reco is getting greener (and cheaper!)

"The implementation of a new gas-based power generation scheme by Roatan Electric Company (RECO) promotes the development of the Bay Islands and will lead to a better service and a more accessible energy costs for all the residents of Roatan," [Honduran] President Juan Hernández said today. "The investment, which exceeds $65 million (more than 1.495 billion lempiras) by RECO, is "a point in favor of the poorest because this new scheme will reduce their electricity bill between 15 and 20 percent," Hernandez said. "What we want here is for the Bay Islands to have the [infrastructure] conditions required by their well-earned reputation as a tourist destination in the world," he said, and then recognized the positive impact on the environment brought by the change to gas-fired electricity generation.

- Hondudiario [Spanish]

Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

paya yoga: sunday yoga and meditation for expats*

Exciting things are happening with our yoga program! Including Sunday Yoga and Meditation for Expats*! We will be publishing more information soon.

*and other interested people.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

paya bay special: canadian dollar on par with u.s. dollar

miraculously

If you're grateful for a relationship, even if it's not perfect, you will see it miraculously get even better.

- lessons from The Secret

couples yoga

Exciting things are happening with our yoga offerings at Paya Bay! We will publish more information soon!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Photos: Tania Rozsypalova

photo of the day

An airliner executes a picture-perfect final approach to Roatan International Airport (RTB).

Photo: latribuna.hn

beautiful paya

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.  Photos: Tania and Ian.

rozsypalova paya yoga

Tania Rozsypalova offers yoga sessions at Paya Bay's Ananda Pavilion. She shared these beautiful photos of recent sessions with me. Tania also specializes in body work (massage), meditation, and healing through hypnosis. Contact Tania with your questions at this email: info[at]diamondvitalityresort.com

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

determined

- Huffington Post

And this....

Attention, President Obama and President-elect Trump: When it comes to climate change, you have been served—by the nation’s future. Last week a federal judge in Oregon upheld a magistrate judge’s court ruling that a lawsuit against the U.S. government and its fossil fuel policies filed by 21 young people ages nine to 20 can proceed. “This is no ordinary lawsuit,” U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken wrote in a 54-page decision that upheld every argument the plaintiffs put forward, calling it a “landmark case.” The lawsuit challenges federal decisions made on a vast set of topics, Aiken wrote, including carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and vehicles, extraction of fossil fuels on federal land and how much to charge for its use, tax breaks and subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, funding of fossil fuel infrastructure, and construction of marine coal terminal projects.

- Take Part

monkeys and sloths

There is a growing number of interesting experiences on Roatan. This morning, Paya Bay guests Ben and Bonnie went to Daniel Johnson's Monkey and Sloth Hangout. They loved it!

Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

happy aloes

My dear friend, Lisa Bronkhorst of South Africa, planted these large pots of aloe plants on the main deck during her stint at Paya Bay. The aloes flower during the rainy season when water is abundant. The radiant flower stems that pop up beautifully and dramatically always remind me of my friend's cheerful and sunny personality.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

laughing to not cry

Latinos are poking fun at the uncertainty many face in the new United States of Trump.

Translation: "That natural look so they don't confuse you with an illegal"

Translation: "What Trump doesn't know is that we're already building a Troyan Piñata to cross that wall..."

Financial remittances from family members living either legally or illegally in the United States are a vital economic lifeline for family members many immigrants leave behind. In the case of Honduras, for example, remittances from abroad represent nearly 20% of the country's GNP. This yearly inflow of hard currency (US$3.7 billion in 2015 according to the above chart) boosts the country's economy, creates local jobs, and greatly aids in social stability (resulting in fewer people finding themselves with the desperate need to leave in order to seek better opportunities in North America).

van jones on election results

world’s largest marine park in the southern ocean

A landmark international agreement to create the world’s largest marine park in the Southern Ocean has been brokered in Australia, following five years of compromises and failed negotiations. Over 1.5m sq km of the Ross Sea around Antarctica will be protected under the deal brokered between 24 countries and the European Union. It means 1.1m sq km of it – an area about the size of France and Spain combined – will be set aside as a no-take “general protection zone,” where no fishing will be allowed at all.

- The Guardian