Earth Day Events

April 2005

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Earth Day Events
Centro Ecológico Akumal

April 22, Events in Town or at CEA
6:30-8:30 Birdwatching tour by Miguel Moreno; US$20 fee; bring binoculars; meet at CEA
9:00–9:30 Inauguration of activities by the Akumal Delegado and CEA Director, at the basketball court
9:30–11:00 Street and park clean-up in the community. Teams will be formed at the basketball court.
10:00–11:00 Akumal Bay Clean-Up Snorkel; meet at CEA
10:00–17:00 Recyclable Art Show and Sale, at CEA
11:00–12:00 “Amigos del Planeta” puppet show, at the basketball court
12:00–12:30 Painting trash containers for the park and basketball court, at the court
12:00–12:30 Word games, courtesy of Hekab Be Library, at the basketball court
12:30–13:00 Sea Turtle Program, at the basketball court
13:00–13:30 Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Program, at the basketball court
16:00–18:00 Presentation from Tulum’s Casa de la Cultura (dance, martial arts and music), at the basketball court
18:00–19:00 Music by Banda ADN, at the basketball court

April 23, Events on the Beach
8:00–10:00 Beach clean-up, meet at CEA
9:00–11:00 Talk and Tour, "Akumal in the Ice Age," by Charles Shaw, Ph.D.; meet at CEA
9:30–11:00 Children’s walk to raise funds towards the purchase of recycling containers. Route from Hekab Be Library to Yal-Kú, and back to Vista del Mar.
10:00–11:00 Sand sculpture contest with the theme “Earth and Its Species,”on Akumal Bay Beach
10:00–11:00 Judging and awards for the “My Earth and Me” Drawing Contest, at CEA
10:00–11:00 Judging and awards for the “My Clean Earth” Recyclables Sculpture Contest, at CEA
10:00–11:00 Fish identification dive in Akumal Bay, meet at the Akumal Dive Shop
10:00–17:00 Recyclable Art Show and Sale, at CEA
11:00–12:00 Tour of Akumal’s alternative waste treatment strategies with Kate Riley; meet at CEA
11:00–12:00 Play time at either Akumal Bay Beach or at the pool at Akumal Dive Adventures
12:00–13:00 “En Busca de la Conciencia” puppet show, at the Plaza Ukana stage
13:00–15:00 Music courtesy of the Explayarte Music Academy, at the Plaza Ukana stage


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