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| Puerto Vallarta |
| March, 2006 |
Talpa Mayor Seeks Support from Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta Council Members show absolute disposition to impulse a work that would solve river pollution problems that affect bay waters.
Aware of the impact that pollution of the rivers Talpa, Mascota and Ameca, which discharge into the Bahia de Banderas, the City opg Puerto Vallarta is studying a motion from the Municipality of Talpa de Allende, voiced by its mayor, Roberto Palomera during the recent ordinary session of City Council, to build a residual water treatment plant that would come to solve this problem.
During the session, Talpan mayor explained that there is great concern for the contamination originated in the  municipalities in the Sierra Region, due to the lack of infrastructure to properly treat residual waters, which are poured untreated into the rivers, in addition to the increase on religious tourism into the zone.
Mayor Palomera added that according to bacteriological studies carried out by the Sanitary Jurisdiction, the Ameca River is the most polluted by black waters, which is why the municipality has negotiated with the State Water and Sanitation Commission, and the National Water Commission, funds for almost 19 million pesos to build a water treatment plant that would come to solve the problem.
However, he remarked, his municipality does not have the necessary funds to contribute the corresponding 20% of the total investment, equivalent to 3.5 million pesos, hence the request for support, considering that the municipalities of Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas would be beneficiaries of these actions.
“This is why I stand before you, Council members, to ask you to look at this matter very carefully, I believe that since Puerto Vallarta has a lot more resources than Talpa, it could lend a hand, because we would be contributing to the sanitation of the beaches, and providing assurance to the international and domestic tourism.”
Roberto Palomera emphasized that this is a problem that could be solved together and extended an open invitation to the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta to contribute with whatever funds they can to see this undertaking through.
The motion elicited reactions of solidarity among the members of the City Council, who expressed their support of the proposal, either by negotiating resources from state and Federal agencies or even going to the government of Nayarit and the municipality of Bahia de Banderas and have them join in this project.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Positive Balance for Vallarta at FITUR
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A great inflow of Spanish visitors is expected during the months of July and August, Municipal Director of Tourism Luis Cerda Acuña reports.
Luis Cerda Acuña, Municipal Director of Tourism, after attending the Madrid International Tourism Fair reports that a positive balance was the result of the negotiations with tour operators and wholesalers from Spanish travel agencies.
He commented that by joining efforts with the StateSecretary of Tourism Horacio Gonzalez Pardo and the support of the Mexican Tourism Promotion  Council CPTM
They have gathered enough information about the tourist companies suitable to work with Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco, because it is intended to form attractive tours with the attractions of the state. On the same note, having carried out a survey among the general public attending the FITUR, in order to get to know the preferences of the Spanish tourist markets regarding Mexican beach destinations and the preferred season for Spanish travelers, followed by the Mayan Riviera as a whole.
The survey shows that July and August are the preferred months for Spanish travelers to vacation, with an average stay of 10 to 15 days in colonial or beach destination.
Finally, the Municipal Director of Tourism added that according to data collected by participating wholesalers at the fair, Spanish tourists demand including Puerto Vallarta in their itinerary as final beach destination.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Xiutla Ballet's Successful South American Tour
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The greatest challenge to the Xiutla was their appearance at the International Folklore Festival in Cosquin, Argentina, before an audience of over 20,000.
Despite a series of inconveniences on their way back to Mexico, the Xiutla Municipal Folk Ballet arrived back in Puerto Vallarta after their successful tour in South America, where they ripped recognition.
“The airline we flew went on strike and we were stranded, we made several stopovers and were divided into two groups but finally we are all back here, very happy because we has a huge success. The results obtained by the group and Omar Arreola were astounding” said professor Enrique Barrios Limon, Director of the Ballet.
The greatest challenge the Xiutla faced was their appearance at the International Folk Festival in Cosquin, a city in Argentina. The night of their performance the ballet received a standing ovation from an audience of over 20,000, on a stage 30 meters long and 12 meters wide. The festival was broadcasted on national TV.
They were overwhelmed by the standing ovation people awarded them with tears in their eyes. Omar Arreola also made the audience vibrate at the notes of songs Argentineans sang along, like Cielito Lindo. The Mexican number was the most expected by the audience.
Manuel Santana Encarnación, head of the Art and Culture Department, is the bearer of a proposal to create a sisterhood of Puerto Vallarta and the city of Cordova.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Avanti and Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board Announce
Fourth Edition of Meeting Place Mexico
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The announcement was made that the Convention Tianguis will be held in Puerto Vallarta three consecutive years.
Last Friday, February 3 at a press conference the  announcement was made that the next Convention Tianguis is to be held in Puerto Vallarta in the month of June. The press conference was conducted by Fernando Compean and Kitzia Morales, President and General Directo of Avanti Meetings and Incentives, the company in charge of the event, as well as Oscar Rivero Estrada, President of the Tourism Board of Puerto Vallarta; Luis Cerda Acuña, Municipal Director of Tourism; and Miguel Gonzalez Gonzalez, General Director of Fidetur, who was in charge of the introduction and welcome speech.
In its fourth edition, Meeting Place Mexico (MPM) will be held at the Bougainvilleas Sheraton Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, June 4 to 7, and it is expected to bring together 100 participant companies, which will have the opportunity to present their products and services as to conventions and incentive travels to 150 guest buyers.
MPM 2006 is endorsed by the Tourism Board of Puerto Vallarta, the Mexico’s Council for Tourist Promotion and Mexico’s Tourism Ministry.
Meeting Place Mexico is a professional, exclusive exposition of incentive travel, conventions and meetings. It is aimed at national and foreign buyers in order for them to get acquainted with the facilities services and destinations offered by participant expositors, and see first hand the possibilities of Puerto Vallarta as destination for their events.
Consolidated as the most professional expo in its kind, and after three successful events (Guadalajara, Veracruz and Merida), MPM is open to expositors from the world around to enrich the offers at the exposition floor and to welcome, besides convention and incentive travel organizers, executives of international associations with decision-making power about the venue for their conventions.
“Every purchaser attending MPM has been rigorously screened to ensure that they really have the potential to generate productive business to expositors and the host destination. Quality purchasers is key to the success of MPM” Marie-Claire Bouffard, International Affairs Director for MPM commented.
 Besides prescheduled appointments at the expo, social events will be held as well where guest buyers can have a productive networking with expositors and establish professional relations in a relaxed environment. Educational programs are also part of the agenda, aimed at corporate executives and associations.
The average 1.5 buyers per expositor favor making business. It is estimated that these 150 buyers coming from various countries worldwide, mainly United States, Europe and Mexico represent potential business for up to 150 million USD, from an average three events a year each, and an average participation of 150 per event. Each participant averages per capita spending of 2,225 dollars.
Simultaneous to the expo, the 2nd Golf Tournament of the convention industry will be held at the Vista Vallarta Golf Club.
MPM 2006 intends to reinforce the positioning of Mexico and Puerto Vallarta as an ideal destination for conventions and incentive travels. “All of MPM’s strategies are focused on generating an important increase in business for our expositors and for Puerto Vallarta” Kitzia Morales, Director of MPM, said.
The industry of conventions has proven resilient and it occupies a place of privilege in face of the future. “Everything indicates that in 2006 the demand of conventions and incentives will continue to grow strong, which translates as excellent news for our purchasers and expositors” Fernando Compeán, President of Avanti Meetings and Incentives said.
After the press conference ended, the off program announcement was made that the Convention Tianguis will be held in Puerto Vallarta three consecutive years. For more information contact Kitzia Morales, Director at: (52) 999 944-9909 or via email at:
Kitzia@meetingsmexico.com
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
"Go Ahead" to Lazaro Cardenas and Pitillal Parking Lots
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The company “Tecnologia en Proyectos Inmobiliarios S.A. de C.V.” was the only tender that met the specifications established in the original project: Yerena Ruiz.
Giving way to the great works and projects Puerto  Vallarta requires for its urban and tourist reinforcement, the construction of parking lots on public plazas Lazaro Cardenas and Pitillal comes about with the designation of the winning tender for both works.
The announcement was made by Municipal Attorney Miguel Angel Yerena Ruiz, who said that in this important resolve it was evaluated at all times the feasibility of the proposals presented by the construction companies that responded to the invitation to tender.
He said that at the meeting held by the commission in charge of assignations, made up of Yerena Ruiz himself, Coucilwoman Maria Isabel Cortez Moreno, General Secretary Antonio Lugo Morales and the director of Urban Planning, Carlos Manzano Zepeda, it was determined that “Tecnología en Proyectos Inmobiliarios S.A. de C.V.”, was the only tender that met the specifications of the original project.
 The resolve, favorable to the company is the result of the analysis of each of the proposals submitted by the company, which was also the only tender that fulfilled in time and form the stipulations outlined in the invitation to tender for the lease of both public plazas. This is due to the fact that the proposal presented by Tecnología en Proyectos Inmobiliarios portrays exactly the general description of the projected works, by respecting the natural resources and the socio-economic requirements for the execution of both projects.
On the same note, the municipal attorney said that the assignations commission made an observation to the proposal submitted by the company as to the ecological aspects, and recommended to modify the tree zones, since the proposal does not meet the “natural requirements of the city”.
Finally, he said that the execution period for both works is projected within a six month period, with a contingency allowance, and the ground breaking could occur as of the 20th of this month.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspape
The New Sanitary Landfill, Not a Simple Dump
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The site is located 3.5 kilometers from the closest village, El Zancudo, and it doew not represent any health hazard to the inhabitants. Gases, lixiviated and smells, controlled: Vasquez Mendoza
 Martin Vazquez, head of the Municipal Public Utilities said that the new sanitary landfill is not merely a garbage dump, but a site that will operate under a system and an engineering process developed the basis of care for environment, and therefore represents no contamination risk or a health hazard to residents in the area. In a press conference also attended by Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor, as well as council members and functionaries, Vasquez Mendoza pinpointed that the landfill will be located 3.5 kilometers from the nearest village, i.e. El Zancudo, and 3.8 kilometers from El Colorado.
Likewise, Vasquez emphasized that the project is designed under advanced specialized techniques for control and treatment of lixiviated, and the emission of gases into the atmosphere. “It is a completely ecologic landfill” said Martin Vasquez. The project also comprises a natural cushioning zone with trees, to control bad smell and to keep garbage from being seen from the road. There is also support infrastructure like the transference terminal, where most of the recyclers from the current city dump are to be employed.
Prior to the presentation made by the head of the Municipal utilities, the mayor expressed the intention of the city to make this known to orientate the citizens about a work that will end an old problem.
 In turn, Martin Vasquez said that the core idea is to inform how the landfill project is coming about, which to begin with is completely different to a dump. Commenting on the choosing of the site, there is misinformation as to the inhabitants of El Colorado. The site is located 3.8 kilometers from the village and the access road is located 700 meters from El Zancudo, and the engineering techniques used will allow for no environmental contingency.
“The lifespan of the landfill is estimated today at a minimum of ten years, which can increase by means of recycling programs and less residues are generated over the next years.” the functionary said.
He said among the main objectives is to design a final disposal system and complementary works that will bring progress to the zone where the landfill is located.
The basic facilities of the new landfill entail the construction of access road, pluvial protection, fence, biogas generation. lixiviated ditch, maintenance area and cushioning area.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspape
Fiesta Charra to Benefit Children of Vallarta with Cancer
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 Get your Sombreros, cowboy boots or sneakers out for this fun-filled afternoon of Mexican culture which will feature an exhibition of the best charros of Mexico. The women and men will be dressed in clothing representing every State of Mexico, there
will be plenty of food, beer, aguas frescas and music. For the children there will be plenty of Piñatas to add to the fiesta.
The location is the “Lienzo Charro el Prieto Ibarria” Rodeo Bullring in front of the University UNIVA (on the road to El Rastro-Mojoneras at the continuation of Avenue Francisco Villa), March 5th, from 1pm to 5pm. Ticket Price: $350.00 pesos includes entrance, food, music, drinks, exhibitions and piñatas.
Special Note: When you get your tickets through the International Friendship Club and/or its members that are selling tickets, there will be free shuttle buses to take you to the Bullring from the Hotel Posada Rio Cuale, Aquilles Serdan (Le Gourmet Restaurant). The first bus leaves at 12 noon and the second bus leaves at 12:30. These buses will be returning you to the Hotel Posada Rio Cuale at 5pm. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Clubhouse at 222-5466
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspape
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