One of our guests, Melissa Manning, had an incredible experience on the beach in front of Casa de Las Olas. Baby turtles being protected by local environmentalists were sighted by Melissa and this has become a forever memory captured on camera. Melissa has been kind enough to share her turtle story and photos with all [...]
OH! Food Workshop is coming in November – Save the date!
Well, if you were looking for the perfect vacation where you learn, eat, rest, laugh and get some sun before the Holidays, you have come to the right place! Hartwood Restaurant and Casa de las Olas have put together a food workshop for November 30 to December 5, 2012 focusing on sustainable cooking techniques with [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
