#celebratingwomen
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Featured
A Veterinarian in Playa – Lisbeth Vasquez Garcia
The first veterinary school was founded in 1962 in Lyon, France, but it was not until 1910 that the first…
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Animal Welfare
Celebrating Women in the Community: Laura Raikes, Founder of Coco’s Animal Welfare
Laura Raikes from Wales, first stepped foot on Mexican soil in 2001 when she was 16-years-old. It was a hard-earned…
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Health & Fitness
Susan Leahy: A Confident Woman
The Playa Times: Where are you from and why did you move to Playa? I am a southern California native,…
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Cancun & Puerto Morelos
Celebrating Women in Education: Lizbeth Peña
I first met Lizbeth about 10 years ago at the International Writer’s House in Bacalar. We were starting our own…
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Cancun & Puerto Morelos
Celebrating Women in Art: Anastasiya Fomchyna
At The Playa Times, we love art and creative women. We’ve talked about ‘artivism’ in Cancun in previous editions and…
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Cancun & Puerto Morelos
Celebrating Women in Sport: Running Mom Isis Breiter
We are stoked to present to you this superwoman living among us. Isis alternates her mom job with her passion:…
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Entertainment
Celebrating Women in Entertainment: Blonde Producciones
In this edition we are celebrating International Women’s Day, so I’m taking the opportunity to share a story about two…
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Discover Mexico
Celebrating Women in Science: Vanessa Francisco – Marine Scientist
Women are gaining strength in all areas. Although there is a lot of work still to do to find equality…
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Art & Culture
Celebrating Women in Art: Denisse Pohls, Underwater Photography Artist and Poet
The Playa Times: Where are you originally from and how did you find yourself in Cozumel? Denisse: I’m from León, Guanajuato…
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Art & Culture
Celebrating Women in the Community: Rosy Vivanco – Cultural Promoter and Environmental Activist
Have you ever heard of Libros Libres (Free Books)? I’ll bet that you have, at least on our pages. Well,…
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