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Dear Community,

The beginning of the year found us working with great enthusiasm preparing for the upcoming Tao & Tao Oceans 2018 Annual Meetings.

We are squeezing our creativity and sinking deep into the ocean of the infinite possibilities - although we choose only a bunch of them - in order to get better, and better and better. Little by little, step by step, we are putting our hearts, mind and efforts to keep and enhance the beauty of the community, as well as making the procedures and communication more practical, simple, comprehensive, accessible and fluent.

Let’s continue working together as a big Team, we are all in the same shore, crossing together throughout this big ocean called Life.

And remember that…



“Individually we are a drop, but together, we are The Ocean”

 
 



“Día de la candelaria”

In Mexico, every 2nd February families and communities get together for a delicious tamales feast, and they dress up their image of Niño Dios (Child Christ) with brand new clothes and take it to the church to be blessed. In many places this celebration also includes parades.

“Día de la candelaria” is known to be the day we are all allowed to eat as much tamales as possible, but do you know why? This celebration has mixed roots in pre-Hispanic traditions and Catholic beliefs.




Catholic origins

“Día de la Candelaria” is the day of the presentation of Christ to the temple. The Jewish law said that babies had to be taken to the temple after 40 days because women were considered to be unclean until this period had passed since giving birth. So on 2nd February (40 days after Christmas) Mary took Jesus to the temple along with candles or “Candelas” hence the name “Candelaria”, and it is the day of the purification of the Virgin and the presentation of the Lord. Even though this is a Catholic festivity, Mexico is the only religious country celebrating it by taking images of baby Jesus to the temples.



Día de Reyes follow up

The tamales have to be cooked or provided by one person (or more) selected one month before, on the 6th of January, on “Día de Reyes” (King’s Day), celebrated in remembrance of the biblical history of three Kings visiting baby Jesus. In this festivity children receive gifts as a symbol of the gifts the Kings gave to Jesus, families eat together “Rosca de Reyes”, a sweet and special bread containing hidden figurines. Whoever gets this figurines in their slice of bread have to host the “Día de la Candelaria” feast.





Pre-hispanic origins

Pre-Hispanic Mexicans had also a ceremony in the beginning of February. Aztecs had the tradition of paying a tribute to their Rain God “Tlaloc” and the “Tlaloques”(clouds), to pray for rain for their agricultural activities. This was done by fancy dressing children, taking them to the Tlaloc Hill and making them cry as an augury of water abundance. Since this tradition was related to children, it was probably easier for Catholic Priest to link it to their religious celebration.

Long before the arrival of the Spanish, Mexican natives, and people in the Meso-American region consumed tamales, especially in agricultural celebrations.

 
 

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So now you know a little more about Mexican culture and traditions (and you are probably hungry from reading about rosca de reyes and tamales). If you’d like to join the party, find your nearest Mexican restaurant and eat as much tamales as you can!

 
 
 

We finished placing all the extinguishers in the proper place.



Our HOA team was engaged in a deep cleaning, separating and getting rid of all the scrap.



We continue the works of painting the buildings, now with HIRA and MEI



Working hard in the gardens and cleaning of common areas



After cleaning the cistern of 1 million liters last month, we came up with the idea that it will be necessary to clean the 3 cisterns located at the TAO Home E Parking as well. So we did it! It was absolutely necessary.



HOA Staff

 
 
 

Our “acrobatic” boys taking care of the coco palms, chit palms and gardens. And guess what? That was with the purpose of making a beautiful path to take you inside the secrets of the jungle so that you can enjoy nature fully. That is for you!



Repairing of short circuits and luminaires

 
 

Painting and deep cleaning




Luminaires and short circuits repairings




The staff was working on the gardens recovery after the raining, putting more fresh soil and rocks, and taking care of the surroundings.


 
   
   
 
   
 

Clairvoyant meditation is a powerful tool that can be used to visualize and obtain what you want out of life. Everybody can learn these methods, including you! Clairvoyant techniques draw awareness to the subconscious beliefs that shape our actions, bringing them into the conscious. A choice to replace old behavior, thought, and emotional patterns with new ones presents itself as this mental shift occurs. Much like a stuck author clearing a writer’s block, Scott unblocked his creative potential after decades of searching for life’s answers as a scientist. He will explain and demonstrate these gentle yet powerful methods from the comfort of your chair in a free event at:

The Tao Wellness Center on February 10th, 2018 from 9:30-11:00 AM.

 
   
 

Air Condition Maintenance
David (984) 131 5044

Plummer and Electrician, Handy Man
Humberto Morales (984) 164 1311

VIP General Services
Richard Nadeau (984) 207 8025

Executive Chef
Rubén López (984) 130 4176
rely01300@hotmail.com

Fumigation and Cleaning of Furniture
leosofaclean@gmail.com


Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

Warm regards,

RICARDO MAYA
HOA Manager
hoamanager@hoatao.com

YURITZIA CAMPILLO
Customer service
payments@hoatao.com

SUSANA ACOSTA
Communications Manager
communicationsmanager@hoatao.com

STACEY OLIVO
Accountant
contabilidad@hoatao.com



 

In this occasion, we use this space to emphasize an important issue that is the concern of most of the TAO Condominium owners, for the harmony and wellbeing of all the community.

Summary of the TAO Condominium Regulations for guests


Basic rules of the TAO Condominium

Dear Guest of the Tao Condominium,

This condominium is residential, with this we would like to inform you that this is not a Hotel and we have an internal regulation of mandatory rules of coexistence for the wellbeing of our owners and guests.

The administrator has the ability to deny access to the condominium, if you do not comply with the rules, as well as to hold you responsible for any damage caused to the common areas of the condominium.

Parking lot

You must register at the entrance booth upon arrival and if you arrive by car, you must request a card to access it. The security guard will ask you to leave an identification, which will be returned at your departure. You can use only one parking place. You cannot use the marked parking spaces reserved for private units.

We recommend that you properly close your car. The condominium is not responsible for valuable things left inside.

Schedule

After 10 pm, you should keep the noise level to the minimum possible, after this time the use of speakers on the outdoor terraces is not allowed and in the interior it should be observed that the noise does not bother the neighbors. Quiet hours: 10 pm to 8 am.

As part of the maintenance, a daily fumigation is carried out from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The chemicals used are approved for use within high traffic facilities. If you prefer, you can stay inside your unit during the spraying.

Swimming pool

The Residential has two swimming pools: one of them is for the exclusive use of adults. Access to children under 18 is not allowed. It is duly marked. Check your map.

Pool hours: from 8 am to 10 pm

The use of the pool is under your own responsibility, children under 12 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and infants must use the special pool diaper.

Violent games, running, jumping around the pool are prohibited.

It is strictly forbidden any glass item that represents a danger in the pool area, as well as the use of speakers and toys that may interfere with the peace of the other owners.

It is forbidden to introduce food and / or drinks to the pools or to smoke in this area.

Take care of the furniture at all times, is not allowed to move or introduce it to the pool, be aware that children do not jump on it, you are responsible for any damage caused.

The use of the grill is subject to availability, and it is the user's obligation to clean it after each use.


Users and guests must leave the pools immediately when the administrator considers that they are violating any provision of the regulations.


Common areas


The access, as well as granting the use and enjoyment of common areas, is forbidden to any unauthorized and / or unregistered persons.

Do not cross over the ridges, always use the signposted trails, there is wildlife that requires caution, always be attentive to the care of children.

It is not allowed to hang towels or clothes on the rails or terraces of the units.

It is forbidden to enter the common areas in a state caused by alcohol or drugs, as well as consume within the condominium, illegal substances, in which case you will be sent to the corresponding authorities.

Do not obstruct the corridors, elevators, walkers, parking lots and in general the common areas.

Garbage

Please do not leave the garbage outside the units, in the community we have several areas for the disposal of garbage, with booths where can be separated. You can locate them on your map and use the one closest to your unit.

Do not use small trash cans around the areas to leave large bags of garbage, go to the nearest booth to deposit it.

Security

Be sure to close your unit properly, the residential area is safe but we are not responsible for valuables left in the units. We recommend using the safety boxes provided in the units.

The units work with gas, both stoves and water heaters. We suggest you become familiar with its use and make sure to close the gas key after using it. If you detect a gas smell (in Mexico the gas contains a chemical called mercaptan with sulfur odor for detection), immediately notify your Property Manager.

We wish you a pleasant stay at Tao Condominium.

Sincerely,

TAO Condominium