People are calling chef Eric Werner and his partner Mya the Dream Team, others are calling Hartwood Restaurant a dream. Either way, Hartwood is creating waves in Tulum and drawing foodies to the area, luring them with just a wood oven, caste iron pans, a great chef and creative cooking with local ingredients. Hartwood Restaurant [...]
Sustainable development option on the beach in Tulum – Beach Spider Lily
Mother Nature is a wonderful thing and when respected she gives you more gifts than you can image. Casa de las Olas experiences this every day. Through our respect for our surroundings, respect for what we have and not wanting to leave our mark on the one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, [...]
Mayan Monday- Tulum Ruins Temple of the Wind
The Castillo at the Tulum Ruins is the tallest and largest temple on the Tulum ruins site. The Castillo of the Tulum Ruins is photographed the most, is the center of the action and is the focus of most books and articles when reading guide books and explanations of this important archeological site in the [...]
Keeping your vacation eco and sustainable at Casa de las Olas
Sustainable development is our responsibility at Casa de las Olas through our building practices, tour recommendations and daily decisions. Sustainable Tourism and eco-vacations is a partnership between us and our guests. We do our very best to make use of the resources we have on our property and encourage our guests to prepare in partnership [...]
Passive geothermal cooling systems at Casa de las Olas in Tulum, Mexico
Passive geothermal cooling systems? Que? What? In Tulum Mexico on the beach of Tulum? Your kidding me. No, actually we are not. And get this, the original villa was built over 40 years ago with this cooling system in the original architecture. Super cool, you betcha. No pun indented. Sustainable development was the only option [...]
Mayan Monday – Mayan astrology signs for February
Every international spiritual community has their own astrology signs that correspond to their calendars. The Mayans are not exception and have 19 zodiac signs. Unlike the western Astrology calendar that has 12 signs that overlap into each calendar month, the Mayan astrological signs can have 2 signs that overlap in one month. For the month [...]
What is a cenote?
What oh what is a cenote? When investigating vacations in the Mayan Riviera everyone seems to be talking about cenotes? What are they and why does everyone keep talking about them? First lets get the pronunciation correct. Cenote is pronounced Say-note-tay. Many times we here people calling a cenote a kan-note, so if you have [...]
Tulum Restaurant Review – Charlie’s
Charlie’s restaurant is a Mexican restaurant in the town of Tulum that is a great bridge between a taqueria and contemporary Mexican cuisine. If you want to try authentic Mexican food but are not quite ready for a road side taqueria, Charlie’s is the place to go! There really is a Charlie at Charlie’s Restaurant [...]
Mayan Monday – Mayan Church route for Church Chasers
The ‘Ruta de las Iglesias‘ was a stumbled upon, surprise adventure that made us excited, amazed and intrigued leaving with the attitude that there is way more to the Tulum area than we ever thought. Oprah would have called it an ‘Ah ha’ moment, a traveler would rub their hands together and thank the travel [...]
Horchata – Dairy free, gluten free freshing a drink in Mexico
Mexico is not the most vegan friendly country with it vast amount of tacos, quesadillas, fajitas, and love of chicken, pork, goat and fish. But Mexico has a great dairy free, gluten free aqua fresca that is a Mexican staple that is vegan friendly for those looking for vegan options while on vacation in [...]
