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Punta
Mita Makes Cover of AD Architectural Digest, one of the world's most prestigious magazines of interior design and architecture, featured Punta Mita on the cover of its July issue. In a magnificent nine-page article, the many luxurious features of the Hotel Four Seasons at Punta Mita are displayed in gorgeous photographs and described in eloquent prose as 'an inviting retreat located on 1700 acres of seductive Pacific Ocean.' The article quotes the hotel's architect, Diego Villaseñor, as effusing over the Punta Mita location. He modestly comments, ' The site is so good that it told us what to put there.' |
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Puerto
Vallarta Airport: A Bad Sign Returning to town from the airport parking lot, it is easy to get confused by an inadequate sign that directs you to Compostela (to the left) or to Parking (to the right) but doesn't tell you which road to take to Puerto Vallarta. The road to town is the same as the road to Parking. Go right to go home. |
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Concierges
Meet Puerto Vallarta Concierges from all over the world will converge in Puerto Vallarta from September 8 to 11 this year for the international convention of this 48 year old organization of hospitality professionals. In 1997, the AsociaciÊn de Concierges de MÌxico was accepted into membership of this respected organization known internationally as Les Clefs d'Or. Many hotel guests have availed themselves of the services of local concierges, but those who have not may wish to know that a concierge assists a guest in whatever he or she wishes to do. The services they so gracefully provide include recommending restaurants, activities, making reservations, organizing itineraries and private parties and much more as required. Puerto Vallarta Lifestyles proudly supports the efforts of these admirable professionals. |
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'Our
Own' Turtles are Mothers The first newly-hatched baby turtles of the season were released from the protection area at the hotel Westin Regina. This was an especially exciting release as the hatchlings were probably the offspring of the first baby turtles released in the Puerto Vallarta protection program in 1993. About 200 people participated in the liberation of 150 baby Olive Ridley turtles. |
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Not
Just Puerto Vallarta One of the hottest issues this week throughout the nation has been the proposal by President-elect Vicente Fox to impose a tax on medicines and groceries. Perhaps it was only a "trial balloon" but it has been shot down repeatedly by just about everyone who claims an interest in the welfare of the working class. Fox and his spokespersons have explained that these taxes would in fact benefit the working class, but many members of congress disagree with his reasoning. In any case, after the uproar began, Fox representatives said it was "just an idea" at this point. |
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Puerto
Vallarta Painter Exhibits
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Puerto
Vallarta Air Eatery Shut Wings Restaurant at the airport is currently closed for remodeling and will open at the end of September with a greater variety of cuisine, buffet service and a new design in general. Still open for passengers only is the Aerocomidas restaurant in the upstairs waiting area. The downstairs snackbar is available to the general public. |
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Music
Bar for Older Customers The Bar Milenium, located at the corner of Peru and San Salvador Streets, is hoping to attract an older clientele with its weekend programs of guitar or string quartet music. |
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Northward
Growth Talks Officials of the state of Nayarit, Jalisco's neighbor to the north, are discussing a plan for the development of the coastal corridor between Puerto Vallarta and San Blas. The governor of Nayarit, Antonio Echevarr'a Dom'nguez, has stressed that the development of tourism should not create a 'social abyss' between the comforts of the tourism zone and the communities of the poor working class and that the plan should consider the needs of local communities as they become urbanized. He stressed the need for sustainable and ecologically sound development. The plan includes the construction of large hotels as well as an ecological park and creation of tourist attractions in the small communities along the Nayarit coast. |
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PV
Investors 'Confident' The Regional Manager of Operador de Fondos Lloyd, Manuel Ram'rez Miranda, says Puerto Vallarta investors are 'confident.' In a recent interview Ram'rez stated that the tranquility of the recent elections and the stability of the rate of the exchange rate and the stock market all reassure the investor in Mexico in general and in Puerto Vallarta in particular. He believes that the fact that the installation of the new government of Mexico is expected to be peaceful means that no upsets in financial areas are anticipated. |
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Café
des Artistes Martini Fest From August 10 to 25, Puerto Vallarta's prestigious restaurant, Café des Artistes, will present a 'Martini and Carpaccio Festival'.In which diners can try ten kinds of martini and ten varieties of carpaccio, many of which will feature delicacies such as lobster or duck. |
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Bye
Bye, Zona Virtual Zona Virtual has shut down, leaving Puerto Vallarta with only two Internet providers-PV Net and Telmex. Just a couple years ago there were five. Sources say that most clients leaving Zona Virtual are turning to Telmex for service, as they are a national company and also offer a plan to purchase a computer and have it, as well as an Internet connection, included on your phone bill. |
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New
in Puerto Vallarta Even in Puerto Vallarta, where restaurants openings are not uncommon, the new Buona Vita, recently opened at the corner of Corona and Hidalgo downtown, is big news. It offers delicious international food including a terrific array of hot and cold salads and a good selection of affordable wines. Word has it that this new spot may make it into the distinguished company of the Platinum Section of Puerto Vallarta Lifestyles magazine. For reservations call 222-0393. |
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Oaxaca
Dancers To Perform Here A very special dance program comes to Puerto Vallarta August 26 and 27 at the amphitheater at the south end of The Malecón. After years of performing in the festival 'Guelaguetza,' which represents the seven most important regions of the state of Oaxaca, the dance troupe of the Casa de Cultura of Mitla will give two performances in Puerto Vallarta. Their two-hour program will be dedicated to the Puerto Vallarta Fire Department as Firefighters'. Day is August 22. |
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Rosie's
Really Still Here Although Really Rosie's Restaurant lost its lease after three successful years, our community hasn't completely lost a place to go when craving home cooking American style. Rosie Sorenson, famous for her authentic American Thanksgiving Day and Christmas feasts and much more, is operating out of her Cantina right next door to the former restaurant on Calle 31 de Octubre about a block behind the Malecón McDonald's. Still available: her great fried chicken and ribs. Just call 222-4477 for home (or office) delivery 1-9 pm. |
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Vallarta
May Bury More Wires The first turtles aren't expected to hatch until early September, but experts are doing all they can to ensure the survival of the offspring of the Olive Ridley turtles laying eggs at the beach at the Camino Real hotel. One of Mexico's most important experts in turtle management, Luis Fernando González Guevara, was hired by the hotel to prepare a training program for hotel staff about the latest techniques of sea turtle egg handling. The 27 nests on the hotel beach tend to have a greater success rate than nests in other protective corrals throughout the region. The hotel staff plans to send a report of its methods and results to Semarnap so that that environmental protection agency can help improve the yield of other turtle protection areas. For more information about the sea turtle protection program visit our News Archive for May 26, 2000. |
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Lucky
Turtles Stay at Camino Real Roberto Bermejo, has an exhibition running at Garabaldi's Restaurant at the Westin Regina at Marina Vallarta until August 13. Entitled 'Jungle and Sea' the various paintings depict local areas |
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More
Tequila on the Way
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TV
Soap Taping Here Now Televisa, which usually tapes its soaps in Acapulco, is here in Vallarta taping episodes of he popular children's soap. 'Carita de Angel' (Angel Face). The episodes include scenes of our beaches and streets, the main church, the Malec-n and scenes shot from boats in the bay. The program will be aired on the 'Canal de las Estrellas' (Channel of the Stars), seen throughout Mexico. Since 1964, when 'Night of the Iguana' starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Sue Lyon catapulted Puerto Vallarta to international fame (well, the scandalous romance of Burton with then-married actress Elizabeth Taylor helped a little), about 60 movies and television shows have been filmed in this lovely port. 'Acapulco Heat,' the 1997 American TV series was shot in Puerto Vallarta (and you thought that was Acapulco you were seeing) and 'The Love Boat' was docked here while taping was done aboard. The movie 'Connan the Barbarian' (1997) was filmed here; and many locals have enjoyed participating as extras in these and other productions. Both Televisa and TV Azteca have filmed here in the past and internationally-famous actors who have made movies here include Arnold Schwartzenegger 'Predator', Ringo Star 'Cave Man', Peter O'Toole, Jean Paul Belmondo, Jaqueline Bisset, Richard Widmark, Candice Bergen, Anthony Quinn, Kevin Costner, Lee Majors and many others. |
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600
Plants from Around the World "The work of 13 years!" said a very proud Charlie Sacamano when he brought us his great looking, lavishly-illustrated, 366-page hardcover book Landscape Plants for Dry Regions. Charlie a Ph.D. in Horticulture and old friend and contributor to 'Puerto Vallarta Lifestyles' magazine, has been living in Puerto Vallarta since his retirement. That doesn't mean he ever stopped working: he seems to be in charge of the most important landscaping and ecological projects in the bay. Congratulations, Charlie! www.fisherbooks.com |
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Race
from El Pitillal Open Sunday, September 3 will see the First Great Athletic Race in a circuit from the Plaza in El Pitillal and enrollment is open now. With prizes of up to $2,000.00 pesos and five categories of competition from Children to Masters and Veterans, the race is being sponsored by many local as well as international businesses. You can enroll until 7:30 am on the day of the race at Farmacias CMQ, Domino's Pizza, at the Municipal Stadium, Office of Fomento Deportivo and also at the race module at the main plaza of El Pitillal from10 am to 6 pm. More information at Tel: 224-0451 and Cel: 044-322-71732. |
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Off
the Gringo Trail: Old Markets The City of Puerto Vallarta is responsible for the administration and maintenance of six traditional markets in Vallarta. The 26 year old market on Lázaro Cárdenas Street, a few blocks east of Insurgentes in Old Vallarta, usually attracts Mexican housewives rather than tourists with its array of basic foodstuffs and household goods as well as 'home cooked' meals at low prices. However, the market is worth a visit by anyone interested in seeing a sight that was typical of the city before the construction of modern supermarkets. But hurry, the new Administrator of markets has recognized the need for 'improvement's in the old centers and who knows what changes will be made in the future? |
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Preparing
for Major Art Exhibit A major exhibition of plastic arts will be held at the Public Library and other designated sites from September 29 to October 21. Enrollment is open now for artists wishing to exhibit. Anyone who has been a resident of Puerto Vallarta for over one year may enter a previously unexhibited work. You can pick up a copy of the complete guidelines (in Spanish only) for exhibitors at the library and at the Departamento de Cultura at the Palacio Municipal (City Hall). The event, coordinated by the recognized sculptor, Francisco Sanmiguel, is sponsored by the Secretariat of Culture, The PV Municipal government and the Public Library. |
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Eco-golf
for El Salado? The Ecological Group of Puerto Vallarta is again proposing that the buffer zone of the El Salado Estuary be used for the construction of a municipal golf course. According to the plan, first proposed 15 months ago, such a use of the lands adjoining the recently-declared protected area, would create a new source of recreation for the whole community and with care, would create relatively few hazards for the wildlife and plants of the estuary. The ecologists point out that golf in Mexico has been privately developed and is what they call 'an elitist game for the rich and for tourists.' They say that in the United States, by comparison, only 22% of golf games are played on private fairways and the remainder are public golf courses. The plan has been presented to the governor of Jalisco; the Secretariat of Tourism and the Secretariat of Urban Development, but the ecological group say they have received no response. |
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