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Archivo para Febrero 6th, 2008

Puerto Vallarta has one foot firmly planted in the colonial past

A mustachioed man in a traditional Mexican serape rides a donkey along a cobblestone street in Old Town. Elderly women stop at midday to kneel in prayer at the city’s landmark Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe as laundry flaps in the breeze from a nearby stucco balcony.
At dusk, Puerto Vallartans gather in the town […]

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Mexico reports record tourist revenues

The 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 21.7 million […]

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Beach road between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach should be done sometime this summer

One of the most commonly asked questions at the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council is whether the road between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach is open.
“They love to be able to go down that road,” said executive director Kate Wilkes. “Even the snowbirds, ‘Is the road open? Is the road open?’ It’s such a […]

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Monarch butterflies are worth the hike

If you’d rather see butterflies on a mountaintop than slather yourself with sunblock on a tourist-packed beach in Cancun, Mexico is an ideal winter destination (see Cancun night fishing). Acording to suntimes.com, ecotourism is drawing fans in the central states of Michoacan and Mexico, thanks to the spectacular yearly migration of millions of orange-and-black-winged monarch […]

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An inside view of Oaxaca’s culinary treasures

Of all of Mexico’s attractions - white sand beaches, majestic ruins, the afternoon margarita - one of my favorite must be the mercado. Humble, ubiquitous, and utterly intriguing, it resembles an American supermarket about as much as a tamale does a hamburger. Even the conquistadors were charmed. Writing home about the New World, they filled […]

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