Archivo para January, 2008Mexico pushes its ecotourism credentialsMexico can offer more than just the traditional sun and sand beach holiday, with eco-tourism in the county on the rise. The country sees eco-developments as a way to encourage tourism at the same time as protecting the environment and creating jobs in poorer, rural areas, reports the San Jose Mercury. Speaking to the paper [...] Posteado en Thursday 31 de January, 2008 - Tagged as Ecotourism in Mexico, | Deja un Comentario Hotel Secreto remains Cancun’s secret treasurePeaceful Isla Mujeres lies just 8 miles off the coast of bustling Cancun, with its towering resorts and nonstop action, but Isla might as well be on another planet. This tiny fishing village boasts powdery beaches, turquoise Caribbean waters and a laid-back mind-set that invites you to turn that quick stop into days of languid [...] Posteado en Thursday 31 de January, 2008 - Tagged as Cancun Mexico, Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario Mexico reports record tourist revenuesThe Mexican tourism sector reported record revenues of 12.97 billion dollars in 2007, accounting for a 6.6-percent increase compared to the previous year. Local tourism authorities pointed out that the country received 21.5 million foreign vacationers, who spent an average of 487 dollars each. If that tendency continues, tourist arrivals will increase 1.8 percent, to [...] Posteado en Thursday 31 de January, 2008 - Tagged as Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario Mexico promotes sea turtle tourismA new conservation tourism programme based on promoting the welfare of Sea Turtles has been announced by Ocean Conservancy. Sea Turtle Ecological Expeditions will alert holidaymakers as to the location of conservation areas for sea turtles which will hopefully result in support for sea turtle protection. The programme, SEE Turtles, will also give tourists turtle-watching [...] Posteado en Monday 28 de January, 2008 - Tagged as Ecotourism in Mexico, Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca: Its Main MuseumsMUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÃNEO DE OAXACA Three of its thirteen halls contain a permanent exhibition of famous Oaxacan artists, while the other ten are used for temporary exhibits and cultural events. Calle M. Alcalá No. 202. MUSEO DE ARTE PREHISPÃNICO DE MÉXICO RUFINO TAMAYO Rufino Tamayo, who donated the building to house his collection of [...] Posteado en Monday 21 de January, 2008 - Tagged as Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Mexico, | Deja un Comentario |
