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PEACE Events
Events February: (click for more info)

5th, 2nd Annual PEACE Jam
19th, Celebrate the Beat at Corral
20th, Celebrate the Beat at Hotel des Artistes Sky Bar
27th, Community Day and Molly’s B-day

Events March: (click for more info)

12th, PEACE Anniversary Party
26th, Breakfast, El Coral

February 5th, 2nd Annual PEACE Jam hosted by Blue Water Grill, Blue Water Grill – El Anclote
Friday February 5th - PEACE Jam hosted [...]

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El Banco Beach, all to yourself: The Exquisite El Banco Beach Villas – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Villa Los Arcos
Located within the premium 100-acre oceanfront community of El Banco, this exquisite new residence is part of the first phase of an impressive eco-friendly, high concept development that will comprise four residential areas enhanced by a luxurious boutique hotel and beach club.
Villa Los Arcos dramatically demonstrates the community’s signature style, New World Spanish [...]

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PVSR video – Punta Vista Signature Residences, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit

PVSR : Punta Vista Signature Residences on perfect Playa Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit
Unique in location, quality and space, PVSR condominiums are for discerning individuals who want to be in tranquil Punta de Mita and prefer a secure and deluxe condo experience directly on the beach.
Location
Playa Punta de Mita, near the end of Puerto Vallarta’s [...]

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Food Network / Travel Channel – Chef Abroad – Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival

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 [...]

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Luxury Real Estate Tips from Million-Dollar Listing’s Madison Hildebrand

By Alison Rogers
CBS Moneywatch
I confess that “Million-Dollar Listing,” the Bravo reality show that follows the lives of three high-end realtors in California, gives me a bit of an ice-cream headache. However, judging from the series’ expanded run, lots of us like ice cream. Starting tonight (Monday) at 11 pm Eastern, Season Three is back for [...]

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Four Seasons Launches New App with Apple

Haute Living – San Francisco
Travelers can now take Four Seasons with them wherever planes, trains, automobiles or even feet may carry them with a new iPhone/iPod touch application.  Live today and downloadable free of charge from Apple’s iTunes app store, the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts app was created in conjunction with leading personal technology [...]

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Ocean view homesite for sale North of Punta Mita and Litibu – South of Sayulita

Ripe with fruit, fauna and future aspirations, this large and lush tropical ocean view homesite is a wondrously gentle slope down a jungle hillside of Huigera Blanca, nearly adjacent to Monkey Mt. and the Imanta Resort and between the ultra-exclusive Punta Mita Resort, the mega resort development of Litibu and the young and eclectically eco-trendy [...]

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La Punta Realty – Christie’s Great Estates Newsletter – Explore Pacific Mexico

New Video
PVSR -
Punta Vista Signature Residences
Punta Vista Signature Residences are spacious and stylish low density luxury condos on perfect Playa Punta de Mita.
Click here to watch a short HD video.

New Website
Mexico Land Catalog 2.0
Explore the coastlines of Mexico for residential resort development land and single family homesite building lots.

New Vacation Rentals
El Banco Beach Villas
Experience [...]

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The Sarcastic Gourmet: AmapaSunset – Featuring Nicole Martin

Precision Productions
September 23, 2009
Join Nicole Martin for her bimonthly series, The Sarcastic Gourmet. Follow her adventures and often misadventures in and around Puerto Vallarta as she cruises the restaurant scene and attempts to critique some of the world class chefs of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Look out; because once she is in the kitchen, anything goes…
In [...]

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Mineral de Pozos – Resurgence of life in Mexican ghost town

By Christopher Reynolds
Los Angeles Times
I arrived in the eerie Mexican town of Mineral de Pozos in the middle of a half-sunny afternoon, with shadows creeping all over the adobe…
I arrived in the eerie Mexican town of Mineral de Pozos in the middle of a half-sunny afternoon, with shadows creeping all over the adobe buildings, the [...]

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New Video – San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Miguel and Alexis of La Punta Realty – Christie’s Great Esates visited San Miguel de Allende a few months ago to welcome Joanie Barcal of Allende Properties to the Christie’s Great Estates luxury real estate network.
Our shooters had a blast with this photogenic town and only wished we had more time. Here is a video [...]

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Christie’s Great Estates Launches Luxury Lifestyle Podcast Series

Inspirador Estate in Arizona, Historic Evermay Estate in Washington, D.C., and Marsha Mason’s New Mexico Organic Farm and Estate, Featured in Inaugural Property Podcasts
New York, NY, July 25, 2009 –(PR.com)– In a first for a high-end real estate network, Christie’s Great Estates launched a series of luxury lifestyle video podcasts this month, providing potential homebuyers [...]

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Miss Playboy Mexico shows the jewels at Cafe des Artistes with Chef Thierry Blouet

Famous singers Chao, Toño Muñiz and Miss Playboy Mexico 2007 were in town as a weekend guest of Cafe des Artistes Chef  Thierry Blouet and Cartier to attend a private showing of Cartier’s new designs at Cafe des Artistes.
Café des Artistes offered a night out to local VIPs in the luxurious ambiance of Thierry [...]

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Comedy – The Onion – Mexico Builds Border Wall To Keep Out US Assholes

Mexico Builds Border Wall To Keep Out US Assholes

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Luxury Homes Go Begging – Financing problems, falling incomes and a less-is-more attitude are making it hard to sell homes in the $1 million-$3 million range

By: Sara Clemence, Special to CNBC.com | 07 Jul 2009
Rancho San Miguel is situated in a high-end, gated golf community in Scottsdale, Ariz., that boasts several pro golfers as residents. Modeled after a classic Mexican hacienda, it totals nearly 9,000 square feet and features beamed ceilings, a full wine cellar, exercise room, hand-wrought ironwork, a [...]

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Viva Mexico – Tamra Davis of Huffington Post: Cooking at Villa Cascadas, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Tamara Davis
Huffington Post
July 6, 2009
Last year we went to Punta de Mita for a surf trip. Punta de Mita is a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta. It is about a 4 hour plane ride from LA and New York so it’s not so hard to get there with the kids.
We stayed in this amazing [...]

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Villa Amanecer – Pontoquito – North Shore Puerto Vallarta – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/
Villa Amanecer, just 10 minutes from prestigious Punta Mita resort; is the one latest architectural works of art by Arq. Ruben Flores and built by the prodigious Juan Pablo Stone.
The dramatic villa faces the south-western sunset and features a privileged and majestic view overlooking the Bay of Banderas, across to Puerto Vallarta, ringed by the Sierra [...]

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Vallarta en Vivo Concert a Huge Success

Enrique Iglesias at the Vive Vallarta concierto on the malecon boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta

About 40,000 spectators, including tourists and citizen of Puerto Vallarta, enjoyed a major concert entitled “Vallarta en Vivo” on June 20. This spectacular event was headlined by the internationally renowned Mexican singer, Alejandro Fernandez, along with some of his famous friends.
The concert [...]

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News: Costa Careyes

Amigos de Careyes,
Many greetings from Careyes where  the weather is spectacular, as it normaly is all year but specialy  throughout May and June. There is a little humidity; the ocean is warmer and the breezes are steady. A few clouds tell of rains coming, hopefully before the end of June, and the dorados are back!
Although we did get a  [...]

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Stars Shine on Puerto Vallarta on June 20 –

Puerto Vallarta’s world famous Malecón is the place to be on Saturday, June 20th at 8 pm, as the Jalisco Secretary of Tourism presents “Jalisco en Vivo 2009″ a free concert featuring world-famous, award-winning musical artists such as Alejandro Fernández, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Joan Sebastian, Raúl di Blasio, Aleks Syntek, Luis Fonsi, León Polar, [...]

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Cheaper Travel to Mexico

By Graciela Moreno
Fresno, CA (KFSN) – Already suffering from the impact of a slow economy … the flu outbreak dealt a second, serious blow to Mexico’s tourism industry.
Hotels, resorts and cruise lines have been going all out trying to entice travelers back … some are offering huge discounts … while others are making “flu-free” guarantees.
Whether you’re [...]

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Punta de Mita Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Paloma Auerbach

During the first months of 2009, the Punta de Mita Foundation welcomed new Executive Director Paloma Auerbach, who has been hard at work fulfilling the objectives and goals of this valuable non-profit community organization.
 
Already this year, two new school classrooms have been completed—with two additional classrooms under construction—to help meet the educational demands of the [...]

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New Punta Mita Golf Video – By Aviana Productions

 
Another great video by Aviana Productions
Although it’s tough to capture on film the complete beauty and challenge of playing Punta Mita’s two Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses, our new video does a spectacular job of it. Featuring both the original Pacífico and new Bahía courses, take a look at how golf is enjoyed in Punta [...]

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Petr Myska – A catalogue of local species

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 are a [...]

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Costa Careyes Chic – Casa Dos Estrellas

Casa Dos Estrellas, a jewel of Careyes, is a Coastal Pacific Mexican storybook seven bedroom villa created by world renown architect Manolo Mestre. Crested high on a cliff, Casa Dos Estrellas is a sensual and glamourous tropical retreat with dreamy views of Careyes from every room and from the rooftops, spellbinding 360 views of all [...]

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PVSR: Punta Vista Signature Residences – Models open

PVSR – Punta Vista Signature Residences are 22 majestic and modern beachfront condos on the luxuriously tranquil Punta de Mita peninsula, where the beaches are best and the constellations come out at night. North Shore Puerto Vallarta get better the further you go.
Playa Punta de Mita, on the inside tip of the Punta de Mita [...]

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Video: Swine Flu in Puerto Vallarta Mexico 2

Salvador from Vallarta Adventures, in a new update video, visits with Puerto Vallarta tourists along the Malecon about their experience with the swine flu.

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Keeping you updated on what’s going on in Puerto Vallarta

Dear Friends:
We are so happy that countries like United States, Canada and other countries in Europe have removed the warning against all non-essential travel to Mexico.
We would like to keep you inform about the 0 (zero) number of registered cases of the A H1N1 virus in Puerto Vallarta which is one of the beach destinations [...]

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Salvador from Vallarta Adventures talks to visitors about the flu

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Punta Vista I – 501 is available for $950k!!

 
Located right on the sandy beach of Punta de Mita.  This boutique condominium unit offers 3 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, breath taking view, beautiful furnishing, and nice floor plan.   From this unit, you can see 4 surf spots, walk to restaurants and local shops, and you will have access to the future Punta Vista Signature [...]

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Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to return, despite the U.S. Department’s travel alert

Despite the negative press and the U.S. Department’s recent travel alert, vacationers are still heading to Mexico to plunge their toes in the sand and bask in the tropical sun, while taking advantage of the budget friendly deals. The reports continue to be positive in resort towns with Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to [...]

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TV Blamed for Fear of Mexico

By ARTHUR FROMMER
Published: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. 
Last Modified: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 9:48 p.m.

Recently, my daughter, Pauline, tangled with a famous television talk-show host on the question of tourism to Mexico – and held her own. 

If you will go to www.crooksandliars.com and search for the term “Mexico” in the upper-right-hand corner of the [...]

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Real Estate Featured at Christie’s Record-Shattering Yves Saint Laurent Sale

 
The triumphant sale of Yves Saint Laurent’s private art collection, taking place in Paris this week, defies the global financial malaise to prove once again that high-quality properties will find willing buyers in any economic climate. More than 1200 collectors and Christie’s clients bid a record US$264 million at Monday evening’s opening sale at the [...]

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Settling Down South of the Border

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6877784
City in Mexico Offers ‘Affordable’ Option for Thousands of Americans
By JEFFREY KOFMANFeb. 13, 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=6821464&page=1
The bells of the majestic pink granite 17th century cathedral peal through the streets. People sit in outdoor cafes lining the cobblestone streets of the main square contemplating a scene worthy of a romance film set in Italy.
But this isn’t Europe; it’s [...]

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Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event.

 

Dear all,

Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event.  It was wonderful party and great to see everyone enthusiastic about the work that the Foundation has been doing over the past year.  
In keeping with the theme of the beautiful setting atop Hotel Des Artistes and the amazing artwork [...]

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Puerto Vallarta Weekend News & Upcoming Events

If you want to stay on top of all of the latest Puerto Vallarta news and learn what you can expect during the coming week, be sure to watch The Weekend Beat every Sunday morning right here on BanderasNews.

Hosted by William Michael, this weekly Puerto Vallarta video news report provides a [...]

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Rancho Huracan designed by Jose de Yturbe

Rancho Huracan is a beguiling oceanfront villa estate designed to enchant all the senses and provide owners with a wondrous retreat home. The interior pampers with five plush bedrooms, six impeccable baths, and a host of indulgent touches.
Designed by the famous Mexican architectectural firm of Jose and Pepe de Yturbe, this residence boasts an imaginative [...]

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Villa Los Arcos In El Banco Estates

The home’s great room features three grand arches that perfectly frame what is arguably one of the best views in the entire Puerto Vallarta area. Three of the four bedroom suites, the pool area, and an outdoor sala all deliver this same commanding vista.
Other superb features include a gourmet kitchen, an office that could easily [...]

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Las Pergolas – Real de Conchas Chinas

Las Pergolas

http://www.lapuntarealty.com/laspergolas/
Located in the prestigious upper Conchas Chinas residential neighborhood only 5 minutes from downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Rock fountains, exquisite Indonesian furnishings, handmade linens, teak wood trim and accessories and granite countertops are just a few of the amenities that give these spectacular villas dramatic modern touches while maintaining soothing organic design.
Set in a lush, jungle [...]

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Casa Mi Cielito, San Francisco Nayarit

Casa Mi cielito

 http://www.lapuntarealty.com/micielito/
The backdrop for this magnificent waterfront showplace is the jungle covered Sierra Madre facing the blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The sweeping garden terraces surrounding an elegant beachfront pool are punctuated with thatched roof “palapa” seating areas. The property is the perfect vacation getaway for family or for a romantic escape. Casa [...]

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