From the 29th April to the 3rd May will be held the qualifying rounds for the FFIA Beach Soccer World Cup (set for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates November 16-22 2009). This will be the 3rd year running that Mexico hosts the event, and the second year running in which Vallarta is the host [...]
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In response to the travel safety warnings released by the US government regarding Mexican border cities and the excessive media coverage on US news networks the Puerto Vallarta Tourism board has recently released a number of short videos. These videos show interviews of foreign tourists, asking them to describe their vacations, and importantly, if they [...]
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Tomorrow, the 24th of March, will begin Puerto Vallarta’s 13th International Film Festival. This year’s festival will take place over 5 days at a number of different location – projecting films outdoors at the Los Arcos Amphitheater, at the CUC University and at the Cuale Cultural Center. The full Festival program can be found on [...]
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Last weekend was held Quimixto’s first surfing tournament. Quimixto is a beautiful beach village only accessible via water taxi, either from the pier at the Los Muertos beach of from the village of Boca de Tomatlan. You can see where Quimixto is located using googlemaps here. As a surfer myself (very much a learning amateur [...]
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A few weeks ago was held one of Mexico’s National Charro competitions in Puerto Vallarta. For those who don’t know, a Charro is basically the Mexican equivalent to a cowboy – but as opposed to your classic cowboy, a Charro is always dressed in traditional clothing with the big famous sombrero. Charro competitions, or Charreadas, [...]