Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe

by adip on December 12, 2011

December 12th is traditionally known in Mexico as the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Día de la Virgin de Guadalupe), celebrating the manifestation of the Virgin Mary on Dec 9, 1531. It is the most important holiday in Mexico, even more important that Christmas, and is celebrated nationwide. Millions of pilgrims...

la flor de Nochebuena, Cross-cultural beauty

la flor de Nochebuena, Cross-cultural beauty

by Gregg Thompson on December 2, 2011

Widely admired and cultivated in many lands, Euphorbia pulcherria is best known north of the Rio Grande as……..? Quick! What’s Mexican in origin, American by name, sometimes misunderstood and red all over? Hint: this item is leafy and often called a flower, which it’s not, and was once thought to...

REALTORS ® Seize the Day

REALTORS ® Seize the Day

by John Glaab on December 2, 2011

This year’s National Association of Realtors® (NAR) annual Conference and Trade Show was held in Anaheim, California. The theme comes from the fact that with low interest rates and lower prices for homes now is the moment to buy. (Or Seize the Moment) The attendance of 20,000 exceeded expectations that...

Mexico's Economy is Strong, says central bank

Mexico’s Economy is Strong, says central bank

by John Glaab on July 17, 2011

Augustin Carstens, the Governor of the Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) said last week that the country has the elements necessary to face the problems generated by the U.S. debt and the Euro zone nations. In a media conference, Carstens said that the accumulation of international reserves, low interest rates...

The Mexican Wine Oasis

The Mexican Wine Oasis

Parras de la Fuente

by Matthieu Pichenot on March 1, 2009

It is not a mirage! After having crossed a long desert there appears a miraculous oasis… In this valley of fertile land crystalline springs abound. The Parras valley is a verdant space in which one forgets that they are surrounded by the semi-desert region of Coahuila. In addition to its...

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Morelia, City of Light

Morelia, City of Light

Latin America’s Illuminated City Gets More Lights

by John Glaab on Jan 8, 2012 • No Comments

Morelia is more than the political capital of Michoacan, it is also the cultural center. In 2003, the city embarked on an activity, ”Plan Luz.” Buildings and historical monuments are lit up at night. The architecture is a true sixteenth century jewel. In 2010, Morelia was named, “Latin America’s Illuminated City,” by the organization, Lighting...

Book events in Zihuatanejo

by adip on Dec 12, 2011 • No Comments

First presentation of AUTHORS IN ZIHUA, book reading events by local authors. –Monday, Dec. 19 at 6pm. Restaurant El Manglar on Playa La Ropa, LINDA LEONARD- CANADIAN/ZIHUA TRAVEL AUTHOR presenting her 2 books: LIVING THE DREAM IN MEXICO is about RVing, about travel, about Mexico and her people; and LIVING THE DREAM IN EUROPE is a personal...

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Calling all Westjet Travelers!

Book transporters needed!

by adip on Nov 20, 2011 • No Comments

Word share with the children of Zihuatanejo, from Sister City Collingwood, Canada The Collingwood-Zihuatanejo sister city committee has been in existence since 2004, bridging the communities of Collingwood, Canada, and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico, through cultural exchange and philanthropic projects. This year’s project will provide English language books and English language books on CD’s to Casa de...

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Busy month for the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI)

by John Glaab on Oct 20, 2011 • No Comments

October was a busy month for the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI). The association staged two significant conferences. The first was the annual FORUM of the Mexico City AMPI Section. It is always the largest in the country, with more than 600 attending this year. Marcelo Ebrard Governor of the Federal District. District...

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Peace Festival, November 14-17 2011

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Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Peace Festival, November 14-17 2011

by adip on Oct 19, 2011 • No Comments

On November 14-17 2011, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo will host “Festival de La Paz” (peace in Spanish) to re-dedicate and celebrate its commitment to work towards peace and to recognize the many international groups and organizations that participated in peace-building activities with the community over the past year. The Peace Festival will be celebrated in November rather...

New members Elected to AMPI’s National Advisory Council

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New members Elected to AMPI’s National Advisory Council

by John Glaab on Oct 19, 2011 • No Comments

Ten new members have been elected to the National Advisory Board of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI). The election took place at AMPI’s Annual General Assembly held in Merida, Yucatan. Armando Trujillo of Guadalajara led the balloting followed by Linda Neil of La Paz/Los Cabos. Others elected were Rogelio Ledesma of Queretaro,...

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Travails in Paradise: IMSS ADVENTURES

Renewing your annual IMSS health insurance coverage

by Nancy Seeley on Oct 1, 2011 • No Comments

Knowing I needed to renew my annual IMSS health insurance coverage for the first time in September, 2011, I hiked over there last month to make sure I had all the newest details on how to do so. Confident I was fully prepared, I hiked back this past Wednesday with three copies of one form and carbon-interlaced copies...

Kayak race celebrates Barra de Potosi, Oct 23

Kayak race celebrates Barra de Potosi, Oct 23

by adip on Sep 25, 2011 • No Comments

Announcing Regata Salva Barra, 23 October 2011 The community of Barra de Potosi (Petalan, GRO) announces that it will be hosting a paddling regatta on Sunday October 23, 2011 in Laguna Potosi. The featured races will be a 1000 meter kayak sprint that will be held at 11 am on Sunday and a 4000 meter...

Zihua Guitar Festival Opens Submissions for 2012

Zihua Guitar Festival Opens Submissions for 2012

by adip on Sep 24, 2011 • No Comments

Submissions now open for the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival. Now in its 9th year, ZIGF 2012 will be held March 4 – 10, 2012, in beautiful Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Submissions officially opened September 1, 2011, and will run through December 1, 2011. The Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival is GUITAR Festival for GUITARISTS only, full bands...

The Organized Chaos of Lucha Libre

The Organized Chaos of Lucha Libre

by Patrick Corcoran on Sep 24, 2011 • No Comments

Sundays in the United States are impossible to disassociate with football. Not so in Mexico, where futbol americano enjoys regular television airtime, but it hasn’t reached the level of importance that the sport now enjoys north of the border (slightly less important than breathing, but far more important than governing the country). So how, in...

FORUM: The future of business and real estate in Mexico

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FORUM: The future of business and real estate in Mexico

by John Glaab on Sep 24, 2011 • No Comments

Miami Based Journalist Speaks to Mexican REALTORS® More than 600 members of the Mexican Association of Mexican Realtors (AMPI) from Western Mexico met recently in Guadalajara. They came to attend the twenty first annual Forum of the AMPI Section in that city. The Key Note address was given by Andres Oppenheimer from the Miami Herald....

Architect Enrique Zozaya

Architect Enrique Zozaya

Defining Zihuatanejo's landscape

by Huw Lewis on Sep 24, 2011 • No Comments

Everyone knows a Zozaya building, whether they’re aware of it or not. In a way he informs the landscape of coastal Mexico as surely as enramadas and plastic Sol chairs. Synonymous with luxury coastal homes and hotels, his influence has begun to trickle into the mainstream in Zihuatanejo over the last decade. Most of the...

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