Newsletter – January 2011 As we finish up the last week of 2010, it is a time to reflect on the past year. We have accomplished a lot of great things and are proud! We have learned a lot, come up with some new and innovative ideas and it is with great anticipation that we [...]
Updates and Eye Candy — La Punta Realty — Christie’s Great Estates
Top Picks from the blog Lux Rentals North Shore Exclusive Villa Vista Magica for sale and rent Iconic Villa Vista Magica is a jungle estate of holiday villas within a garden on a dramatic promontory point overlooking both villages of San Francisco and Sayulita. New Video A Song for San Pancho San Francisco, Riviera Nayarit, [...]
Villa Cascadas – Paradise Coves – North Shore Puerto Vallarta
Enjoy sublime seclusion at private a cove that truly is paradise, minutes from the Punta Mita Resort. The finest home in Paradise Coves, Villa Casacadas is a 5 bedroom luxury villa and spectacular showpeice of modern Pacific Mexican architecture by Arq. Luis Manuel Carcamo. Enjoy sublime seclusion at private a cove that truly is paradise. The home has 5 [...]
Villa Sayulita – By far, the best vacation villa in Sayulita
This fabulous new seven bedroom compund is made of two villas of 3 and 4 bedrooms and are a study of exquisite contrasts. At once open and cozy, private yet connected, comfortably laid back….in luxury. Sayulita has some nice homes on the vacation rental market, but nothing comes close to this. A private spot on [...]
Sayulita — Sweet Simplicity
BY LAUREN KRAMER The Vancouver Sun The word dances from the lips with the promise of flirtatious beauty. I’d heard about Sayulita for years – little whispers of a town not far from Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta, yet one offering a completely different experience, with none of the city’s towering all-inclusive resorts jostling for space on [...]
Architecture is Art — Villa Koi — Punta de Mita — North Shore Puerto Vallarta
A new favorite, Villa Koi is breathtaking and cultured indoor-outdoor Pacific Mexican coastal living work of modern art. With gated beachfront access and unobstructed views of the sapphire waters of Banderas Bay, the city of Puerto Vallarta and the Marieta Islands, Villa Koi is an oasis of pristine beauty and luxury for the discriminating traveler. [...]
In Honor of Don Girdner – Recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
WHAT: COCKTAILS, DINNER AND RAFFLE WHERE: CASA DE MITA WHY: Don and Ana Girdner have been our neighbors here in paradise in Punta Mita for the past 5 years. They have been an integral part of the small village community … always with a happy “hello” and welcoming smile for anybody who has passed their [...]
Riviera Nayarit Dispatch: Sneaking Into the Pools of the Rich + St. Regis Punta Mita has a new manager
By Jimmy Im Black Book Magazine Punta Mita is a gated community within Riviera Nayarit, just under an hour’s drive from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It’s a nice stretch of peninsula with a sublime yet rocky coast, a Jack Niklaus golf course, private residences for the super-wealthy, and two luxury properties, St. Regis and Four Seasons. So, [...]
Mexico clears way for maiden real estate investment
Fri Dec 3, 2010 11:02pm GMT * Tax uncertainty had delayed offerings for years * Local, federal government cleared some obstacles By Patrick Rucker Rueters MEXICO CITY, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Mexico will offer shares of its first real estate investment trust early next year as Latin America’s second-largest economy mints an asset that could [...]
A Boost for Mexican Farming
Kent Patterson for Salem-News.com Editor’s note: As the US prepares to celebrate its annual Thanksgiving holiday, an opportunity arises to consider where our food comes from and how it is produced. In New Mexico and elsewhere, a growing trend exists of community farmers’ markets that put growers in direct contact with consumers and offer locally-produced [...]
Gordon Edwards Memorial Turkey Shoot – sponsored by the Punta de Mita Foundation
On Saturday November 27th, in honor of his well lived life, the “Gordon Edwards Memorial Turkey Shoot ” is being sponsored by the Punta de Mita Foundation. The Fourth Annual Foundation Golf Tournament begins with a continental breakfast and registration from 7:30 a.m. until 8:50 a.m. The shotgun start on the Pacifico Course is at [...]
Staff Picks: Mosbef – Elizabeth Lloyd Fladung – Wedding Photo Artist
We photo nerds at La Punta Realty consider ourselves digital ninjas, but we really admire a great wedding photographer. When shooting architecture, the sun guides you. With some patience, the magic comes to you. Shooting events and people is very difficult to do well. Shooting a wedding well is a very serious undertaking only for [...]
Luxury South of the Border: Punta Mita – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Click here to zoom in Located about an hour outside of the popular vacation destination Puerto Vallarta is one of the most beautiful luxury resorts in all of Mexico – The Four Seasons Resort – Punta Mita. When I booked my reservation I selected a special rate that would give me the 5th night free. [...]
21 Modern Marvels Of Architecture
The Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Pisa…we are all familiar with the old architectural wonders of the world. But though our buildings look very different now, our creativity and spirit of experimentation has not diminished. These 21 modern marvels of architecture, all completed over the last 100 years, are a [...]
In Mexico, Jaqueline, like every child has the right to an education
Unfortunately many, can´t attend school becauase they need shoes, uniforms and school supplies….. and don´t even think about transportation for high school students!! You can support a child, like Jaqueline, by supporting the entreamigos scholarship program. The $600yr scholarship can be paid in quarterly amounts of $150 or monthly amounts of $50. Your scholarship supports [...]
NAR’s Realtor.com Is Going Global
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 18, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The National Association of Realtors(R) announced today that Realtor.com, NAR’s official website, will be going global, extending its lead as the world’s largest online source of residential property listings. Realtor.com, the nation’s No. 1 homes-for-sale website, will add translation services and increase its presence in international [...]
Mexico, as seen from the north shore of Lake Chapala.. This ain’t literature, but may be interesting.
Friday, November 19, 2010 By Fred Reed Men’s News Daily I get a fair amount of mail asking what Mexico is really like, some of it worried about the drug wars. The wars exist, though so far with little effect on the expats here. I don’t downplay the narcotraficantes, especially along the frontier, in Sinaloa, [...]
Mexico’s tourism income up 10.8% in first nine months
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — Mexico’s tourism income went up 10.8 percent year on year to 7.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of this year, the government said. According to a Tourism Ministry report issued on Monday, income from cruise ship visits rose 28.3 percent to 393 million U.S. dollars in [...]
Real Estate Limited Partnerships in Latin America
Alternative Latin Investor Real Estate investment for Limited Partners (LPs) in Latin America can really be seen as a tale of two countries, namely Mexico and Brazil, and recent experiences there offer important contrasts between each country’s different market practices leading up to the global recession, some of the ways in which local participants responded [...]
Mexico, Superstar Player of the Emerging Economies
By Tessa Albrecht Alternative Latin Investor Mexico: Latin America’s newest investment beacon and slightly less-publicised regional superstar. With the highest level of FDI in the region and a more stable political environment than ever before, Mexico is an investment destination prime for the picking and one that is giving its key industrial competitor, China, a [...]
Casa Todo Bien – on soft, sandy, sweeping Ranchos beach – Four Seasons Resort
Location: Punta de Mita, Nayarit, Mexican Riviera, Mexico Accommodations: House, 5 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 6.5 Baths (Sleeps 17) Located on the north side of the Bay of Banderas and secluded from the rest of the development in Punta Mita. Ranchos Estates is the most exclusive estate development in this world-renowned resort community. The beachfront, [...]
Security in Puerto Vallarta — John Youden — Vallarta Lifestyles
John Youden – Vallarta Lifestyles I often get asked how I feel about the violence that has been rocking Mexico over the past few years. Does it effect my lifestyle? My work? I can’t truthfully say it doesn’t effect us, it does, but perhaps not in the way some people think. It effects us because [...]
Photos from Joe Francis Wedding in Punta Mita
From Sarah Fortune http://www.sarahfortune.com My good pal Ginny Lauren invited me as her plus one to her friend’s wedding in Punta Mita, Mexico this past weekend. However, this wasn’t just any ole ceremony. It was a lavish, three day affair celebrating the civil union between the beautiful bride, Christina, and none other than Joe Francis. Yes, THAT Joe Francis. [...]
St. Regis Punta Mita Resort Unveils Its Latest “Golf With A Pro” Aficionado Package
golfvacationsmag.com Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – Underscoring its commitment to custom-tailored guest experiences at the best addresses in the world, The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort proudly debuts its latest St. Regis Aficionado package, “Golf with a Pro,” offering guests a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with professional golfer Hale Irwin and receive personal consultation during a [...]
Mexico has been ranked as the number one spa destination in the world
November 9, 2010 – London, United Kingdom – Reported by Elite Traveler, the private jet lifestyle magazine Mexico has been ranked as the number one spa destination in the world and number two for luxury travel, according to Minister of Tourism Gloria Guevara, who made the announcement before a standing room only reception at World [...]
Five Top Snowbird Destinations in Mexico This Winter
It’s snowing in my old neighborhood in New York today, and friends there are starting to dream of a little time away in a tropical climate. They’re not alone. November is the start of the snowbird season in Mexico and other southern warm-weather countries. From now until March, a steady stream of visitors migrate down [...]
4th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), – Global forums to focus on abuses against immigrants
Street News Service Mexico is hosting the two international meets: The first is the Alternative Global Forum of Peoples in Movement, Nov. 2-5 in the Mexican capital, where participants will present the situations of migrants around the world and proposals for dealing with the problems they face. Almost at the same time, Peoples’ Global Action [...]
Traveling to Mexico / An opinion piece
November 5, 2010Lincoln MessengerOp/Editorial Department I am appalled at what the media publishes again and again about the “dangers of Mexico” – to the point that the uninformed American is now afraid to go “anywhere” in Mexico! News coverage of the drug cartel wars in Mexico is prevalent throughout the U.S. Media. Although having some [...]
Destination: PEACE Mexico Announces Spring 2011 Volunteer Vacations in Mexico
Build a House in San Miguel de Allende, Create a Community Garden in Isla Mujeres, Assist at a Spay / Neuter Clinic in Punta Mita and More with Destination:PEACE Destination:PEACE, a volunteer vacation company mixing philanthropy with travel throughout Mexico, has announced its upcoming vacations for Spring 2011. http://www.destinationpeace.com/index.php?page=vacations Destination:PEACE creates a one-of-a-kind vacation experience [...]
Riviera Nayarit Is Preparing A Cosmopolitan Celebration for the Opening of the International Gourmet Festival
RivieraNayarit.com go to original November 04, 2010 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS8UNF_1rjk[/youtube] The XVI International Gourmet Festival taking place at Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta is bound to offer a representation of the cultures and flavors of five continents. The participation of chef Eugenio Villafaña of the Villa La Estancia hotel guarantees diners will enjoy one surprise after another [...]
Riviera Nayarit: Mexico’s Hot Spot
By Patricia Alisau Travel Age West Riviera Nayarit is growing by leaps and bounds, with more than 13,000 hotel rooms and plenty of meetings and convention space When Mexico’s government planners were looking for the next Cancun, they pinpointed a Pacific coastal region just north of Puerto Vallarta that, at one time, was better known for [...]
Mexico Tourism Board Launches Visit Mexico iPhone app
MEXICO CITY, October 15, 2010 –The Mexico Tourism Board has recently launched the Visit Mexico iPhone application — the first iPhone travel application to provide nationwide coverage. Users can select to receive information from six regions and all 32 states, in addition to receiving in-depth information about 27 top tourist destinations. The app includes several [...]
News Alert: Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale Sets Records
Date: November 4, 2010 CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE SETS RECORDS REALIZES $231,439,500/€164,322,045 WORLD AUCTION RECORDS SET FOR HENRI MATISSE AT $48.8 MILLION AND JUAN GRIS AT $28.6 MILLION AN ASTOUNDING 4 LOTS SELL ABOVE $10 MILLION, 7 LOTS SELL ABOVE $5 MILLION AND 43 LOTS SELL ABOVE $1 MILLION Click [...]
ON RETIREMENT – 5 Reasons to Retire in Puerto Vallarta
By KATHLEEN PEDDICORD Posted: November 1, 2010 U.S. News and World Report I visited Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the first time more than 15 years ago. I’ve returned this week to find that, from a retire-overseas point of view, this town is all grown up. This stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coastline has already been developed to [...]
Price Reduction: Casa Parota – Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
$ 1,650,000 USD – REDUCED FROM - $ 2,250,000 USD Casa Parota, located on a quiet cul-de-sac along Nuevo Vallarta’s main canal, is a newly built custom built home designed, constructed and occupied by an American developer of high-end homes residing in Puerto Vallarta. Built on a ¼ acre lot, this 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath [...]
Amazing wedding / review: Casa 7 at El Banco Estates – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico
Beautiful home with an amazing staff! We lived like celebrities a review by jrjohnson Lunch.com in the Wedding Planning community Aug 23, 2010 This was a once in a lifetime experience for me and my family so we decided to go REALLY big for it and the location, Casa Siete, was a huge part of [...]
Airlines boost service to Mexico
The number of flights from the United States to Mexico is up, fueled by the bankruptcy of Mexico’s largest airline, a resurgence of leisure traffic and a tepid economic recovery. Since last fall, several major airlines, including Tempe-based US Airways; United Continental Holdings Inc., the parent company of Continental and United; American; Delta and Frontier [...]
Joe Francis Wedding Invitation to the Press – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit
The new Hotel Cinco will be the Press Command Center as Joe Francis ties the knot November 6 at Casa Aramara, Francis’ lavish beachfront estate in Punta Mita, Mexico. According to the New York Post: Francis revealed, “The weekend will be fun, luxurious and filled with lots of surprises.” Quincy Jones, his longtime neighbor in Bel Air, will serve as [...]
Mexico Tourism Is Making A Comeback
By: Charles Sipe http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/ Although the recession and warnings of violence has hurt tourism in 2009, visitors to Mexico has rebounded in 2010. According to an article from International Living: This year the tourists are back. So far in 2010, over 7.1 million international tourists have come toMexico, a 19% increase over last year, say Ministry [...]
Puerto Vallarta to host 7th International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities
Published by Ozgur Tore THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2010 The global economic crisis has opened up important opportunities for the tourism sector, but capitalizing on these requires a better understanding of the various governance roles within national tourism policy and decision making. This will be the main topic of debate among the Ministers of Tourism, parliamentarians, [...]
The Eleven Reasons People Can’t Sell Their Home
http://247wallst.com The environment for home sales becomes more difficult with each passing month. Some estimates put 11 million mortgages, about 20% of the US total, underwater, meaning that homeowners owe their banks more than the underlying properties are worth. Home repossessions reached more than 100,000 for the first time in September. Rising foreclosures rates continue [...]
Mexico Expects 22.6 Million Foreign Visitors in 2010, Matching 2008 Levels
By Adriana Lopez Caraveo Bloomberg News Mexico Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara said the country expects to have 22.6 million foreign tourists this year, matching the industry’s 2008 numbers before swine flu hurt activity last year. The number of visitors grew 20 percent from January through August from the same period a year earlier, the minister said [...]
What drug war? Mexican stocks are outperforming the Dow
By Aaron Smith CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Mexican stock market is going gangbusters this year despite a drug war that has claimed more than 28,000 lives. The Mexican stock market’s IPC Index has increased 6.7% year-to-date, outpacing the Dow Jones industrial average’s 5% gain. This is one of the factors that prompted John [...]
Price Reduction: Punta Caracol – Lot 1 – Punta del Burro, Riviera Nayarit
With almost 16 hundred square meters, Lot 1 is the last remaining homesite at the sub-division called Punta Caracol at Punta del Burro, North Shore Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit. Punta Caracol is located at the Southern end of Playa Punta del Burro, a long and perfect beach with amazingly consistently fun surf break. An interesting [...]
Price Reduction: Casa Carolina – Classic Puerto Vallarta Hacienda 5 minutes from downtown
Casa Carolina is a romantic and stylish 6,250 ft2 five bedroom, 6.5 bathroom Hacienda uniquely classic AND contemporary. Set in historic and cultured lower Conchas Chinas, this elegant renaissance Puerto Vallarta style mansion is very 60′s Hollywood and is superbly maintained. All on one level, the Hacienda is accessible from the main highway: no climbing up the steep hills [...]
Garrabrant Sees Opportunities in Mexico Despite Crime
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) — Gary Garrabrant, chief executive officer of Equity International, discusses his company’s real estate investments in Mexico and strategy in Brazil. Garrabrant speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop.” (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg) http://www.bloomberg.com/video/63348144/
Mexico. One Journalist’s view. – by Linda Ellerbee
By Linda Ellerbee Sometimes I´ve been called a maverick because I don´t always agree with my colleagues, but then, only dead fish swim with the stream all the time. The stream here is Mexico. You would have to be living on another planet to avoid hearing how dangerous Mexico has become, and, yes, it´s true [...]
Peace Mexico: Flood Update – September 15, 2010
Join PEACE Friday, September 17, 2010 @ 9:30am to help with the flood relief efforts in Higuera Blanca, Guamuchil & San Ignacio. Those interested should meet Friday morning at Casa Campesina, PEACE headquarters in Punta de Mita.(Heading north on the Punta de Mita highway, pass the crucero to Litibu/Higuera Blanca and make a left at the first [...]
Westjet Fly Free Contest: Old World charm Will keep you coming back to Puerto Vallarta
There is a unique charm to Puerto Vallarta that keeps people coming back year after year. Although the population of this city of cobblestone streets and whitewashed building on Banderas Bay is around 350,000, it reatin a festive, small-town atmosphere. Walk along the oceanfront malecon at sunset and you’re bound to see Mexican families with [...]
CLOSE OF BUSINESS DUE TO BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS
United States Consulate General Guadalajara PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO AS MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS AS POSSIBLE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DUE TO BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS Date: September 14, 2010 BEGIN TEXT. In connection with the upcoming bicentennial celebrations, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has declared that Wednesday, September 15 and Friday, September 17 holidays for Mexican federal [...]
The more colorful aspects of Mexico’s history
As the bicentennial nears, writers and producers are finding ways to stir up more interest in the nation’s history, which includes a reportedly randy rebel and a bisexual revolutionary. Reporting from Mexico City — There’s an extra reason Father Miguel Hidalgo is considered the Father of the Nation. The priest fathered numerous children with a [...]
Puerto Vallarta, San Pancho and Sayulita rain and flooding update – Saturday, Sept. 11 – 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAzuYi6mvFw[/youtube] Driving out to San Pancho today was uneventful. The traffic between the airport and the Ameca River bridge was ugly but once on the bridge everyone zipped right along the rest of the way like any other day. Apparently the call for help worked as San Pancho now has the medicine, water, food and sturdy [...]
PV Pulse.com – Recovery Efforts And Highway Updates
PEACE spent the day yesterday helping community members, students, and teachers clean up Higuera Blanca and Litibu, two small communities in Nayarit that were hit hard by the rains. If you’d like to help, several donation spots have been set up; read more from PEACE: “Due to the recent heavy rains in the area, there [...]
Humanitarian Relief: There are 75 families in need in San Pancho!!
The founders of La Patrona Polo Club in San Pancho – Ivan and Gabrielle Echeverria, are chartering the boat “Lorrayne”, a 65 ft. “Tuna Trawler” to take medicines, supplies and humanitarian relief for the People in San Pancho. There are 75 families in need! Any help to support their efforts will be greatly appreciated!!! The [...]
The Glass Penthouse: 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 [...]
Mexico’s Tourism Sector Sees Tremendous Growth Despite a Lagging World Economy Air Travel, Hotel Infrastructure and Cruise Travel Are BOOMING
CNBC – via (BUSINESS WIRE) — The number of international tourists reaching Mexico by air experienced a 35.2 percent increase in June 2010 compared with the same month last year marking an impressive first half of the year for the Mexico tourism industry. During the same period, 818,278 tourists from different nationalities visited Mexico, versus [...]
Fund for real estate in Mexico raises $293.3M
By The Associated Press via Bloomberg – Businessweek.com A fund geared to buying industrial real estate in Mexico has raised $293.3 million from investors, Prudential Real Estate Investors said Tuesday. The closed-end, publicly traded fund, dubbed PRUMEX Industrial III, will invest in developing industrial sites, acquire portfolios or individual properties with a focus on tenants [...]
Friends in Need: Punta de Mita, Higuera Blanca, Sayulita, San Pancho and all the villages inbetween
If anyone has friends in Punta de Mita, Higuera Blanca, Sayulita, San Pancho and the in between towns, please stay in touch with them. They are going to need your help now more than ever. They will need basic supplies like potable water, canned food, and some even shelter. Don’t be a stranger to what [...]
Puerto Vallarta Highway 200 closed to large vehicles for four days – Riviera Nayarit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuxIIsvMsE[/youtube] Esteemed Members of the Association of Businesses within Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas We inform you, that the authorities are announcing the closing of Highway 200 for a period of four days. Because of the rain over these past days in our region, the Ameca River bridge falling, another bridge in the [...]
PV Pulse – Week Of Rain Ravages Bay Of Banderas
Written by Mariano Montes De Oca Update 2: Traffic to Guadalajara is moving only through the Las Palmas, San Sebastian route. Proteccion Civil reports (as of 11:00 AM, September 7th) that only one lane is open at certain points on the road. Update 1: Highway 200 from Bucerias to Sayulita, as well as the alternate [...]
Haute vacation leisure at the St. Regis / Four Seasons Resort – Punta Mita – Riviera Nayarit – Pacific Mexico
Haute vacation leisure at the St. Regis / Four Seasons Resort – Punta Mita – Riviera Nayarit – Pacific Mexico [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g2Fb9I–qI[/youtube] Discover a World of Bliss in an “Inspired Tropical Retreat” Escape and Indulge in Casa Kalika, a 5 Master Bedroom Suites Luxury Private Villa, with Spectacular Ocean Views and Contemplative Vibes…in Punta Mita, Mexico. [...]
TRANSPORTATION NOW RESTORED BETWEEN PUERTO VALLARTA AND RIVIERA NAYARIT
TRANSPORTATION NOW RESTORED BETWEEN PUERTO VALLARTA AND RIVIERA NAYARIT ONE OF TWO BRIDGES LINKING PUERTO VALLARTA AND RIVIERA NAYARIT COLLAPSED YESTERDAY DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, September 1, 2010 – Marc Murphy, Director of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to advise that vehicular transportation has been restored between Puerto [...]
Top 5 reasons Puerto Vallarta visitors keep coming back
Top 5 reasons Puerto Vallarta loyalists keep coming back 1. Beaches: PV’s beaches are hubs of activity for everything from parasailing to getting a henna tattoo under your palapa. There are no private hotel beaches because, under Mexico’s constitution, all Mexicans are guaranteed the right to free beach access. The beaches get better the further [...]
2010 real estate tech predictions revisited – Inman News
Midyear hindsight on Google, mobile and more BY GAHLORD DEWALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010. Inman News Now that most of 2010 is done and we’re staring down the barrel of fall and early winter, I figured it might be worthwhile to revisit some of the predictions that I made for Inman News waaaay back in [...]
Loopt Checkins Can Get You Two-for-One Tickets to Mexico on Virgin America
Social-media savvy airline Virgin America, which used Twitter to announce its expansion to Toronto, is making use of location-based rewards network Loopt Star to draw attention to its next international expansion: Mexico. Virgin America will be running non-stop flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Cabo (SJD) and from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cancun (CUN) beginning [...]
Puerto Vallarta – Holiday spot born in sin
PV, as it’s known to its loyal visitors, it’s obvious this city that wraps around Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific Ocean still has one foot firmly planted in the past. History plays a predominant role in Puerto Vallarta’s enduring popularity as a vacation spot. On any given tour, you’ll be reminded again and again about [...]
Surfing In Punta Mita
Waxedweb The beach is most notorious for one thing … surfing. Millions of people around the world look forward to that time of year when the weather is perfect, water is just right, and work can be put aside. Of the millions many will be planning an exciting trip to Punta Mita to surf near [...]
A Rhyme for Punta Mita
If you’re looking for a great Mexico time, give a read to this review rhyme… a review by kjmedia Lunch.com And you thought the rhyming stayed in Mexico: Just got back from spending three nights in Mexico at the gorgeous Four Season’s resort in Punta Mita… For the wedding of senor @jrjohnson and @Savvygirl, his now [...]
Real del Mar Villas for sale – Casa Manzanilla and Casa Vela
On pristine Playa Piedra Blanca, Real del Mar residential community is the essence of seductive oceanfront living. Just 59 cliff-hugging villas are set on 30 acres of manicured jungle. Impressive resident amenities include a private beach club, tennis, gym and captivating spa facility. Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town of La Cruz and [...]
The latest Hero on CNN: Puerto Vallarta Marine biologist Oscar Aranda Mena
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAP1g80-a94[/youtube] Chosen for his work saving the endangered Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in the Mexican resort town, Puerto Vallarta, Aranda Mena teamed up with Aviana Productions, a Mill Valley California media consulting/film company to produce a video that highlighted his non-profit, environmental work. Aviana provided video of turtle hatching-and-releasing that CNN will use in the [...]
San Jose Mercury News – Nayarit is nirvana for golfers, surfers
By Mark Conley San Jose Mercury News “If the tide pushes up, punch it,” said my seafaring golf guide, Arturo Castro, one early July day in Punta Mita, Mexico. The statement could’ve just as easily been uttered a few miles down the coast at Castro’s favorite surf spot, La Lancha, while helping this visiting surfista [...]
Golf in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
By Timothy Scott Luxury Latin America Golf at Punta Mita The Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at Punta Mita has been winning praise for a decade now, frequently topping polls as the best course in Mexico and occasionally showing up near the top for all of North America. A second—and very different—course also designed by Nicklaus [...]
More destinations shut the door on vacation rentals
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY For frequent Manhattan visitor Ken Velten there’s no place like (someone else’s) home. The Southern California retiree and his family of up to five have traveled to the Big Apple five times over the past five years, staying a week or two and trading the expense and anonymity of a hotel [...]
Luxist – Riviera Nayarit – Mexico’s New Riviera Destination
by Annie Scott Luxist.com You’ve doubtlessly heard of — and perhaps been to — Puerto Vallarta. Well, just north of there, along central Mexico’s Pacific coast, is the state of Nayarit. The coast runs from the tony all-inclusive resorts of Nuevo Vallarta (very near to Puerto Vallarta in the southern part of the state), through [...]
Greg Norman Signature Golf – Litibú – Open to the Public – Course Inaugurated by President Calderon
On March 6, President of Mexico Felipe Calderon Hinojosa visited the touristic development, Libitü, for the second time in a week. One of Litibú´s greatest attractions is without doubt the PGA-level golf course, which the President inaugurated this day. It was designed by the legendary Greg Norman on an area of 168 acres with an [...]
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