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	<title>Land, Luxury, Leisure...Explore Pacific Mexico</title>
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		<title>Humanitarian Relief: There are 75 families in need  in San Pancho!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Glass Penthouse: PVSR — Punta Vista Signature Residences PH 604</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Owners Survey — Four Seasons / St. Regis Punta Mita Resort — Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 Owner Survey Thank you to all of our Members who took the time to respond to the survey. The results have been tallied and will be shared with all levels of management at DINE, Punta Mita, the HOA and Club Punta Mita. Look for more information to be published in a upcoming report. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico’s Tourism Sector Sees Tremendous Growth Despite a Lagging World Economy Air Travel, Hotel Infrastructure and Cruise Travel Are BOOMING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund for real estate in Mexico raises $293.3M</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends in Need: Punta Mita, Higuera Blanca, Sayulita, San Pancho and all the villages inbetween</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If anyone has friends in Punta 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 is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LOOKING FOR A PARTNER to purchase Hacienda de Mita #706!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Clients and Friends, Hacienda de Mita #706 is, in my opinion, one of the BEST properties in the entire Punta Mita! It offers 270 degree of spectacular bay view, mountain view, island view, golf course view, and constant breeze. 336m2 of fantastic floor plan, beautifully furnished, comes with the Punta Mita Basic Membership which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta Highway 200 closed to large vehicles for four days — Riviera Nayarit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 village [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening of Art Careyes — Fine Art Gallery in the Plaza de Caballeros del Sol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opening of Art Careyes Art Careyes was inaugurated on August 15th by Gian Franco Brignone in the presence of his family, Giorgio, Emanuela, Filippo and Sofia. The beautiful new gallery was designed by architect Emanuela Bignone Cattaneo. The gallery is located in the new Plaza de los Caballeros del Sol, the cultural hub of Careyes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PV Pulse — Week Of Rain Ravages Bay Of Banderas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haute vacation leisure at the St. Regis / Four Seasons Resort — Punta Mita — Riviera Nayarit — Pacific Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Haute vacation leisure at the St. Regis / Four Seasons Resort — Punta Mita — Riviera Nayarit — Pacific Mexico 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. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta —  Rain and Flooding update by PV Pulse.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another night of heavy rain caused flooding damage in Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas. The San Pancho bridge was washed away. In a six to seven hour period, anywhere from six to ten inches of rain fell in the area, between 8pm and 4am September 4–5, 2010. Around one meter of water flooded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRANSPORTATION NOW RESTORED BETWEEN PUERTO VALLARTA AND RIVIERA NAYARIT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 reasons Puerto Vallarta visitors keep coming back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 real estate tech predictions revisited — Inman News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loopt Checkins Can Get You Two-for-One Tickets to Mexico on Virgin America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta — Holiday spot born in sin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing In Punta Mita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rhyme for Punta Mita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real del Mar Villas for sale — Casa Manzanilla and Casa Vela</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The latest Hero on CNN: Puerto Vallarta Marine biologist Oscar Aranda Mena</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 piece. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing wedding / review: Casa 7 at El Banco Estates — Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Jose Mercury News — Nayarit is nirvana for golfers, surfers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golf in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epic Villa Vista Magica — San Pancho — Riviera Nayarit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A storied icon of the Pacific Mexican coastline,Villa Vista Magica is a fantastical jungle hide-away and is an endlessly satisfying sensory experience of sun, long ocean vistas, exotic gardens, fresh air, dramatic sunsets, wide open starry nights, succulent cuisine and attentive service. Built and formerly owned by ex-President Luis Echeverría, this mansion on an astoungingly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More destinations shut the door on vacation rentals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxist — Riviera Nayarit — Mexico’s New Riviera Destination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Norman Signature Golf — Litibú — Open to the Public — Course Inaugurated by President Calderon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love is an exotic, romantic &amp; extravagant luxury vacation villa in Punta Mita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This exotic vacation villa is sited on two acres of Punta Mita’s finest beachfront and features unmatched amenities and impeccable construction. Without peer in class and service, Casa Amore estate exudes the feel of a five-star resort, with incomparably luxurious accommodations. The one-of-a-kind beach villa boasts 11 bedrooms, including two opulent master suites, plus staff quarters, all spread across a main residence and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Far $400,000 Goes In America’s Biggest Real Estate Markets: Trulia (PHOTOS)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Huffington Post We won’t bore you with that all-too familiar real estate cliche that begins with the word “location” — but suffice to say that home buyers across the nation face some very different options. A few examples: A home buyer in foreclosure-addled Florida can get a home with a price that’s advertised as being actually lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villa Luna Creciente — Mismaloya — South Shore Puerto Vallarta + neighboring lots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Poised on an oceanfront cliff above the Pacific Ocean, Villa of the Crescent Moon offers luxurious, private accommodations with an extraordinary view of Banderas Bay and Los Arcos Islands. This beautiful private villa is a sublime holiday rental for those looking for intimate and elegant surroundings. Enter the villa and down the dramatic marble spiral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$220 Million London Penthouse Now World’s Most Expensive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A six-bedroom penthouse at London’s posh One Hyde Park development (above) has just sold for a record-breaking £140 million, or about $220 million, making it the most expensive piece of residentialreal estate in the world (in terms of current listings and sales). The massive deal eclipses the paltry $150 million asking price for The Manor, Candy Spelling’s monstrous mansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Most Outrageous Hotel Amenities (PHOTOS)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the competitive world of luxury travel, hotels will try anything to woo customers–from wine baths, pet psychics, and caviar facials to gourmet cooking classes, revolving rooms, and other extravagant extras. Below, ShermansTravel.com has assembled a list of the latest out-there accoutrements. See even more on their Amenity Watch blog. Text and photos courtesy of Sherman’s Travel. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/7-most-outrageous-hotel-a_n_675729.html [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A song for San Pancho Riviera Nayarit México — “El Aparato” by Café Tacuba</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A song for San Pancho Riviera Nayarit México — “El Aparato” by Café Tacuba San Francisco, or San Pancho as it is more commonly referred to, is a quaint Mexican village nestled between the verdant Sierra Madre Mountains and jungle and a long stretch of pristine Pacific coast. In close enough proximity (hour drive) to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villa La Estancia 1202 — Flamingos Beach — Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With 25 years of experience, the Villa Group has developed some of the most desirable beach location throughout Mexico´s best destination. Villa La Estancia is the number 1 rated resort in Nuevo Vallarta. Cabo style luxury Condominium-Hotel resort offering all services and amenities you would expect from a five star resort! Twenty-Four Hours a Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casa Serafine in Architectural Digest — Estates for Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin America enters Mexico market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Travel Weelky Even though Mexicana has filed for bankruptcyand suspended some flights, there are some positive signs for Mexico tourism and the airlines that serve the country’s major resort areas. Other airlines, including a new entrant, are planning new service to major resort areas. Alaska Airlines is adding flights from San Diego to Puerto Vallarta and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spain’s Banks Are Finding Their Global Growth Strategy in Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Michael Zenn www.investmentpropertiesmexico.org These days, growth opportunities in the financial sector are becoming rare and seemingly impossible to find, so when the largest banks in Spain showed up in Mexico, they were not going to let this one get away. The largest Spanish lender, Banco Santander has been very bullish on Mexico this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta to Host 2010 Global Medical Tourism Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Banderasnews.com From August 24–26, 2010, Puerto Vallarta will host the 2010 Global Medical Tourism Congress, where national and international speakers will share their views on global trends and opportunities for medical tourism in Mexico. What is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism helps one to combine physical wellness with relaxation and leisure in order to be completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico’s violence not as widespread as seems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY MEXICO CITY — Gruesome murders appear to be commonplace in Mexico. The severed heads of eight men found in pairs along highways in Durango. Seventeen people massacred at a birthday party in Torreon. The bodies of 55 people found dumped in a mine near the town of Taxco. Mexicans and [...]]]></description>
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