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Mexico – Bacalar 2007 Dogrose/The Barefoot chef As things slowly return to some kind of normality after Hurricane Dean tore it’s way through Mexico I received an email from an acquaintance I met in Bacalar. We only spent a brief time in each others company but we had quite a lot in common and talked [...]

Bacalar, Mexico – August 2007 Elaine Hunter – co ordinator, Relief Bacalar Hi Everyone, I thought I’d give you a quick update after Hurricane Dean. Please share this with any other family or friends you know may be concerned about our safety. Bacalar took the brunt of the Category 5 hurricane early Tues. morning (1-7 [...]

Mexico – Casita Carolina, Bacalar 2007 Dogrose As the clean-up begins in Mexico after hurricane Dean’s unwelcome visit, Casita Carolina, a picturesque little hotel on the edge of laguna Bacalar is counting the cost. Although downgraded to category 1 by the time it came inland, Hurricane Dean managed to wreak havoc along the Yucatan coast [...]