Good Food

Just returned from a quick trip. We discovered a new restuarant/bar on the north side (north of Palapa Bar). Ak Bol....food is terrific and very inexpensive (salbutas for $1, COLD beer for $2) Owner's goal is to provide good, inexpensive food. Nice, relaxing place to hang out....tell Milio, Brando and "Johnny Cakes" Gloria says hi!

House Hunters

Tonight, April 16, House Hunters International will have a special featuring Coco Beach Resort on HGTV at 10 EST.

Easter week in Antigua Guatemala

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During Holly Week, Antigua Guatemala hosts the most beautiful religious celebration in the Americas, when huge processions wind their way through the town’s streets. Actually, the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and reaches its climax on Good Friday, when Antigua streets are thronged with processions and reverent spectators. The processions consist of big floats, or 'andas', bearing statues of Christ with a cross, that are carried by hundreds of purple-robed men and boys.

A float with the Virgin Mary Follows by women dressed in black clothing. The processions move slowly through Antigua cobblestone streets, the feet of the bearers cushioned in the sawdust carpets, which are destroyed as the procession passes over. Visiting Antigua during lent and Holly Week means an extraordinary spiritual rewarding experience which you will never forget.
Antigua Guatemala is famous for its spectacular and elaborate religious festivities during Easter Week (Holy Week - Semana Santa). The Carpet Tradition (Alfombras de Acerrin) draws national and international visitors who crowd streets not just to see the processions, but also to participate in the detailed elaboration of these colorful carpets to adorn the processional route.

It was amazing. Even young children were carrying these huge floats. They changed carriers every block or so. Everyone knew what to do and where to change. In the States there would have been a law suit and parents would have been everywhere telling their children what to do and how to do it. The kids just fell in line and did it. Traditions handed down for centuries.

Contact Coco Beach Resort

The phone number for the front desk at Coco beach is 501-226-2515.
They can also be contacted at frontdesk@cocobeachbelize.com.
Sandra Gutierrez is at the front desk daily from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Construction news

Construction on the new reception building and hotel is moving along. The hotel will be four stories and have an elevator. Both are due to be complete in December.

Work on the pier has not started. It was planned to be completed in May.

They are still working on the last villas. Tile work is done and the cabinets will go in as soon as the windows arrive.