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{ Monthly Archives } November 2009

Punta Mita innaugurates secong Jack Nicklaus golf course: Announces the coming Ritz Carlton Hotel – With Paniagua, Banderas Bay has established itself as an international tourist destination

Banderas Bay, N ayarit / November 16
Bringing high-end tourism and more jobs to serve the Bay of Banderas are goals as president Hector Paniagua Salazar Banderas Bay Municipal Fernando Senderos and president and CEO of Group DINE , yesterday in Punta Mita, opened a second golf course in the presence of Jack Nicklaus.
The corporate vision [...]

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2009 11 30 admin 02 - Staff Picks
09 - Hotels and Resorts
10 - Culture and Leisure
12 - Travel News
13 - Financial News Comments (0)

Is Mexico safe for travelers?

By Christopher Reynolds
Chicago Tribune
It’s the time of year when Americans like to flock south of the border — but flu and violence fears may keep many at home. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe on your vacation.
Between Mexico’s drug war entering its fourth year and itsH1N1 flu outbreak beginning with dozens of [...]

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2009 11 29 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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Realtors’ world is changing rapidly, thanks to technology

By Tom Kelly
One of the main concerns that an agent-broker panel voiced at the recent National Association of Realtors convention in San Diego was a prevailing rudeness in today’s highly competitive market.
Speakers traced the cause to a lack of education, communication and etiquette during the boom years, when when not enough time was spent mentoring [...]

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2009 11 29 admin 03 - Real Estate News
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A New Favorite: Villa Koi – Pontoquito, North Shore Puerto Vallarta, Punta de Mita

A new favorite, Villa Koi, spectacular and rich with cultured refinement, perfectly captures the art of indoor-outdoor Pacific Mexican coastal living.
Luxuriate in over 8000 square feet of living space with 180 degree ocean views across the Bay of Banderas to Puerto Vallarta ringed by the Sierra Occidente.
Decorated in an exquisite fusion of interior Colonial Mexico [...]

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2009 11 27 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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08 - Property profiles
10 - Culture and Leisure
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Hotel investors tiptoe back into buying game

Want to buy a hotel? 2010 may be just the time.
Hopes for an economic turnaround are prompting some hotel investors to get back in the long-dormant acquisition game, laying the groundwork for what could prove to be an active acquisition market next year.
“Like most companies, we did not acquire anything in 2009,” said Leslie Ng, [...]

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2009 11 25 admin 03 - Real Estate News
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JAUNT MAGAZINE – The Four Seasons Punta Mita

When one of our favorite journalists/artists/friends,Elliot V. Kotek, informed us of his recent jaunt to the Four Seasons Punta Mita, we had to hear the skinny. Kotek is the founder of The Nation of Artists (www.thenationofartists.com), the entertainment correspondent for ABC Radio, the former Editor-in-Chief of Moving Pictures magazine, and has served on film festival juries worldwide. He’s written [...]

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2009 11 25 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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Mexico’s Punta Mita Adapts to the Market

Sarah Binder
Unique Homes

Two and one-half years ago, Unique Homes traveled to Mexico’s gated, master-planned Punta Mita development to tour the 1,500-acre project’s numerous real estate offerings including bay- and oceanfront lots, hillside villas, a variety of condominiums, townhomes, the existing Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, and the future [...]

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2009 11 24 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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El Banco Beach, all to yourself: The Exquisite El Banco Beach Villas – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Villa Los Arcos
Located within the premium 100-acre oceanfront community of El Banco, this exquisite new residence is part of the first phase of an impressive eco-friendly, high concept development that will comprise four residential areas enhanced by a luxurious boutique hotel and beach club.
Villa Los Arcos dramatically demonstrates the community’s signature style, New World Spanish [...]

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2009 11 23 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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No.1 Mexico, No.2 India, No.3 China

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
Commodity Online
When it comes to global manufacturing, Mexico is quickly emerging as the “new” China. According to corporate consultant AlixPartners, Mexico has leapfrogged China to be ranked as the cheapest country in the world for companies looking to manufacture products for the U.S. market. India is now No. 2, followed by China and [...]

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2009 11 20 admin 13 - Financial News Comments (0)

Promising Outlook for Asia, Latin America

BY S ISWARAN
Latin Business Chronicle
Monday, November 16, 2009
About this time last year, the world plunged into one of the most severe economic downturns in history. We are now beginning to see some tentative but encouraging signs of a recovery. The global economy is expanding again and financial conditions have improved markedly.
The challenge now is [...]

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2009 11 20 admin 03 - Real Estate News
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PVSR video – Punta Vista Signature Residences, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit

PVSR : Punta Vista Signature Residences on perfect Playa Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit
Unique in location, quality and space, PVSR condominiums are for discerning individuals who want to be in tranquil Punta de Mita and prefer a secure and deluxe condo experience directly on the beach.
Location
Playa Punta de Mita, near the end of Puerto Vallarta’s [...]

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2009 11 20 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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08 - Property profiles
10 - Culture and Leisure
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Riviera Nayarit forging own identity on Pacific coast

By: Laura Del Rosso
Travel Weekly
November 18, 2009
Development continues along the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest resort destination, although the economic recession and downturn in Mexico tourism have halted some construction and caused other plans to be shelved.
A spate of openings in 2008 added four major hotels: the St. Regis Punta Mita, Villa La Estancia, Dreams Villa [...]

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2009 11 19 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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New – Villa La Vida Dulce – Beachfront mansion estate at El Banco, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Standing at waters edge of El Banco beach is energizing. The astounding scale is matched by magnetic beauty…unspoiled, irresistable.
Only an ambitiously spiritual aesthetic vision like Villa La Vida Dulce could enhance this view.
From the imaginations of Juan Collignon and Manolo Mestre, Villa La Vida Dulce is San Miguel de Allende by the sea.
This brand new [...]

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2009 11 14 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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Penthouse lover’s delight: PVSR – Punta Vista Signature Residences PH 604

You penthouse lovers seem to have the foresight, taste and resources to know when a genuine opportunity presents itself.
You must experience the best the world has to offer, therefore you must see this PVSR Penthouse at Playa Punta de Mita.
Experience the astounding scale of ocean view, grand open living spaces and the extra privacy that [...]

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2009 11 11 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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Mexico’s family-friendly hot spots

Consider heading to locales in Nayarit and Oaxaca, where surf, sun and inexpensive attractions have been a hit for one family of four.
Los Angeles Times
By Amanda Jones
November 8, 2009
With news of drug-related violence and H1N1 flu in the headlines, tourism to Mexico has plummeted. But the truth is the violence is largely regional and the [...]

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2009 11 06 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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Google Maps goes to Mexico

In a few days, Mexico will be the first Latin American country to enjoy Street View
Google announced Friday afternoon that Mexico now has its own version of Google Maps, available at maps.google.com.mx.
Besides being able to take advantage of the most basic use of Google Maps (as a navigational tool), Mexicans will also be able to enjoy an [...]

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2009 11 06 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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Mexico: 30% Off

Best for Honeymooners
Base camp: SayulitaJust as drug wars were forcing already cheap Mexico to slash prices to keep tourists, swine flu hit. To fill empty beaches, hotels and airlines are piling on deals, even to the area near Puerto Vallarta known as Riviera Nayarit ($300 flights from L.A.). A surfer’s mecca and fishing village, Sayulita dead-ends at [...]

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2009 11 04 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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Puerto Vallarta Real Estate to Receive Improve urban Image for Nuevo Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit

The Nuevo Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit are the areas in the Puerto Vallarta Real Estate region that have seen some of the most growth and development over the past decades.
During the end of 2009, the government of these regions is laying out a plan to complement the expansion of these key parts of the Puerto [...]

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2009 11 04 admin 03 - Real Estate News
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In tourism terms, Riviera Nayarit has been an overnight sensation

By: Laura Del Rosso
Travel Weekly
November 04, 2009
Just two years into a marketing and branding campaign, the Riviera Nayarit has made great strides in familiarizing travel agents with the 192-mile stretch of Pacific coastline in the state of Nayarit just north of Puerto Vallarta.
And it’s been done without the boost of a star-studded Hollywood [...]

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2009 11 04 admin 03 - Real Estate News
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Food Network / Travel Channel – Chef Abroad – Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival

Chef Michael Smith goes backstage at the world famous International Festival Gourmet in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to see what really happens when local chefs and international chefs collaborate and cook together.
Come along with Chef Michael Smith on his latest culinary adventure as he circumnavigates the globe, meeting fascinating people, doing amazing things with food in [...]

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2009 11 04 admin 02 - Staff Picks
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NEW – Casa Parota – Luxury villa on the tropical canals of Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico

Casa Parota, located on a quiet cul-de-sac along Nuevo Vallarta’s main canal is a 1 year old custom built home designed, constructed and occupied by a talented and experienced American developer residing in Puerto Vallarta.
Built as a personal primary residence on a ¼ acre lot, this 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath villa boasts all of [...]

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2009 11 02 admin 01 - Luxury Villas
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