Atellea cohune, "cohune palm." A favorite: a canopy species; source of oil; incredibly hard wood (Maya used trunks as rollers for their large stones)....

Just now got home. Started day in Playa del Carmen after taking a bus there from Belize. Woke up this morning surrounded by coconuts and Christmas pal...

:lol: I try to time my trips to avoid the worst of winter, but Tulsa has been warm all we'll we've been down here. Lowest has been 22 or so, and many ...

Finally got away from the beach and into the forest, which I love. No time yet to organize photos, so here is a snapshot. <table style="width:auto;...

We started 2012 yesterday visiting ancient Maya ruins and took tons of photos and videos, many of palms!Big storm last night and today; only just got ...

W is NOT standing in a trench. At 5'1" , she is tall. The tallest female of her sisters (or their mother). She towers over the Maya women here; she is...

I've already used this one from last year (last week) but it is still my favorite. Kind of symbolizes "We will make it!" to me after the hardest year ...

Why, sid, why? I wish I knew. We took a snorkel trip Wednesday to tiny Silk Caye, which has a grand total of 12 adult Cocos and two juveniles. This bl...

John,more expensive than Mexico. That has always been true, but Mexico is on fire sale right now due to their troubles. Hence our flying there and tak...

If global warming means no ice wine, well, we all have to make sacrifices. Tulsa has been delightfully warm while we've been away. Think they hit 70 o...

I loved the bit about ice wine. Always got to cover both sides of the story, eh?If you have never had ice wine, try a bottle this weekend. Expensive b...

We went snorkeling today. The island we stopped at for lunch has 12 coconuts trees plus two youngsters. I took a few snapshots. <table style="width...

W and I had lunch today at Cheers, my favorite restaurant in Belize. The first photo shows the owner talking to Rhea--about horses, their mutual passi...

Feliz navidad

You'll have fun with those, Barb. Fast, for a palm.