastern region expands across the Caribbean Sea, where it shelters a section of [...]
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