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Beyond the sprawl, a family has a ball at a beach in Mexico

By Ann Wilson Lloyd
Globe Correspondent / August 16, 2009
TRONCONES, Mexico – Franklin the Turtle is the favorite storybook friend of our grandson Waylon, 3. Imagine his delight at herding hundreds of baby Franklins into the twilight surf during our three-generation family beach vacation at this surfing village near Zihuatanejo, on the Pacific coast.
“Can I keep [...]

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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 mecca.
Instead, American’s [...]

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Mexico Goes On Sale

By SARAH NASSAUER
The Wall Street Journal
With a clean bill of health and a lifted travel ban, Mexico tries to draw tourists back with deals and perks.
Everything for the wedding was ready — the on-site florists, photographers, and a 35-foot acrylic platform built over the blue ocean water at the Rosewood Mayakoba resort near Cancun. Then, two [...]

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RIVIERA NAYARIT STARTS 2009 WITH A BANG: ACCOLADES FOR MEXICO’S NEWEST DESTINATION

Feb 25, 09 | 10:04 am
Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – February 25, 2009 – After a successful 2008, Riviera Nayarit builds momentum in 2009. Mexico’s newest destination has already received new accolades to support this region as a burgeoning “must see” destination. CheapFlights.com has just named it one of its 12 top destinations for 2009, and [...]

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New Financing Programs Now Available for Punta Mita Buyers

Developer financing for luxury properties now available at resort-home community on Mexico’s Pacific Coast

PUNTA MITA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the first time, developers within Punta Mita are offering below-market financing rates for buyers of select properties at this prestigious 1,500-acre gated community on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
“Developer financing is a great opportunity for buyers at Punta Mita,” says [...]

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Old and new blend in Puerto Vallarta

By Laurence Iliff
Dallas Morning News
Posted: 01/15/2009 12:24:14 PM PST
http://www.mercurynews.com/lifeandstyleheadlines/ci_11462195
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two states of mind co-exist in this resort area on Mexico’s warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn’t be more different, as my sister and I discovered.
To the north of the airport lies spanking new Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit state. To the south, old [...]

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A Riviera is Born

December 12, 2008
By Mark Jolly
 
Mexico’s new bright star lights up the Pacific coast.

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You might be forgiven for having never heard of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s bright young star of the Pacific. For one thing, the 100-mile stretch of coastline didn’t even exist until last year — at least not under its present [...]

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