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		<title>Denver loves Mexico But is it safe to go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Polk Colorodo Biz A long-time customer recently asked me to comment about traveling to Puerto Vallarta for vacation since the State Department has updated its Mexico Travel Advisory. Many areas in Mexico are among the most popular summer destinations for Denver residents. With so many direct flights, you can jet out of DIA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A hole by hole tour: Two Jack Nicklaus golf courses at the Punta Mita Resort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 02:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACK NICKLAUS SIGNATURE GOLF The legendary Jack Nicklaus has designer two spectacular Jack Nicklaus Signature courses at Punta Mita that offer extraordinary ocean views and world-class play. The Pacífico, with eight holes directly facing or playing alongside the Pacific Ocean, features the &#8220;Tail of the Whale&#8221;, an optional par-three hole with the largest natural island [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico: Victim of America&#8217;s War on Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All is not well in the complex and multifaceted relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. A number of recent issues have heightened tensions, including the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jamie Zapata, and the wounding of another agent on February 15th, on a highway near San Luis Potosi. That incident has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel trade shipwreck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roberto Mena El Economista.com.mx Talk about inconsistency. When Felipe Calderón kicked off his administration four years ago, he sought to eliminate the Tourism Secretariat. Late last year, he declared 2011 to be the Year of Tourism, and on Monday he pompously launched something called the National Tourism Agenda. Over the years, Mexico became a veritable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reggae Artist Mishka To Perform Concert At The 2nd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard &amp; SUP Classic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paco Ojeda Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine Event organizer, Punta Sayulita, announced that j.k. livin recording artist, Mishka, will perform a special benefit concert on Saturday night, March 12th, following Day 1 of competition at the 2nd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard &#38; Stand-Up Paddle Classic. The free concert will be recorded by Telehit, Mexico’s #1 music television [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico&#8217;s Drug War Keeps Tourists From Monarchs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR by JASON BEAUBIEN This is the time of year when millions of monarch butterflies gather in several forests in central Mexico. Local officials have tried to market the Monarch butterflies migration as a tourist attraction but their winter reserve happens to be in a state hard hit by Mexico&#8217;s drug war. Listen to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Economist: Tourism in Mexico: Can&#8217;t keep them away</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist Can&#8217;t keep them away The drug war fails to deter holidaymakers SUN, sea and severed heads: Mexico is not a holiday destination for the faint-hearted. Foreign news coverage of the government’s crackdown on organised crime, which has seen some 30,000 people die in the past four years (most of them drug traffickers), has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forbes.com: Can Mexico Grow Like China</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Entre Amigos in San Pancho (San Francisco) summer fun! &#8211; By Jillian Mitchell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been sitting on the rest of the summer workshop photos and since school just started and we have more scholarships than ever this year I figured it was a good time to get them up on the blog. We are in need of donations for the school scholarships and along with the entreAmigos public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAR&#8217;s Realtor.com Is Going Global</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 18, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) &#8212; The National Association of Realtors(R) announced today that Realtor.com, NAR&#8217;s official website, will be going global, extending its lead as the world&#8217;s largest online source of residential property listings. Realtor.com, the nation&#8217;s No. 1 homes-for-sale website, will add translation services and increase its presence in international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Top Snowbird Destinations in Mexico This Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), &#8211; Global forums to focus on abuses against immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217; Global Action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta &#8211; Holiday spot born in sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PV, as it&#8217;s known to its loyal visitors, it&#8217;s obvious this city that wraps around Banderas Bay on Mexico&#8217;s Pacific Ocean still has one foot firmly planted in the past. History plays a predominant role in Puerto Vallarta&#8217;s enduring popularity as a vacation spot. On any given tour, you&#8217;ll be reminded again and again about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxist &#8211; Riviera Nayarit &#8211; Mexico&#8217;s New Riviera Destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Annie Scott Luxist.com You&#8217;ve doubtlessly heard of &#8212; and perhaps been to &#8212; Puerto Vallarta. Well, just north of there, along central Mexico&#8217;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>U.S. Embassy in Mexico City &#124; Business Travel Logue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need any further evidence that Twitter is becoming more mainstream with every passing day, look no further than the fact that the U.S. Embassy in Mexico has its own Twitter account. (They’re also on Facebook and YouTube, too.) But if you’d prefer some old-fashioned face time with the Embassy, or need to visit them in person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Mexico Real Estate Professional License and Degree – Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A milestone and historic event occurred in Mexico real estate this August. Recently, the AMPI association was able to implement a new degree in the Mexican universities and obtain the classification of a new professional license for Mexico Real Estate professionals. The new university degree is being offered as an option in universities in response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico says &#8216;no&#8217; to deal with cartels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government is vowing never to cut deals with drug traffickers after a man claiming to be the leader of a violent cartel called a television station to suggest a pact. A man who identified himself as drug cartel leader Servando &#8220;La Tuta&#8221; Gomez called a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casa Serafines &#8211; Elegant Mexican Colonial villa in upper Conchas Chinas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southland teen nears the finish of his global sea odyssey &#8211; fixes boat in Puerto Vallarta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zac Sunderland, trying to be the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe alone, has seen pirates, equipment breaks and a large ship come too close at canal. His 13-month trip is due to end soon. By Pete Thomas L.A. Times July 6, 2009 Reporting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico &#8212; Zac Sunderland is wedged in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico midterm election</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MARK STEVENSON MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weigh heavily on Mexico&#8217;s midterm congressional elections Sunday, a vote that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon&#8217;s anti-crime and economic policies. Calderon&#8217;s National Action Party, PAN, hopes its nationwide crackdown on drug cartels will win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Lose Your Entire Investment In Mexican Real Estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published on: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Mark Raven and Christopher McDonagh Purchasing real estate in Mexico requires some very specific steps to ensure that you do not lose your investment. One of these critical steps is properly registering legal title through a Mexican bank trust (fideicomiso). In this article from JD Supra, Mark Raven and Christopher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petr Myska &#8211; A catalogue of local species</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[02 - Staff Picks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jesús de Avila For several years the number of travelers visiting our destination in order to watch birds has been increasing steadily. What is very interesting is that each year there are also more fans of this activity practiced in the open air. Experts say that the area of Banderas Bay and its surroundings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming and Going: Post-Flu Bargains in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 23:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, May 31, 2009 The Washington Post MEXICO MOVES ON Post-Flu Bargains Since the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionlifted its H1N1 flu-related warning against travel toMexico, travel deals designed to bring U.S. tourists back to its beach resorts are flooding the market. Buoyed by the Mexican government&#8217;s announcement last week that it would invest $92 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico&#8217;s Shock Doctrine &#8211; The Swine Flu Hype</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Swine Flu Hype Mexico&#8217;s Shock Doctrine By JOHN ROSS Upon returning to Mexico City after 100 days in Gringolandia dealing with a personal health crisis, I was met at the door of the downtown hotel where I have bedded down for the past quarter century by a uniformed security guard in jackboots and blue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come back to Mexico Letter of the day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Manitoban living in Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico, a small town near Puerto Vallarta, I am writing to let all Manitobans who love to come to this area know that the H1N1 virus has not changed all of the things that bring tourists here each year. We have not had any cases of flu here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villa Leopolda’s Saga Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 19:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[01 - Luxury Villas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Villa Leopolda on the South Coast of France in Cap Ferrat was once hailed as the most expensive property in the world. Fast forward a little over one year and the price tag of this once former glorified real estate has not only plunged, but dive-bombed right down to near nothing &#8211; compared to the previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe des Artistes del Mar&#8217;s Chef Wins Copa Thierry Blouet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the fourth year in a row the high profile culinary contest, Thierry Blouet Jalisco Nayarit, was conducted with great success. Well-known chef Thierry Blouet seeks to encourage the skill development of young talents in the culinary field via this competition. Participants from distinguished restaurants such as Hotel Velas Vallarta, Tikul, Presidente Intercontinental, Tino &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Tries to Woo Back Tourists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[07 - Motivated Renters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By MICHELLE HIGGINS NY Times  Published: May 24, 2009 THERE may be no better time to visit Mexico than now. It’s been about a month since swine flu scares sent tourists fleeing, but with new cases of the H1N1 virus on the wane, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its ban on nonessential travel to Mexico on May 15. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK lifts Mexico travel restrictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 02:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6 hours ago Press Association  British travellers should feel free to go to Mexico after a fall in the number of new swine flu cases, the Foreign Office has said. Holiday makers and business travellers had been advised against all non-essential travel to the country. But the FCO changed its advice, with a spokesman saying: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican children return to school</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 07:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Swine flu has kept classrooms empty for the last two weeks. Armed with new hygiene guidelines, teachers line up students and turn away anyone who looks sick. By Ken Ellingwood and Cecilia Sanchez  May 12, 2009 LA Times   Reporting from Mexico City &#8212; With a quick health check and a dollop of hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flu outbreak deeply affects Mexico’s hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 08:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[09 - Hotels and Resorts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[07 May 2009 7:47 AM By Jan Freitag VP, Global Development, STR HotelNewsNow.com columnist jan@smithtravelresearch.com HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Prolonged economic headwinds and the global recession have caused severe declines in leisure and business demands worldwide, and until last week, Mexico’s hotel industry saw declines in line with that of other countries around the world. However, the outbreak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bustle returns to Mexico streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC News Thursday, 7 May 2009 17:06 UK  High schools, universities, bars and nightclubs are reopening their doors in Mexico as restrictions are lifted following the outbreak of swine flu. Residents of Mexico City expressed relief as ordinary life was resumed in the usually bustling capital. But President Felipe Calderon, and world health officials, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11th International Fireworks Symposium in Puerto Vallarta Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNDAY April 19 Fireworks display by: Zagal Famosos Type of Show:  Traditional Castillo plus Aerial Display. A private welcome show presented by Zagal, the traditional family of fireworks in Vallarta. Location: From a floating platform at the Sheraton Hotel starting at around 8 pm MONDAY April 20 Fireworks display #1 by: Unión de Pirotécnicos del [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mexican Evolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  By ENRIQUE KRAUZE Published: March 23, 2009 NY Times Op-Ed Contributor AMERICA’S distorted views can have costly consequences, especially for us in Latin America. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s trip to Mexico this week is a good time to examine the misconception that Mexico is, or is on the point of becoming, a “failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe the U.S. Housing Market has Bottomed-Out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 24, 2009 by David   Filed under Real Estate This could be the great news everyone is waiting for regarding our incredibly bad real estate market. The early indications are no where near definite or even mildly conclusive and is at best circumstantial. However, it is the first good news on the nationwide housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News for the Network &#8211; February 2009 &#8211; Christie’s Great Estates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARKETING INITIATIVES FROM CHRISTIE&#8217;S GREAT ESTATES  Transfer Data Feed to Wall Street Journal Goes Live If your company uses the data feed service to post property ads on the Christie’s Great Estates Web site, your ads now appear onwww.wsj.com at no charge to you. The Transfer Data Feed automatically re-routes your company’s feed to other carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old and new blend in Puerto Vallarta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn&#8217;t be more different, as my sister and I discovered. To the north of the airport lies spanking new Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sayulita becoming the next dream vacation spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I&#8217;ve had the same dream each night in this tropical paradise just a half-hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Long, shimmering lines &#8211; ocean swells &#8211; march in over the horizon. They look like moving walls of water &#8211; and they are. The coughing booms of waves hammering sand fill my mind. Then I wake up, look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita, Mexico Opens Phase II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PUNTA MITA, MEXICO &#8212; 01/15/09 &#8211; Four Seasons Residence Club Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita is pleased to announce the unveiling of Phase II &#8211; with 15 new fractional homes available to owners on January 15, 2009. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Mexico, a Sliver of Pacific Coast Untouched by High-Rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHEN Joanie Cartal and Ian Purse first visited Sayulita, Mexico, six years ago, it was still a basic torpid fishing village on the Pacific Ocean, the kind of place favored by vagabond surfers and scrawny mutts. They were so taken with the place, which was just being discovered by tourists, that a year later they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Report: Mexico Remains Attractive to International Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a survey released by KPMG this week, Mexico is the only Latin American economy that will increase its participation in the total amount of investment undertaken by multinational corporations in the region in the next five years. Increases are expected mostly in the services and manufacturing sectors. The results were reported as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping as a Destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some, shopping is sport. Others consider it therapy. Whatever your level of enthusiasm, a retail-focused outing can be practical or pure fun for mothers and daughters, sisters and cousins and even husbands and wives. Here are five places to savor the savings or the splurge: 1 Seattle – With scores of boutiques and Nordstrom&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language unlocks stories behind the people</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrro,&#8221; I stuttered, failing completely to roll the r&#8217;s as my 8-year-old daughter laughed with glee. &#8220;No, it&#8217;s perro,&#8221; she said in a perfect Spanish accent. &#8220;Like this.&#8221; She twittered like a bird demonstrating how to do it. &#8220;You need to practice.&#8221; &#8220;Do you think I can learn?&#8221; &#8220;Yes. Practice all the way home.&#8221; So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amid Health Crisis, More Americans Going Abroad for Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the National Coalition of Health Care in America, in 2007, total national health expenditures were expected to rise 6.9 percent&#8211;twice the rate of inflation. health care spending is 4.3 times the amount spent on national defense. And although 47 million Americans are uninsured, the United States spends more on health care than other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. retirees flock to south of the border</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico — Rob and Mary Ladner pictured their dream retirement as a sailing trip around the world. But everything changed when they cruised into the big, balmy bay of Puerto Vallarta 10 years ago. Seduced by swaying palm trees, colorful markets and cheap beachfront housing, the Ladners dropped anchor. The couple bought a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Banks Have No Relevant Exposure To Lehman &#8211; Government Source</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico&#8217;s banks have no meaningful exposure to U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to a government official. &#8220;Lehman really never was a strong counterparty figure in the (Mexican banking) system,&#8221; said an official at the National Banking and Securities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Repeat After Me&#8230;.&#8217; Teaching English overseas can be a smart &#8212; and more affordable &#8212; way to see the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanted: Gift of gab. If you&#8217;ve meant to spend retirement touring the world, your hopes may be sagging along with the limp dollar. But if your native tongue is English, there&#8217;s a way to subsidize your travel. The Journal Report Demand is growing in schools overseas for people to teach conversational American to foreign students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Life In Travel: Kelly Hoppen, designer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview by Ben Ross Saturday, 13 September 2008 Kelly Hoppen: &#8220;I can do without the travel&#8221; My work [as an interior designer] is based on my travels; it&#8217;s what I get most of my inspiration from, if not all of it. Growing up, I was very fortunate that my mother and father loved to travel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brand New Boutique Hotel in Riviera Nayarit, Hotel Des Artistes Del Mar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This luxury boutique hotel offers a five star experience in a unique beachfront setting. The property is located in the heart of Punta de Mita on the famous surf beach at El Anclote. The twelve rooms offer an exclusive experience for homeowners and guests complete with their own signature spa and fitness club on site. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Mexican Real Estate Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Americans struggle with the rising cost of living and a suffering housing market, investing in Mexican real estate is beginning to look muy bueno. Property prices in Mexico are significantly more affordable than in the U.S., and the forthcoming retirement of the baby boomer population is likely to create huge demand for property markets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico is the Best Place in the World to Retire, Says International Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last update: 8:23 a.m. EDT Sept. 10, 2008 BALTIMORE, Sept 10, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ &#8212; Walt and Jean Smith start their mornings with coffee on the terrace. Sometimes they spy a school of playful dolphins jumping the waves. Usually, though, they watch the town awaken. Women pull tarps off small beach shacks where they&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Sailing On</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published on: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Written by: Yemisrach Kifle         Puerto Vallarta was once a quiet fishing village, but ever since it served as the backdrop for John Huston’s 1964 film “The Night of the Iguana,” starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the sleepy seaside town has grown to become the blockbuster resort that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate Trends 2008-2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been writing these articles for the past five years — five exceptional years, where the real estate market experienced rapid growth, appreciation and demand. In last year’s article, I reported that a downturn seemed to be approaching. Today, while updating and writing this report, there is no doubt that the market has slowed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Rescue to Stabilize Lending, U.S. Takes Over Mortgage Finance Titans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Bush administration seized control of the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies on Sunday, seeking to shrink drastically their outsize influence on Wall Street and on Capitol Hill while at the same time counting on them to pull the nation out of its worst housing crisis in decades. The bailout plan for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Marietas – Biosphere Reserve Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islas Marietas (Marietas Islands) are located in the marine system of Bahía de Banderas. Its physiographic composition is a hilly plain with a rocky alluvial floor. The group consists of two islands known as “La Larga” (The Long One) and “La Redonda” (The Round One), two islets, all the superficial surrounding rocks and several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Second-Home Market Still Sunny</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans&#8217; appetite for second homes in Mexico remains strong, says Carlos Garza, CEO of Texas-based INB Financial Corp., which started offering cross-border mortgages last year. Evidence of the demand: Mexico&#8217;s top bank, BBVA Bancomer has made about $115 million in loans to Americans and Canadians so far this year and has a full-year goal of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Continues on El Encanto&#8217;s Ocean Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction began recently on El Encanto’s Ocean Club, which will feature an adult pool, children´s pool, decks for sunning, and terraces with tables and chairs. “We are excited about delivering this amenity to the El Encanto community as a place for owners to gather with their friends and family,” says Maria Cintron, COO and Vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury Institute Survey: Wealthy U.S. Consumers Rate the Most Prestigious Real Estate Companies: Christie&#8217;s Great Estates, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty and Corcoran Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High net-worth consumers rated Christie&#8217;s Great Estates the most prestigious real estate company in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) survey from the independent New York City-based Luxury Institute.  Respondents who would recommend Christie&#8217;s Great Estates  say they have &#8220;high-end properties,&#8221; &#8220;exclusive listings,&#8221; &#8220;great customer service,&#8221; and an &#8220;excellent reputation.&#8221; Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty was rated a very close second and Corcoran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Mexico’s Carlos Slim Really the World’s Richest Man?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican mega-magnate Carlos Slim is the owner of the Teléfonos de México (Telmex)/Telcel/América Movil telecoms empire, and many other businesses under the umbrella of his Grupo Carso.   Is Carlos Slim also the richest man in the world? That’s what Fortune magazine reported this past August – based on the value of Slim’s holdings as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico’s Ten Billionaires (According to the Forbes List)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[      Forbes magazine recently published its annual list of billionaires. The 2008 list is based on the billionaires’ net worth on February 11th, 2008. According to Forbes, the world’s wealthiest man is Berkshire Hathaway investor Warren Buffet, at US$62 billion. In second place is Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim, at US$60 billion. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Real Estate: The Phenomenon of ‘Virtual Baja’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mexican proverb &#8220;when Uncle Sam sneezes, Mexico catches a cold” is still a truism despite initial suggestions to the contrary in the August 2006 LA Times article titled “Mexican Resorts Show No Sign of Catching U.S. Housing&#8217;s Cold.” Certainly the US real estate economy has greatly affected the perspective of US buyers when they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Buy Real Estate in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With housing values falling all over America, many savvy investors have turned their attention to real estate south of the border. There are already approximately one million Americans living abroad in Mexico who have tapped into the potential for appreciation in this young market. Many trends suggest continued growth in the market, including 70+ million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly One Million Americans Living in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  New numbers from the U.S. State Department reveal that close to one million Americans are currently living in Mexico, most of them retirees. With the low cost of Manzanillo, Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta homes, more and more US citizens are seeing the benefits of retirement in Mexico. The affordable cost of living coupled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starwood fund gets $100m in commitments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Starwood Capital’s latest opportunistic fund, Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VIII, has received $100 million (€63 million) in commitments from two US pension funds. The $15.8 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) approved a $75 million commitment to Fund VIII at its July investment committee meeting last week, deputy chief investment officer Phil Griffith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing &amp; Contrasting the USA &amp; Mexican Constitutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    February 5th is Mexican Constitution Day, commemorating the day it was signed – February 5th, 1917. Nowadays, the official observance is on the first Monday in February, which in 2008 is February 4th – today!  That means my school is closed today. Both the Mexican and the U.S. Constitutions are products of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising the Bar for Mexican Real Estate Representation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  When purchasing real estate in any part of Mexico, it is important for buyers to know their “Bill of Rights.” Most gringos venture into the country in search of a little piece of paradise without fully understanding the rights that they have as foreigners. They hope for processes that will give them real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Real Estate:  Evaluate In-house Development Financing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The Mexican coastline from Baja California to Cancun is dotted with beautiful developments and spectacular development proposals that offer in-house financing to real estate buyers. This type of financing can be attractive for buyers when they are dealing with reputable developers who are financially sound. Yet in the sometimes shaky world of Mexico real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate Trends 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Some Developers Holding Off Building or Scaling Down Although it is difficult to establish to what degree at this time, it is becoming apparent that some developers are either putting their project(s) on hold, or releasing in phases, because of the slowdown in the market. In 2007 there were 50 new real estate developments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate Trends 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  We’ve been writing these articles for the past five years &#8211; five exceptional years, where the real estate market experienced rapid growth, appreciation and demand. In last year’s article, We reported that a downturn seemed to be approaching. Today, while updating and writing this report, there is no doubt that the market has slowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIVIERA NAYARIT HITS THE TOP WITH AAA FIVE- AND FOUR-DIAMOND AWARDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    One of Mexico’s hottest new vacation destinations is quickly establishing an outstanding reputation for excellence. The 2008 AAA Travel Guide has awarded its coveted Five-Diamond Award to two resorts in the area and the Four-Diamond Award to three other hotels. Three Nayarit restaurants also earned the Four-Diamond designation.   “AAA’s Diamond Rating System [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riviera Nayarit Celebrates First Year Anniversary With Impressive Record Of Achievement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  RIVIERA NAYARIT, Mexico &#8211; On its first anniversary as Mexico&#8217;s newest official travel and tourism destination, Riviera Nayarit is celebrating a record of impressive achievement in the development of new facilities, infrastructure, travel packages and tours, and world class hotels and resorts. Even as they look forward to continued growth, Nayarit officials expressed pleasure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Primer on Mexico’s Immigration and Emigration Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  During a recent international event in Mexico, a handful of lightweight questions were asked about illegal immigration and emigration, with the basic response to the latter by government officials boiling down to the often heard “Mexicans have the constitutional right to travel when and where they chose.”  And the milquetoast questioners let this answer slide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myths and paradoxes in Mexico&#8217;s oil sector: Rogelio López Velarde</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Rogelio López-Velarde, a principal in his eponymous law firm based in Mexico City, brings a scholarly and policy passion to the study of the current structure and history of oil legislation in Mexico. The topics considered in the article are these: 1.   The Constitution does not prohibit everything; [needless] restrictions come from the enabling legislation.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Escrow vs. Mexico Escrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Same Word yet Two Countries Apart     Transaction security is essential to a healthy real estate market. However, many new buyers are surprised to learn processes that they take for granted in the United States are either optional or don’t have an exact equivalent in Mexico. This column will explain the key differences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The True Price of Adventure in Paradise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Would-be expatriates look for home destinations that appeal to their individual definition of adventure and paradise. For the first time, International Living reported Mexico as the world’s top retirement haven because of its economy, real estate, and quality of life. That was great news for Mexico yet it missed some important details on cost-of-living from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapid Growth of Mexican MLS Contributes to Open Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Buyers, Sellers, and Brokers Benefit from Internet Technology       The rapid growth in use of a new Internet technology over the past two years by Mexico real estate brokers has resulted in a de facto Mexican multiple listing service (MLS). The new system better serves buyers and sellers of real estate throughout coastal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada – Mexico – USA Partnership Growing Strong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    North American relationship brings benefits to all three countries, says Deputy Secretary of State   Sometimes success is too big to see and is reported by historians, not the headlines. But there&#8217;s a chance that the North American summit meeting in New Orleans this week is different because its focus is on all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Roads Offer Easy Access to Mexico’s Wine Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A Field of Dreams” is what I call vineyards in northwestern Mexico’s Baja California wine country. I think every person who plants grapes has dreams of creating something personal, special and significant.   As a grape grower I maintain an intimate relationship with grapevines, my own private Italian family of Nebbiolo grapes. I’m blessed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nascent State of Real Estate Mortgages in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entry of US lenders into Mexico several years back resulted in a huge influx of real estate investment in many areas. Yet for all the increased investment activity, relatively few of these mortgage transactions have actually been closed. Instead, a host of middle-class buyers with home equity in their primary homes took advantage of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Real Estate  The Property Closing Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The procedure for a real estate closing for foreigners in Mexico is different than the process north of the border. This checklist helps demystify the process of buying property and creating a bank trust in Mexico through a cash sale, still the most common type of transaction. 1.   Buyer and Seller agree to a [...]]]></description>
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