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Children's Fishing Tournaments in the Riviera Nayarit
Jorge Jiménez

Two fun, friendly & free fishing competitions for kids are taking place in the Riviera Nayarit this weekend - the 2nd Annual Children's Fishing Tournament at La Cruz Marina on Saturday, April 30th, and the 2nd Annual Children's Surf Fishing Tournament in San Blas on Sunday, May 1st.

Oakland Raiders to Announce Draft Picks in Mexico City
Fox News Latino

The Oakland Raiders will announce their third-day draft selections from Mexico City on Saturday. The draft announcements for the 4th through 7th rounds will be part of the Raiders' Mexico City fan fest, a kickoff for the team's activities leading up to this fall's game at Azteca stadium.

'King' David Estrada's Comeback is Set For Jalisco
BoxingScene.com

'King' David Estrada will headline the latest installment of the Teofista Boxing Series 'Mexico #3: Batalla en el Lago,' at the Coliseo Deportivo Municipal Luis Donaldo Colossi in Jamay, Jalisco on Saturday, April 30. This will be Estrada's first bout since 2013.

7th Annual Riviera Nayarit Wind Festival in Bucerías
Marie Callan

Kitesurfers from all over Mexico are ready to hit the beaches of the Riviera Nayarit as they prepare for three days of spectacular kitesurfing during the 2016 Festival del Viento (Wind Festival), scheduled to be held May 20–22, 2016 in Bucerías, Mexico.

70 Cyclists Take Puerto Vallarta-San Sebastian Challenge
observatoriobahia.mx

Puerto Vallarta Mayor Arturo Peña Dávalos joined more than 70 cyclists for the first few kilometers of last weekend's 'Puerto Vallarta-San Sebastian del Oeste Challenge,' a 70 kilometer bike ride from the coast to a mountain village located 1,480 meters above sea level.

San Pancho 'Skip the Straw' Environmental Campaign
Estibaliz L. Ortega

To kick off their 'Plastic Free Oceans' campaign, Entreamigos and the San Pancho Bird Observatory invite swimmers, paddle boarders and kayakers to compete in a 3km swim across the ocean. The event will take place April 14 from 7-11 am on the beach at Rincón de Guayabitos.

2016 Laser World Championship in The Riviera Nayarit
Jorge Jiménez

From April 12-May 28, Vallarta Yacht Club will host the 2016 Laser World Championships. This competition is the most important event in the Vallarta-Nayarit FMV CUP 2016: besides competing for the world title, participants are also looking to win tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games.

Deep Sea Fishing in Puerto Vallarta: A Quest for Marlin
Sean Harris

Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite writers. One thing reading his books made me want to do was to go deep sea fishing in blue water and catch marlin. Part of the reason I decided to come to Puerto Vallarta was hearing that the fishing was unlike anywhere else in the world.

1st Annual Chicos Yelapa SUP & Volleyball Tournament
Monica Nelson

Chicos Yelapa Beach Club is proud to present the first SUP and Volleyball tournament on March 26 in Yelapa, Cabo Corrientes during the Easter break. The tournament will start at 11 am, and the 1.5 Km SUP race will take place right after & the volleyball tournament will commence at 2 pm.

Campeonato Nacional Charro Vallarta: A Mexican Rodeo
Sean Harris

The 14th National Charro Championships, held March 3-6 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was hardly an insider event, but when you are young and very far away from home and you are just starting out as a journalist it is nice to have someone as a guide in this brilliant and crazy country.

Formula E Heads for Historic Mexico City Race
CNN

Formula E is heading to Mexico for a history-making race, Saturday. The inaugural Mexico City ePrix on March 12 is ready to energize the nation and follow on from the triumphant return of the popular Formula One Mexican Grand Prix last November.

San Diego Padres First MLB to Head to Mexico City
KPNX

It has been 12 years since Major League Baseball played in Mexico City. Now, the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros have their calendars full for spring training with one of their locations being Mexico City. The teams will play two games in Mexico on March 26 and 27.

Grassroots Mexican Soccer: PV Team Gets a Sponsor
Sean Harris

The Ixtapa neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta is perhaps the closest you can get to an authentic working class Mexican lifestyle; and where you can see amateur soccer matches on a Friday night. I recently accompanied Ariel Duenas of Kids Around The World to watch a local youth team.

Mexico's Daniel Suarez Making NASCAR History
SportingNews.com

Mexico's Daniel Suarez quietly reached a NASCAR milestone on Saturday. With his second-place finish in the Boyd Gaming 300 in Las Vegas, Suarez moved atop the Xfinity Series standings, making him the first foreign-born driver to lead one of NASCAR's national touring series.

Vallarta Race Kicks Off 4 Months of Sailing Events
Ricardo Acerco

Copa FMV 2016 Vallarta Nayarit, a four-month celebration of sailing events in beautiful Banderas Bay, got underway on Friday with the 32nd running of the Vallarta Race. This race will be followed by a series of regattas in Banderas Bay through the end of May.

IV International CANAMEX Flamingos Riviera Nayarit Cup
Riviera Nayarit CVB

The IV International CANAMEX Flamingos Riviera Nayarit Cup, scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016, will see forty golfers from Mexico, forty from the United States and forty from Canada - all competing for the honor of flying their flag on the top mast of North American golf.

Agreement Reached on NFL Regular-Season Games in Mexico
EFE

The National Football League, leading Mexican broadcaster Televisa and Mexico's Tourism Secretariat have signed an agreement to bring regular-season games to the Aztec nation starting this year. The deal was inked in San Francisco Friday, just two days before Super Bowl 50.

#Roxyfitness Run+SUP+Yoga Event in Nuevo Vallarta
Riviera Nayarit CVB

The Riviera Nayarit will be the first destination in Mexico to host the #Roxyfitness Run+SUP+Yoga, an exclusive event for women who like the sporting life. The event will take place on the beach at the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta on March 26, 2016.

Philadelphia Cheerleaders in Mexico For Super Bowl
PhiladelphiaEagles.com

Six Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders will be traveling to Mexico City to perform at NFL Mexico's Super Bowl Experience 2016 on Sunday, February 7th. The cheerleaders, Ally, Amanda Grace, Christine, Deonna, Rachel and Snow, will also make appearances beginning on Friday.


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