We really don’t need to say anything as the video speaks for itself. This was one of those spontaneous evenings where a bunch of Casa de las Olas guests decided to high tail to the Sian Kaan and watch the sunset at Cesiak from the roof top. A bottle of wine, some roasted pumpkin seed [...]
Mayan Monday – What we have learned from the Mayan Community
We live in the land of the Maya and have taken away more from this community in the last few years than any other experience we have had through out out life. Our learning has been on hands, through interaction and observation. With the unfortunate destruction of ancient Mayan texts, this is the best way [...]
Food discovery in Mexico – raw cacao – a Tulum moment
Okay many of you may already know the benefits of cacao, the bean that produces chocolate and is grown throughout South America. I did not know the benefits or taste of the raw cacao bean and a serendipidous moment in Tulum on the Tulum beach road has changed all of that. The taste was incredible, [...]
The new family at Casa de las Olas – The Woodpeckers
No joke, we have a new family of yucatan woodpeckers living in the palm trees and there are more than one! This family had their babies last year and they have grown to love the palm trees at Casa de las Olas. We in turn love to watch them, their habits, thier rituals and their [...]
Mayan Monday – using amber to stop teething for babies! Really!
I have known this for years, amber stops babies from teething.In fact amber helps healing for any age, but my focus has been on all the babies that have been popping up all over the planet! There is a local amber store that has supplied me with amber necklaces for young babies for years, cuz [...]
Biodegradable sunscreen – where to find it and what to look for
Everyone needs protection from the sun but how you choose to protect yourself could be creating more harm to you and the environment. It would be great to give everyone a shopping list at to where to find and buy the right sunscreen but with our international guest list that is a bit tough. What [...]
Mayan Monday – An easy Mayan recipe you can cook at home!
Cochinita pibili is a popular recipe within the Mayan culture and becoming more popular internationally. IF you live north of the border, Cochinta Pibil is called Pulled Pork, a popular dish that chefs are adapting and using in their dinner menus. What many diners don’t know is that pulled pork is from the Mayan culture! [...]
Find the ultimate sustainable vacation – Check out Tulum
People say it takes a while to find us. They search and search for the perfect vacation destination and then the perfect lodgings that match their need for a break, their belief system, their vacation needs and somewhere that they connect to before they arrive. Sorry it took you so long to find us, but [...]
My sustainable vacation day in Tulum, Mexico
We just had a guest explain to us their sustainable vacation day, a fun recollection of their first day in Tulum for vacation and a great indication that something is going right in the world. This sustainable vacation day was planned by our guests, derived from their research on this blog (thumbs up) and from [...]
