Archive for the ‘Mexico’ Category
Puerto Vallarta Welcomes the Opening of the Luscious New resort and Spa, Garza Blanca
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Puerto Vallarta, one of the glittering jewels of the Mexican Pacific coast, recently welcomed its newest star, the Garza Blanca Preserve, Resort & Spa, a collection of 42 lavish rooms, suites and penthouses perched above a pristine beach, with stunning views of the destination’s famous ocean arches and the emerald jungles [...]
March 11, 2010
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Gloria Guevara named Mexico’s new tourism minister
By Jonathan Roeder and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Mexico President Felipe Calderon named Gloria Guevara as the new minister of tourism, putting her in charge of developing an industry that is the country’s third- biggest source of dollar inflows.
March 11, 2010
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Cancun’s tourism industry recovering quickly and is ready for March Break!
Mexico’s spring break king – Cancun – is rebounding quickly from last year’s triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country’s swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic crisis.
March 3, 2010
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Spring springs in Mexico
by Jimm Budd:
Jacaranda trees turned the central Mexico highlands purple this weekend, welcoming in March, and, it is hoped, springtime. Winter in the highlands has been unusually cold and, more unusual, rainy. Some parts of Mexico City and its suburbs were flooded as rainstorms struck when drainage systems were closed and being repaired.
March 1, 2010
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The World’s Best Windsurfers Will Compete in the Nextel Bicentennial Mexico Cup Regatta, March 10-13, 2010
Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, February, 2010 – A spectacular four day Windsurfing Competition, with more than four categories, will be among of the most exciting races in the Nextel Bicentennial Mexico Cup Regatta which will be held at the Riviera Nayarit Marina at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle on Banderas Bay. Both events are the highlights of [...]
February 22, 2010
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Star-Gazing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – on a Budget!
Even the stealthiest of paparazzi were foiled during Jennifer Aniston’s 41st birthday this past week in Cabo San Lucas – as the Mexican military got in on the game of bouncing pesky shutterbugs. But take heart, celebrity stalkers; you don’t have to splurge on a $9000-a-night villa to get poolside with the Hollywood jet set.
February 19, 2010
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Our ball games are rooted in earliest Mexico
By Jane Stokes
(NC)-Mexico attracts millions of beach loving vacationers every year- and yet amigos until you venture inland to sing and dance with this culture of such vigorous expression, or until you walk and wander through a-day-in-the-life of a people with 62 native languages – each one putting their heart and soul into a homeland [...]
February 17, 2010
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Fun On the (Nayarit) Riviera, Mexico
by Jimm Budd
The Mexico Cup Regatta starting 27 February kicks off what is being called a Nautical Extravaganza along the Nayarit Riviera just north of Puerto Vallarta. Most will be centered around the new marina, now the largest in the country. The regatta goes on for two weeks, during which at Latin American Boat Show [...]
February 8, 2010
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Guinness Record Sailing Challenge Scheduled for Riviera Nayarit Nautical Extravaganza, February 27-March 20, 2010
Tania Elias Calles, the top Mexican sailor, seeks a Guinness Record for sailing without a motor, as the first step of her 2010 Challenge.
Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – February, 2010 — The challenge is against the sea, against climate conditions, and above all, against herself. Tania Elias plans to obtain a Guinness Record for [...]
February 3, 2010
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Mexico to become a major player in medical tourism
By Kent Paterson | February, 2010
Carefully observing the changing demographics of US society, Mexico’s federal government is wagering that the graying of Gringolandia will give a strong impulse to medical tourism. “A million baby boomers, as they are called in the US, could come to live in Mexico in the coming years,” said Mexican Health [...]
February 2, 2010
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