By Gladys Rodríguez Navarro Monday, July 27, 2009 Mexdata.info Due to the suspension of activities of the Loreto Bay tourism project, following the announced bankruptcy of the TSD Loreto Partners company, an affiliate of Citigroup, Mexico’s National Tourism Development Fund (FONATUR) will take over operations of the hotel and golf course at the Baja California [...]
Isla Magica? Mexcaltitán island in Nayarit
Experience Mexcaltitán – the tiny Venice of Mexico. http://expmexico.com Thus continues our quest to better document the Pueblos Magicos of Mexico. If you’re at all familiar with “Vallarta” as a concept in luxury living – try adding to that the concept of pueblo mágico or “magical town”. Nice? About 2 and a half hours north [...]
Forbes.com: No Bullets On The Beaches
Courtney Pannell Forbes.com 07.22.09 In Mexico, drug violence may be spiraling out of control, but you can still find cheap, safe vacations. Last week, 12 federal officers were found shot execution-style along a road in Michoacán, Mexico, adding to the country’s drug-violence death toll of over 3,600 for this year. Add that to swine flu [...]
St. Regis Monarch Beach seized by Citigroup
The resort, which will continue to operate under its current name, is an indicator of the troubles in the high-end hotel market. By Roger Vincent and E. Scott Reckard L.A. Times July 21, 2009 The seizure of the St. Regis Monarch Beach, where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat just days after accepting [...]
For travelers, Mexico is a delight and is safe too
By Janine Melberg The Denver Post Fear of the swine flu and drug trade violence are preventing foreigners from visiting Mexico. From all accounts in the Puerto Vallarta area, no one has the flu or knows of anyone with the flu, and drug related violence is not in evidence in this scenic Pacific coast tourist [...]
Buyers Market: Beginning of the end?
As luxury vacation home and condo owners in Mexico largely avoided the U.S mortgage meltdown, large and small developments are teetering if not shuting down from the credit crunch, economic downturn and negative media storm. For the most part, individuals in the high end market feeling the squeeze and willing to take a loss on [...]
Economist Predicts Recession Will Soon Be Over
NPR – All Things Considered July 18, 2009 Don’t feel bad if you’re a bit confused about the financial news that came out this past week: Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan both reported huge quarterly profits, while CIT, one of the nation’s largest commercial lenders, is on the verge of collapse. The Fed says unemployment [...]
Miss Playboy Mexico shows the jewels at Cafe des Artistes with Chef Thierry Blouet
Famous singers Chao, Toño Muñiz and Miss Playboy Mexico 2007 were in town as a weekend guest of Cafe des Artistes Chef Thierry Blouet and Cartier to attend a private showing of Cartier’s new designs at Cafe des Artistes. Café des Artistes offered a night out to local VIPs in the luxurious ambiance of Thierry [...]
Mexico says ‘no’ to deal with cartels
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government is vowing never to cut deals with drug traffickers after a man claiming to be the leader of a violent cartel called a television station to suggest a pact. A man who identified himself as drug cartel leader Servando “La Tuta” Gomez called a [...]
Tamarind Margaritas in Punta de Mita, Mexico
Monday, July 13, 2009 Kelly Westhoff Go Nomad – Inspiration and links to plan your trip This was the longest, most indulgent lunch I’ve ever experienced! We stopped at Cafe des Artistes in the Hotel des Artistes, which is in Punta de Mita. Before any food was served, we toasted our trip with tamarind margaritas. [...]
Real del Mar – Stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas built into the hillside
Villa Manzanilla and Casa Vela are two stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas on a crested hillside of the luxurious and exclusive residential enclave of Real del Mar, jus after La Cruz de Huanacxtle and at the base of the Punta de Mita peninsula, North Shore Puerto Vallarta. Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town [...]
New Mii amo Punta Mita to Open in Mexico in 2013
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 10 /PRNewswire/ – Travel + Leisure readers have again chosen Mii amo, a destination spa at Enchantment Resort in the red rock country of Sedona, Arizona, as the World’s Best Destination Spa in the 2009 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey, its 14th annual survey. Mii amo was also named “World’s Best Destination Spa” in the magazine’s 2007 [...]
Punta Mita: Why it’s worth every penny – Blake Martin – Photographer
It’s difficult sometimes explaining to someone why you should pay in excess of $500 a night for a hotel room, and I understand that. I’ve been lucky to shoot allot of amazing resorts over the years and I can answer it all by saying this, it’s the service. Sure the locations are amazing, they usually [...]
Casa Clara is a luxuriously elegant and warm, family friendly vacation villa on Ranchos beach at the Punta Mita Resort, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Crafted with affection and vision, this intimate and luxurious tropical home is a sublimely colorful, open and warm five bedroom indoor-outdoor coastal retreat on a perfect sandy beach called Ranchos within the ultra-luxurious Punta Mita Resort, Mexico, home to Four Seasons and St. Regis. Upon entry, the grand private garden estate features over 100 magestically [...]
CAPITAL GAINS TAX (ISR) ON THE SALE OF HOMES IN MEXICO
By Everardo Terán Gallegos and David W. Connell www.mexicolaw.com.mx This is a subject that everyone wants to know about, and everyone wants to find a way to legally avoid. In an effort to keep you up to date, the following is the “Cliff’s Notes” version of what you need to understand. In 2007 the Mexican [...]
10 Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Trends by John Youden of Vallarta Lifestyles
Trend #1 – Buyer’s Market It is definitely a buyer’s market. There’s plenty to see, time to shop around, and no hurry to make decisions in most cases. And that’s exactly what prospects are doing. Lower offers are now common with the spread between list price and sales prices has moved from a more traditional [...]
Casa Serafines – Elegant Mexican Colonial villa in upper Conchas Chinas
Taking it´s inspiration from the beautiful San Angel Hotel in Mexico City, this newly constructed Villa in prestigious Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta is amazing. With over 8000 square feet of room for complete enjoyment, 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, an infinity pool with tremendous views and a full time staff and winding stir case, [...]
Preparing for H1N1 and the upcoming flu season
As the President’s advisor on Homeland Security, I am passing along the following message from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, who are leading the efforts to prepare our Nation for the coming flu season. Fellow Americans, This spring we were [...]
The distressed debt conundrum
06 July 2009 8:59 AM By Joel Ross HotelNewsNow.com columnist Everyone expected floods of distressed debt and foreclosed commercial real-estate properties coming to market, and many bankruptcies. Here are things that have actually happened. In almost every loan agreement for the past 16 years, there’s a carve out that says if the borrower files voluntary [...]
RESALES AVAILABLE @ Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita
Four Seasons Residence Club offers more ammenities than any other vacation rental / real estate product in Punta de Mita.Four Seasons Residence Club allows you to own 1/12 of beautiful and luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita condominium without paying millions and millions of dollars. There are 2, 3, and 4 bedroom floor plans. They are [...]
10 tips for taking kids to Mexico
Christine Delsol, Special to SFGate.com Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Whether your ideal Mexican vacation is a succession of frosty margaritas delivered to your beach palapa by white-shirted waiters or busing at whim from village to village with your backpacks in the overhead rack, those days are gone once you have children in tow. With a [...]
Comedy – Ask a Mexican ¡Ask a Mexican! Mexico Sucks
Why else do you think they’re taking over the U.S.? By Gustavo Arellano The Village Voice Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 1:37pm Dear Mexican: Why is it that ever since the U.S./California let you people immigrate, tunnel, weasel, or whatever into this country that nothing good has happened and/or come from it? California’s welfare program is [...]
Amazing Homes Of World Leaders (VOTE!)
The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan How would you like to live in the White House? Take the HuffPost Poll of World Leaders’ Residences – compare the photos and vote for your favorite. Does this historic Parisian townhouse take your fancy? The Elysee Palace in Paris is currently home to President Sarkozy. Click here for more…
Christie’sGreat Estates – News for the Network – July 2009
CONFERENCE FOR SALES ASSOCIATES More than 240 affiliated brokers from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean attended the 2009 Conference for Sales Associates at Christie’s in New York’s Rockefeller Center. A survey was e-mailed to all attendees, inviting comments on the conference. Responses pointed to favorite parts of the program—such as the presentations on [...]
Global Downturn Hits Mexico Harder Than Most
by Jason Beaubien Listen Now All Things Considered, July 6, 2009 · In English, you might call what’s happening to Mexico’s economy a “perfect storm.” In Spanish, they say llueve sobre mojado, or “it’s raining on wet ground.” In either language, the effects of the global economic recession are devastating in Mexico, the world’s 13th [...]
Luxury Homes Go Begging – Financing problems, falling incomes and a less-is-more attitude are making it hard to sell homes in the $1 million-$3 million range
By: Sara Clemence, Special to CNBC.com | 07 Jul 2009 Rancho San Miguel is situated in a high-end, gated golf community in Scottsdale, Ariz., that boasts several pro golfers as residents. Modeled after a classic Mexican hacienda, it totals nearly 9,000 square feet and features beamed ceilings, a full wine cellar, exercise room, hand-wrought ironwork, [...]
Real Estate Investment Tied to Passing Medicare in Mexico
By: Khaki Scott Mexico Real Estate Investor July 7, 2009 The pressure to pass laws allowing the use of Medicare benefits in Mexico is growing stronger as the aging American population seeks a better quality of life south of the border. At this point in time, there are many hundreds of thousands of legal American residents [...]
Viva Mexico – Tamra Davis of Huffington Post: Cooking at Villa Cascadas, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Tamara Davis Huffington Post July 6, 2009 Last year we went to Punta de Mita for a surf trip. Punta de Mita is a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta. It is about a 4 hour plane ride from LA and New York so it’s not so hard to get there with the kids. We [...]
Southland teen nears the finish of his global sea odyssey – fixes boat in Puerto Vallarta
Zac Sunderland, trying to be the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe alone, has seen pirates, equipment breaks and a large ship come too close at canal. His 13-month trip is due to end soon. By Pete Thomas L.A. Times July 6, 2009 Reporting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — Zac Sunderland is wedged in his [...]
The new global economic reality – Charles Simpson
Charles Simpson Invest Magazine MexInvest Now.com How to prosper & avoid the coming storm and prolonged economic stagnation in the USA. First: A reality check on Mexico Mexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements [...]
Passport law hurting tourism
by Parker Leavitt – Jul. 7, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic A new law requiring Americans to have a passport to visit Mexico is the latest in a series of problems plaguing the Mexico travel industry, Valley business owners say. The recession, border violence and the swine flu have drastically cut into the revenue [...]
Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico midterm election
By MARK STEVENSON MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weigh heavily on Mexico’s midterm congressional elections Sunday, a vote that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon’s anti-crime and economic policies. Calderon’s National Action Party, PAN, hopes its nationwide crackdown on drug cartels will win [...]
Villa Amanecer – Pontoquito – North Shore Puerto Vallarta – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/ Villa Amanecer, just 10 minutes from prestigious Punta Mita resort; is the one latest architectural works of art by Arq. Ruben Flores and built by the prodigious Juan Pablo Stone. The dramatic villa faces the south-western sunset and features a privileged and majestic view overlooking the Bay of Banderas, across to Puerto Vallarta, ringed by [...]
WHO showers accolades on Mexico, warns swine flu is unstoppable
by Jamie Anderson – July 4, 2009 Mexico, July 3: Day one of the two-day summit in Cancun, Mexico, where the meeting of global health officials is being held, saw World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan cautioning that the spread of the dreaded H1N1 virus cannot be halted, making travel restrictions to affected countries [...]
A special offer from La Punta Realty: Price reduction on two great homesite lots within the IMANTA Resort at Punta de Mita.
Spectacularly situated in the heart of mexico’s most majestic landscape, IMANTA Punta de Mita is a hidden gem. IMANTA‘s first resort is located in Punta de Mita, 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, on the Riviera Nayarit Mexicana, Mexico’s Gold Coast. IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa, and signature Lots represent a unique [...]
Punta Mita Resort – Newsletter – Bahia golf course accolades, a new community of golf homesites and a new resort magazine
Punta Mita Bahía Course Receives First Accolade Punta Mita’s Bahía course – the community’s second masterpiece by Jack Nicklaus—has just been awarded The Best New Resort Course in Mexico by the Golf Guide to Mexico, for 2009. Among its stunning features, Bahía boasts five oceanside holes, and countless spectacular vistas along its rolling [...]
Las Cuevitas – Intriguing and pristine private cove along Riviera Nayarit
A developers dream, Las cuevitas sits in a privileged cove on the Nayarit Coast in the Pacific Ocean. Located about 80 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, 35 minutes from the exclusive area of Punta de Mita. and 20 minutes away from the lazy town of Sayulita. Las Cuevitas is one of the last intriguing [...]
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