https://kevinbarroga.me/tags/beach-dog-rescue/ Recent content in beach-dog-rescue on kevinbarroga.me Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kevinbarroga.me/post/hacienda-hearts/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kevinbarroga.me/post/hacienda-hearts/ I recently spent some time in Mérida, but the real highlight of the trip wasn't the city's colonial architecture, like the iconic Plaza Grande, it was a visit to Beach Dog Rescue. My wife has been friends with Heather, one of the founders, since they were kids, so we headed out into the Yucatan jungle to see the operation she and her husband Gil have built. They run a 350-year-old off grid hacienda that serves as a sanctuary for street dogs.