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12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Society of Akumal´s Vital Ecology A.C. (SAVE)

The Society of Akumal´s Vital Ecology (SAVE) is a grass roots not-for-profit organization created in 1998 to protect the fragile and most valuable natural resources in central Quintana Roo, Mexico. Akumal, in particular, offers to the world a delicate and unique interconnected ecosystem, containing a fresh water filled cave systems gently flowing to the sea, a thriving coastal mangrove, the sandy beach bluff, and most important of all, the Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest reef system in the world. Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 22, 2012 5:18 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Hacienda Tres Rios Hosts Permaculture Conference

Recently, my pal Mitch and I enrolled in an interesting conference to be held over a weekend at the nearby Hacienda Tres Rios Resort . Having had the good fortune to be a guest at the resort for previous events, I had a feeling that this would be an interesting Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:48 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Building in Mexico - Mitch and Sev - Part 3

I was super curious about how the dry cenote was looking now that it had been opened up a bit, so Mitch and I took a trip down to the job site. A few decisions needed to be made about the retaining wall for the cenote stairs and the "jumping platform" Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:34 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

What Lies Beneath.....

So, I though you all might like to see what some of the cenotes look like that have been found in our little Xpu Ha neighborhood. This is the cenote that is on Jeff's lot. He is Mitch and Sev's builder and has completed several homes in the same enclave. His experience dealing with his own cenote has given him invaluable insight as to what they can bring to the process....the good and the bad. With his own property, be decided to make the cenote a real center-point for the back yard plan. As you can see, the pool is built around it with the entertainment palapa (that's a fancy word for bar) serving as an observation point and entry point. Read More...
Posted Friday, October 8, 2010 7:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Ruins, Cenotes, Monkeys and More

Yesterday, the kids had a day off from school to celebrate (early) Benito Juarez' birthday, so I packed them and their bikes into the Xterra and we set off on a much needed adventure. Our first stop was Coba , about an hour and a half from Playa del Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:14 PM by Rob Kinnon | 9 Comments

Cenote Saturdays

Of the interesting features unique to this area of the world, I think the hundreds of diverse and mystifying cenotes are my favorite. Each has its own distinct attributes and characteristics......its own personality. Recently, we welcomed a new family Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:34 AM by Rob Kinnon | 5 Comments

Cenotes in New England?

Well not really but my brother and his friend did take us to the Becket Quarry for a fun afternoon of "cliff" jumping and tadpole catching. Founded in 1991 by concerned local residents, the not-for-profit Becket Land Trust now owns and maintains Read More...
Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 3:48 PM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments
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Would you like to know.....what it looks like inside a cenote?

Cenote Dzitnup in Valladolid Read More...
Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 6:48 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments
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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

A Daytrip to Valladolid - Part 1 (What we planned to do)

Early this week, our friends Dean and Jody flew in from Minneapolis to spend a week on the Riviera Maya. We met four years ago, while we were planning our move to Playa del Carmen. We have seen them again just one time since but we all get on quite well Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:16 PM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

A Quiet, Cloudy Day in Chemuyil

Rob and I were working with a Buyer yesterday in Chemuyil and rather than rush back to the office, we decided to take our time and stay for lunch. Here are some photos of the beach and the town of Chemuyil. I love Xcacel beach on days like this. It reminds Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:32 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

A Day at Cenote Azul with Tacogirl and Friends

A few weeks ago, new friend and fellow blogger Laurie ( Tacogirl ) gave me the heads up that she and Paul (Tacoboy) would be making the journey from Ambergris Caye, Belize to Playa del Carmen to spend some time with her family vacationing in the area. Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:28 PM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments