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Playa del Carmen Construction Update - November 2008

The high season for vacation rentals is nearly upon us and several developers are putting the finishing touches on their projects while some seem to be a bit behind. This entry should be of as much interest to those of you who have booked one of these Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:00 PM by Rob Kinnon | 11 Comments

Construction Update - September 2008

In anticipation of high season and the promised delivery dates of many projects, builders have been kicking it into overdrive to meet their deadlines. Lots of progress to show in this photo report. As always, click on the name of the project to see even Read More...
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 8:04 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Ak Lu’um International School Opens Their New Jungle Campus in Playa del Carmen!

After a very successful second year in their temporary Campestre home, Ak Lu’um International School inaugurated their beautiful new and permanent jungle campus with a well attended Open House. A small ceremony of was performed to give thanks and Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:46 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Casa Kinnon - Good News and Bad News

Good news - The plans and drawing for the house are moving along splendidly and we are really pleased with our architect. He has strong opinions but is still open to our crazy ideas and doesn't mind sketching and re-sketching as we go along. We still Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 7:02 AM by Rob Kinnon | 8 Comments

Taninah

In our efforts to design our own home we have been doing a fair bit of investigating. Much of this time has been spent visiting other homes in the area such as those being built in Sac Be and checking out what building materials and methods have been Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Casa Kinnon - Ideas and Drawings

We have been working with our architect, Carlos Alamillo, for a few weeks now, going back and forth with ideas, looking at sketches and researching ideas for a "green" house. In contrast to the homes that we visited in SacBe , most of the "eco Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 8:26 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

A Home of Our Own - Building in Playa del Carmen

Well, after almost four years living in Playa del Carmen, we are finally making plans to build a home of our own. We have selected the lot, a nice 831 square meter parcel backing up to the jungle in an area west of 307 called The Campestre. We have hired Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 8:26 AM by Rob Kinnon | 9 Comments