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When I first started coming to Xcalak, going to eat at the Leaky Palapa was always the highlight (Unless you happen to catch a permit ;). Who would expect a fine dining establishment in this remote part of the world? But here it was. I have eaten in some of...

You are finally making that salt water fly fishing “Trip of a lifetime” to Xcalak, Mexico. You have your flights and your hotel accommodations set. The last thing you want to do is forget something important while you are packing. (Although, click here to see how you can make that trip of...

Wellness is often confused with health, for good reason. The dictionary considers the words “well” and “healthy” synonymous. My 1976 American Heritage Dictionary doesn’t even include an entry or sub entry for this word that is bandied about so freely these days. Are we all talking about the same thing...

Since we purchased Sandwood Villas and renamed it, Acocote Eco Inn, we have been very busy upgrading and renovating this Xcalak hotel to make it a cozy sanctuary on the beach for our guests. Here is a list in no particular order of the major projects we have completed in...

A question that often comes up when people are coming down to Xcalak for the first time is “what should I bring?” I’ll try to answer that question here.IDPassport (of course) but also bring your driver’s license. You can use your US driver’s license as ID for driving a car....

As a trout fisherman, I have long since lost count of how many trout I have caught. Any more, a lot of times, I don’t even remember how many I catch in a day much less ever. A friend of the Inn, Dustin Carlson of Fishwest, made the observation that...

Update: Sept 22, 2023 – New signs up.UPDATE: July 15, 2019 – Put up new signs again. Replaced some posts etc. that were falling apart.UPDATE: June 14, 2017 – Just put in new signs. And added a couple. One right at the bridge says “Ahead 8KM” and there is one...

So if you know me, the first thing I would want to do on a trip to Xcalak, Mexico would be to go out fly fishing for permit. Now I know that not everyone that comes down here wants to do that, or has a spouse or family that isn’t...

It’s a spooky time of year. Up north, Halloween just passed. Yesterday and today are the Days of the Dead here in Mexico. This season of the dead is spooky but not for the traditional reasons, which was well illustrated at the Halloween party at Playa Sonrisa, another Inn just...

Wellness services here at Acocote Eco Inn was always part of the plan but a few other details needed to be shored up before implementing this. First, we had to update our solar, fix the palapa roof, build a cistern, freshen up the rooms, learn how to live in the...