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.