The largest boat show in Latin America, hosted by Riviera Nayarit
The Latin America Boat Show will take place for the second occasion in Mexico, from March 11th to 15th, and this time it takes part in the destinations month long Nautical Extravaganza.
During the boat show close to 200 boats will be on display from the [...]
John Youden’s Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Blog
Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group
There were two events today in Riviera Nayarit that were attended by the President of Mexico; one in the development of Litibú and the other at the Riviera Nayarit Marina. The Litibú presentation was to inaugurate the Greg Norman golf course. The second, however, was the [...]
Posted By JIM WILSON, QMI AGENCY
The Kingston Whig Stnadard
Okay, for the record I don’t golf.
Nice sport. Interesting sport. I just don’t play.
So when I found myself heading to Punta Mita, a new gated resort development about 30 km up the coast from Puerto Vallarta and home to two new Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, friends and [...]
Year of the tiger teams – l to r – winners – team Careyes Herb Falk, Giorgio Brignone, Raul Ramirez, Jim Giebeler, Miguel Landeros, President of Triunfo Tequila, Paulion Diaz, Isaac Sepulveda, Diego Velarde and Ramon Velasquez.. Photo by Beatrice Jacobs.
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Tagged Casa Amore, mexico, punta mita, rancho amore, ranchos estates, Riviera NayaritAustrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy.
The Daily Telegraph
By Henry Samuel in Paris
Published: 8:16PM GMT 08 Feb 2010
Mr Rabeder, 47, a businessman from Telfs is in the process of selling his luxury 3,455 sq ft [...]
Tagged argentina, Bolivia, chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Karl Rabeder, millionaire, Peru, Provence, Telfs, The Daily TelegraphBy ALEXANDRA OLSON
The Associated Press
Monday, February 8, 2010
With Congress still stalled on the big health bill, it turns to smaller pieces of legislation. The House this week will vote on a bill to repeal a decades-old insurance industry exemption from antitrust laws. Some analysts say eliminating the exemption wouldn’t have an impact on competition or [...]
Hop a bus or a taxi to explore small towns and the wide, white sandy beaches north of Puerto Vallarta
BY LINDSEY NORRIS, FREELANCENOVEMBER 21, 2008
Canada.com
The pelican sleeping on the dock ignores the man with a fishing rod and a tempting tackle box full of bait. It is equally impervious to the roar of speedboats [...]
by John Youden
Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group
Jim Scherrer has written some great articles about Vallarta, especially why its a great place to have a second home or retire here. His latest article is great, as he’s caught some guy putting very misleading information about Mexico and crime. And even more interesting is why it seems Mr. [...]
After reviewing this analytical approach with the documented facts and figures provided by the US government, you’ll feel much more comfortable and inclined to visit our beautiful Paradise south of the border, where you have nearly 100 times better odds of surviving than in the good ol´ US of A!
By: Jim Scherrer
This article is prepared [...]
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The 18th annual Banderas Bay Regatta starts March 16, so you have plenty of time to head down to the Puerto Vallarta area for this five-day nautical festival.
But to get a 50 percent discount on a full-service slip at Paradise Village Marina, you need to register for the Banderas Bay Regatta [...]
It is probably safe to say that this is the problem of which the fruit is the most popular fruit in the world, the majority of Americans and Canadians react with apples and bananas. This response would be normal, but not precise.
To the astonishment of most North Americans, mangoes are consumed around the world to [...]
Public Radio International (PRI)
BY THE WORLD
Ciudad Juarez is the murder capital of Mexico. Now, the city has partnered with Crime Stoppers International to try to get a handle on the homicide crisis. Monica Ortiz Uribe reports.
Mexico is the first country in Latin America to work with Crime Stoppers, and Ciudad Juarez is the only city [...]
David Simmonds, Special to SFGate.com
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The year was 1970, and I was about to turn 21. The Chicago Seven Trial was winding down, the Vietnam War was in full rage, Nixon had lowered the voting age to 18, and the Beatles had released their final album, “Let It Be.” The message to my [...]
Tagged 04 - Land for sale, aquiles serdan, beachfront land in mexico for sale, Cabo Corrientes, costa alegre, mexico, pacific mexicoThousands of Americans are increasingly traveling to resort towns like Puerto Vallarta, in Mexico, not for vacation, but for the cheap health care. In many cases, reports Ray Suarez, for care they couldn’t afford in the United States.
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Tagged health care, medical, mexican health care, mexico health care, puerto vallartaKate Zimmerman, Special To North Shore News
Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009
My New Year’s resolution is for my family to get out more.
We’ve already made a good start. We spent the Christmas holiday in Mexico, partly because who wouldn’t if they could — but mainly because this was our first year without my parents, with whom [...]
The room to book here is the $13,000-a-night Coral Suite, a five-bedroom beachfront “casita” designed by renowned Mexican architect Diego Vilasenor, complete with a rain shower and Vichy jets, as well a media room, private gym and full kitchen. Guests get their own poolside cabana (with daybed), where they are plied with cool fruit smoothies [...]
Tagged forbes, forbes list, forbes magazine, four seasons, four seasons resort, mexico, punta mita, Riviera Nayarit, world's most exclusive hotelsby Daniel González – Dec. 21, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
For Latino families living in the U.S., traveling to Mexico to visit relatives over the holidays is no easy task.
They must wait hours for a vehicle permit to drive into Mexico. They need to be careful to not exceed government limits on gifts. And there are [...]
Published by Ozgur Tore
Focus on Travel News
SUNDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2009
Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism, the Navy, the State of Nayarit, the Mexico Tourism Board, Fonatur, (Mexico’s National Trust for the Promotion of Tourism) and the Mexican Sailing Association will head the official “Bicentennial Edition” of the Mexico Cup Regatta.
This world class event will take place [...]
This single story, private villa boasts an expansive view of the Pacific Ocean and the offshore Islands and is a five minute walk to the beach.
The lush green landscaping of the neighboring Four Seasons Resort offers an idyllic hillside retreat. Elegantly decorated in modern Mexican decor.
Villa Sirena is a 7,500 sq. ft, spectacular villa, located [...]
By Sylvia Longmire
Mexdata.info
Thanks to the bloody drug battles being waged on a daily basis in so many Mexican cities and towns, the country has acquired a terrible reputation as a travel destination in the last few years. While some areas in Mexico definitely need to be avoided by tourists, there are several areas where this [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide
If you’re not familiar with Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, you’re not alone. This coastal region, located just north of Puerto Vallarta in the state of Nayarit, is a relatively new destination for mainstream travelers.
Riviera Nayarit is made up of a series of quiet villages, including Nuevo Vallarta, the former fishing village of Punta Mita, [...]
10 December 2009 8:27 AM
By Rachael Spann
Communications Coordinator, STR
HotelNewsNow.com columnist
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The luxury segment reported an occupancy increase for the second consecutive week, rising 1.5 percent to 61.4 percent, for the week ending 5 December 2009, according to data from Smith Travel Research.
Overall, in year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 4.9 percent to end the week [...]
By Larry Olmstead Special for, USA TODAY
You might not find the Riviera Nayarit on a map, because the name was coined just three years ago to describe the 190-mile coastline north of Puerto Vallarta. But development began a decade earlier, and this is now one of the hottest vacation home destinations in Mexico.
Puerto Vallarta sits [...]
Punta Vista Signature Residences are boutique beachfront condominiums are known for luxuriously solid construction, generous finishes and arguably the best beach inside the protected Bay of Banderas.
This oversized unit with large open terraces was designed to be a dramatic, modern and cozy 2 bedroom coastal indoor-outdoor living spaces.
2 bedrooms with king bed and full bath, [...]
Jack Nicklaus Inaugurates Bahía in Spectacular Style!
In two days of festivities that included a golf tournament, social events, and a chance to walk alongside golf legend Jack Nicklaus while he played a selection of holes, Punta Mita’s Bahía golf course was officially inaugurated November 15 & 16. The Punta Mita community turned out to welcome [...]
American Refugees Seek Health Care in Mexico
Wyatt Cenac examines the Mexican health care system that’s attracting desperate Americans by the thousands.
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Tagged health care, jon stewart, mexican healthcare, mexico, the daily showBanderas 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Given the challenging obstacles posed in 2009, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest tourism destination, prevailed and continued to grow impressively and forged ahead with planned developments in 2009 and beyond. Between 2008 and 2013, Riviera Nayarit, situated on more than 192 miles of perfect beaches on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, will increase its total visitor accommodations – [...]
Tagged aman, grand hyatt, greg norman golf course, grupo mayan, grupos dynamica, imanta, IMANTA Resorts, jack nicklaus golf course, La Tranquila, la tranquila spa club, litibu, marina riviera nayarit, mayan palace, Nayarit, Paradise Village Golf & Country Club, Park Hyatt, punta mita, Ritz Carlton, Riviera Nayarit, taheima wellness resort and spa, The Marival Residences World Spa in Nuevo Vallarta on Bahia de BanderasThe Real Estate Channel
(PUNTA MITA, MEXICO) — Punta Mita, one of Mexico’s most luxurious resort and residential communities, is preparing for the opening of its newest Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Punta Mita Bahia.
The opening ceremony, to be held November 16, will feature Nicklaus hitting the ceremonial tee shot. This is the second course Nicklaus [...]
GLOBAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Christie’s Great Estates Global Annual Conference took place last week in Boston, Massachusetts, with 60 affiliate firms represented—40 percent of which were outside the United States. PowerPoint presentations and photos are available at www.christiesgreatestates.net. Here are some highlights:
Ileana van der Linde on Global Wealth
The World Wealth Report is the definitive study of the affluent [...]
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