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| Puerto Vallarta |
| June, 2006 |
Puerto Vallarta Maintains Presence in Sister Cities
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Puerto Vallarta renews its presence in the most important markets of the United Sates. Municipal Tourism Director Luis Cerda Acuña recently held an important meeting in Miami with Mexican Consul Jorge Lomonaco Tonda.
 The head of the Tourism department told a press conference that this meeting was held to present an attractive project to launch the promotional video on Puerto Vallarta, aiming at showing the destination’s attractions in its American sister cities. Cerda Acuña also said that there is a current cooperation agreement with the city of Coral Gables by means of which the Mexican consulate will seek the necessary sponsorships to distribute copies of the video among the Florida population.
Likewise, he went on to say, it is intended to take this project to other sister cities like Mission, Texas; Santa Barbara, California; Highland Park, Michigan and Tacoma, Washington. To this end, the involvement of the consulates in each region will be sought, so in coordination with the Municipality, the video is distributed in each city.
It is also intended that the promotion of Puerto Vallarta in each of its sister cities is carried out permanently, because it will signify a positive impact on the visitor influx into this Port from those cities, as it has happened with Highland Park, which has become an important tourist market.
The functionary also commented that he sent a request to the Mexican consul to acknowledge the sisterhood agreements entered into by our destination, since some of them lack the registration at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and by the end of the year, they are duly processed and have the pertinent legal certainty.
Thanks to the good disposition of Catherine Woodcock the insertion of a promotional Puerto Vallarta ad was made possible in the magazine Paso Firme Report International, which is distributed in several countries like Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Dominican Republic, United States, Panama, Ecuador and Mexico.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Chinese Association Seeks Commercial Trade with Puerto Vallarta
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There is interest on the part of the association to establish commercial and cultural exchange, which would benefit the local economy and tourist promotion
Puerto Vallarta generates confidence among investors. A clear sign of it it’s the interest of United Mexican-Chinese Association, who talked with Mayor Gonzalez Villaseñor and expressed their interest in establishing an important commercial development in this municipality.
Association Representative Jianxun Li Xie, said that with this exchange it is sought to promote tourism to this destination and to attract investors mainly in the services sector.
He also said that the next step for his association is to carry out an analysis in order to determine what type of enterprise is needed would be feasible to establish in the city.
He said that through this project it is sought to promote greater foreign investment no only from Asian countries, but from several world regions. Likewise, it is intended to increase competitiveness of the destination and to promote Mexican products directly in China.
Li Xie explained also that in order to strengthen Puerto Vallarta’s tourist promotion, a series of strategies would be developed to receive in the destination, delegations of visitors coming from China, which would bring about a greater openness of the markets.
During a meeting held by Chuang Guao Chen LI, president of United Mexican Chinese in Mexico with the head of Institutional Links Eloy Romero Vazquez and the Chief of Control and Follow-Up Maximo Martinez Aguirre, a letter of invitation to the Chinese Ambassador in Mexico, the Honorable Ren Jingyu, to attend as special guest the anniversary festivities on May 31 in Puerto Vallarta.
The Mexican Chinese Association has a membership of about 1200, and has developed investment projects in cities like Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Seventy-eight Thousand Sea Turtles Released on Vallartan Beaches
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Close to 78 thousand sea turtle hatchlings are released back into the ocean on the beaches of Puerto Vallarta, a fact demanding greater attention as to care and protection of the species. Doctor Juan Luis Cifuentes Lemus, participating in the program Saturdays in Science, told the audience.
Doctor Cifuentes dictated a conference on “Life in the sea” on april 29, at the Coastal University Center Campus. The researcher said that there are 10 out of 11 species coming to Mexican coasts to reproduce. “This context gives us an idea of the importance of contributing to the care of the marine ecosystems”.
With 53 years of experience as lecturer on bachelor,  masters and postgraduate levels, Cifuentes Lemus explained in detail the processes and life cycles in the oceans. He emphasized that there is a biodiversity 10 thousand-fold greater in the ocean than on firm land, and demonstrated how the ocean food chain ends with man. He also said that Mexico is among the top five countries in the world with the greatest biodiversity, along with Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and Malasya. In his conference he criticized the attitude of man towards life on earth, but put the emphasis on sea life.
As to the Bahia de Banderas, Cifuente Lemus said that this region sports a great richness of ecosystems, and stressed the fact that almost all the biomes of the country are represented here. “It is a highly rich environment; unfortunately our authorities are changing it for constructions that will unavoidably generate unbalance in the region”
He called on the children not to contribute to contamination of the seas, because it has already caused the death of many animals, altering the cycle of life in the sea.
Cifuentes Lemus received a commendation for his contribution to Saturdays in Science.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
The Westerdam Visits Puerto Vallarta and Strengthens Friendship Ties
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In praise of the friendship among nations and cities, last Monday a ceremony was held  aboard the cruise shipWesterdam, of the Holland America Cruise Line.
Luis Cerda Acuña, Municipal Director of Tourism, represented Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor at the ceremony. He was joined by Astrid Castañeda, Marketing Manager of Integral Port Administration (API), Captain Sergio Frías, representing Captain Roberto Lopez Aispuro, head of the General Coordination of Port and Merchant Navy (CGPMM); and Marcell Calderon from PVR Naval, cruise line representative.
Cerda Acuña expressed his satisfaction for the visit of such an important cruise ship as part of its route, and the substantial economic inflow it represents for the Port and the number of tourists that get to visit this tourist destination. He went on to say that there are more and more ships that call on this beautiful typical Mexican town, and chose our beaches as their top choice when deciding where to vacation.
 Upon delivering a commemorative plate of the ship’s visit to Captain Henk Keijer, Cerda Acuña also delivered a welcome message from Mayor Gonzalez. Likewise, API, CGPMM and PVR Naval extended recognition certificates to the ship’s captain on the occasion.
Westerdam is on 21-day cruise, having departed from Fort Lauderdale, and reaches Mexican coasts half way through its route to Seattle, Washington.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
Puerto Vallarta Brings Specialists Together at Meteorologists Convention
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At the opening ceremonies, the creation of a new Meteorology Center in Puerto Vallarta was announced
 Once more, Puerto Vallarta dresses up to become the venue of the 15th Mexican Convention of Meteorologists, an event that brought together a number of important personalities and participants from Mexico and abroad.
The beginning of the convention’s activities was marked by the City’s Director of Ecology Benjamin Baumgarten Macedo, who attended the ceremonies in representation of Mayor Gustavo Gonzalez Villaseñor.
The under director of Ecology commented on the acquisition of a seismograph by the city, which is fully operational at the Volcanology and Seismology System of the University of Guadalajara. He went on to say that a new meteorology center can be installed at the station, and could be operational soon, because it is important to Puerto Vallarta to have these prevention points, and it would be regrettable to suffer the effects of natural phenomena such as hurricanes.
In turn, Deolegario Sansón Reyes, MS. President of the board for the Organization of Mexican Meteorologists, said that 2005 was a record year as to tropical cyclones in our  country, which affected the Mexican southeast. In this regard, he pointed out the need to continue to investigate and measure these phenomena, which will allow for a better understanding and forecast of them, because there is a lot yet to be learned about these natural phenomena. On the same note, he said that the Organization of Mexican Meteorologists’ aim is to have applications regarding Meteorology and Climatology become profitable for society, since citizens today demand more realistic, accurate data and forecasts.
During the convention important lecturers are participating, like Doctor Michel Rosengaus, Director of the National Meteorology Center and representative for Mexico of the World Meteorological Organization; Lision Avila, a researcher at the National Hurricane Center in Miami; Meteorologist Jose Roberto Hernandez Lucero, representative of the Mexican Air Force’s Meteorological Service, Defense Ministry.
Also participating are Doctor Angel Milner Peña, Director of the Astronomy and Meteorology Institute of the University of Guadalajara; Joaquin Humberto Rodriguez, Director of Meteorology and Telecommunications, Services to Navigation and Mexican Aerial Space, Communications and Transports Ministry, among others.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Breaks Ground on Luxury Property in Punta Mita
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St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita Scheduled to Open in 2007.  Steven J. Heyer, CEO of Starwood Hotels & ResortsWorldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), Osvaldo Librizzi, president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Latin America, and a host of dignitaries gathered today in the magnificent tropical paradise of Punta Mita to celebrate the groundbreaking for St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita. Scheduled to open in late 2007, the ultra-luxe resort is a joint venture of Ideurban Consultores, one of Mexico's largest private development and construction companies, and DINE, master developer of Punta Mita.
St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita is the second St. Regis luxury property underway in Mexico as part of the company's ongoing focus on international expansion. St. Regis Hotel, Mexico City is projected to open just prior to St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita in late 2007. (Please see below for complete list of St. Regis properties either opening this year or under development.)
Located 35 miles northwest of Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by white sand beaches, spectacular ocean views and lush tropical landscape, St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita will feature 120 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, each with its own outdoor shower, and approximately 65 luxury villas for both fractional and whole ownership. Both guests and owners will delight in the signature services for which the St. Regis is renowned worldwide, including its renowned St. Regis Butler Service, world-class concierge, exquisite design, and a world-class Remede Spa.
"We are very proud to bring the addition of this exclusive hotel to Starwood's portfolio, this is a great year for Starwood Latin America Division and we are very pleased to have such strong plans for the development of the brand in the region," said Osvaldo Librizzi, President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Latin America.
The resort will also include Punta Mita's second Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, with greens meandering through the resort grounds, as well as a 10,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, two full-service restaurants, and a Beach Club with a pool grill and bar. The resort will also offer 7,000 square feet of meeting and function space, ideal for corporate retreats or wedding celebrations.
"There are few resort destinations in the world that combine the prestige, vision and raw natural beauty of Punta Mita," said Kerry Hatch, president of St. Regis Hotels & Resorts. "This is truly one of the world's most exquisite enclaves and an ideal location for a St. Regis resort."
Punta Mita is an innovative, master planned resort and residential community covering more than 1,500 acres on a spear-shaped peninsula, surrounded on three sides by white sand beaches, Pacific Ocean waters and lush tropical flora. The resort is a gated, low-density development and has been planned and designed in accordance with the highest quality of international real estate development and environmental standards. The master plan of Punta Mita calls for a variety of exclusive residential offerings and estate lots as well as up to three championship golf courses, a tennis center, beach clubs, spa and wellness center, yacht pier, and a small commercial village.
Source: Ambito Puerto Vallarta Weekly Newspaper
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