Jennifer Ensley is a creative and energetic entrepreneur who lives and works in Akumal, a town on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Akumal means turtle in Mayan. Jen who operates Tortuga Escondida, a residency center for marine ecology researchers and artists from around the world, is the founder and Executive Producer of the Akumal Arts Festival. The festival is an annual event with artists who come from the local community, across Mexico, and around the world to paint the Akumal bridge and the buildings throughout the pueble. More than 100 artists come together annually to paint murals, offer workshops, perform and engage with one another. The festival celebrates the Mayan culture and the turtles that nest on the local beaches.

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