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Lavish Los Cabos: The Best Places to Splurge, and a Few Ways to Save
 Maribeth Mellin
Over the past two decades, Los Cabos has evolved into the priciest vacation destination in Mexico, with a half-dozen hotels that regularly appear on international best lists.
Living Like a Local in Todos Santos
 BYLINE
Two years ago, Todos Santos was named a "Pueblo Magico" – one of an elite group of villages, including San Miguel de Allende and San Cristobel de las Casas, designated "Magical Towns" by Mexico's Ministry of Tourism. And there is a magic to this town.
Soaking Up the Surf in Between Cervezas
 Peter Glenn
Want to learn to ski? Head to the bunny hill. But if you're on a sun and sand vacation on Mexico's Pacific Coast and catching a wave catches your fancy, head to Sayulita.
Bridal Boot Camp at Grand Velas
 Lovetripper
We might be seeing a trend here... after a few years of bridal boot camp packages, for the second time this week we've seen a property that's offering a boot camp where all the sweating you'll do is in the steam room!
Mexico City: A Sea of Juarez Streets
 Ken Ellingwood
There are 632 of them. Other popular names include Hidalgo (624 streets) and Zapata (500). But there is a certain charm here too, with streets named for lakes, volcanoes, flowers, even
Alamo Gets a Facelift
 bclocalnews.com
Everyone remembers the Alamo, even if they’ve never seen it. Some 2.5 million people each year visit the site of the pivotal battle in Texas’ revolt against Mexico, which took place 172 years ago this month.
Events Mark King's Assassination
 Orlando Sentinel
Forums, exhibits and other events are scheduled in Memphis, Tenn., and Atlanta to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was shot April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
A Borderline Experience with Nogales
 Alan Solomon
The good thing about our border towns is they're close. Cross a bridge or a checkpoint and, hey, you're in another country. Cross from almost any U.S. border town into a Mexican border town, and you could be crossing from Tim McGraw and McDonald's to mariachis and machaca. Which is fun, or should be.
Upcoming Gay and Lesbian Cruises Through July 2009
 Gay.com
The big-ship cruise companies continue to span the globe from the wondrous Galapagos Islands to the best of the Caribbean and the Mediterranean with unique, one-of-a-kind high-seas adventures for gay men and lesbians who love the thrill of arriving at a new port each day and who thrive in a social, flexible vacation environment.
 Huichol Festival Continues Through March 15
 JOY!
In the middle of a mall in modern day Puerto Vallarta, an ancient tribe believed to be direct descendants of the Aztecs, the Huicholes, are allowing everyone to witness their ancient traditions, to interact with them and buy their sacred art.
Mainland Cancun Often Goes Unnoticed
 John Bordsen
There's more to Cancun than high-rise resort hotels on a beautiful Caribbean beach. Unfortunately, that's all that too many visitors see: the English-speaking island where you disco all night with people from Newark and Des Moines, then snooze and sunburn on a blanket the following day.
Gone Coastal: Riviera Nayarit is Mexico's Next Great Place
 Jayne Clark
The character of the 20 or so Riviera Nayarit locales varies from bustling to sleepy. The coast begins at Nuevo Vallarta, chockablock with big, all-inclusive resorts 15 minutes north of the Puerto Vallarta airport, and ends at San Blas, whose largest hotel has only 50 rooms.
Puerto Vallarta's Two Faces
 Laurence Iliff
Two states of mind coexist in this resort area on Mexico's warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn't be more different, as my sister and I discovered.
Top 10 Cantinas in Mexico City
 Guardian.co.uk
The oldest recently closed and last week Mexicans sparked their final cantina cigarettes, but Jo Tuckman finds 10 traditional bars that still have some swing left in their doors.
A Few Essentials for Cuban Travel
 Esquire.com
Going to Cuba? Five tips on what you’ll need - besides a good alibi for the government. And remember, unless you’re a lucky Canadian, you’ll most likely need to pull some strings to make it to Cuba. Here’s how to do it.
Keeping Up with New Developments in Riviera Nayarit
 Hotel Interactive
Stretching luxuriously along Mexico’s magnificent mid-Pacific Coast, Riviera Nayarit was unknown to most international travelers only a few years ago. Now, it is hard to keep up with the impressive new attractions and services, including a wealth of new resorts and golf courses. Here are the latest highlights on these new developments.
Welcome to 'Magic Town': Todos Santos on Baja California
 Tom Uhlenbrock
A column in the February 2007 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine asked: "Where do T+L staffers go to get away from it all?" The answer: Todos Santos.
Mexico's Riviera Nayarit Offers Travelers the Chance to Win Their Dream Vacation
 TravelVideo.TV
Turn your travel fantasy into reality now with Riviera Nayarit’s "Design your Dream Vacation" contest. This contest offers travelers the opportunity to design their ideal Riviera Nayarit getaway and if they win, their dream will be fulfilled.
Nine Baby Felines Born at Vallarta Zoo
 Hispanic Wire
Nine cubs were born at the zoo in the last few weeks: 2 Golden Bengal Tigers, 4 Black Panthers and 3 Common Bengal Tigers. The baby cubs are already drawing locals and tourists from all over the world, who are making the journey for the sole experience of playing, hugging and taking pictures with the kittens.
XVI Banderas Bay International Regatta 2008
 BanderasBayRegatta.com
This week, Banderas Bay is once again the venue for the traditional annual Banderas Bay Regatta. The Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Vallarta will be Race Head-quarters for all On and Off-Shore events.
Mexico Yoga & Surfing Vacation Specials
 PVNN
Via Yoga, a company that specializes in Yoga and Surfing vacations in Sayulita Mexico, is offering special end-of-season discounts on April vacation packages booked before March 15, 2008.
Hip Hub of Tacos and Tiki
 Phil Tripp
While most people think first of Los Angeles or San Francisco as destination cities in California, the jewel of southern California has to be San Diego, perched on the Mexican border across from gaudy Tijuana.
Acapulco: Take Two
 Aric Chen
The glitterati left Acapulco when noisy families and spring breakers overran the resort. Renovations and new developments promise to entice the beau monde back.
All-Inclusive Resort Good Family Option
 Nicholas K. Geranios
Marival is a giant all-inclusive resort, a sort of dryland cruise ship where you pay one upfront fee for lodging, food, drink and entertainment. Gasp if you will, reader of Conde Nast Traveler, but for a vacation in a foreign country with four children, this is the only way to go.
Villa Group Cabo Resorts Win WAVE Awards
 Dawna Robertson
Villa Group Resorts has announced that two of its beachfront properties in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico have been selected as "Editors Picks" by TravelAge West in the publication’s 2008 WAVE Awards program.
Going South
 Jennifer Golzd
Long known for its friendly people, pristine beaches, clear blue water and affordable prices, there's no reason to be afraid of going to Mexico, as long as you follow a few simple guidelines.
Two Mexican Resorts for the Price of One
 Dr. W. Gifford Jones
Like ham and eggs or apple pie and cheese, some things go better together. For this reason, two Mexican hideaways, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, are like kissing cousins, situated on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Resorts' New Spas Spread the Massage
 Jo Matyas
The explosion of five-star hotels and time-shares on the coastline around Puerto Vallarta means luxury-thirsty tourists cannot be far behind. And it seems that the resorts have take up the challenge and are poised with new spas stocked with every treatment imaginable.
The San Pancho Music Fest
 jaltembasol.com
From February 28th through March 2nd, the 2008 San Pancho Music Fest will continue the tradition of featuring free local, regional and international musicians plying everything from traditional Mexican Folklore and Gypsy Jazz to Bluegrass and R&B.
Villa Group Cabo Resorts Win WAVE Awards
 Dawna Robertson
Villa Group Resorts has announced that two of its beachfront properties in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico have been selected as "Editors Picks" by TravelAge West in the publication’s 2008 WAVE Awards program.
A Place for Legends
 Business Line
Ancient Mayan lore lives on, in the crumbling ruins at Tulum and Coba in Mexico. Located on limestone bluffs overlooking the spectacular blue waters of the Caribbean sea, Tulum was once a walled city, well fortified and laid out.
Children of the Sun: The Girls of Casa Hogar Don Bosco
 Jan Baumgartner
From this tiny rental casita and directly across the street lies the Parque Juarez and the children’s playground. From my rooftop terrace in the colonial village of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and at nearly 6,500 ft., the morning sun is as bright a white light as I have ever seen.
Riu Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion, Entering New Destinations
 Hotel Interactive
Riu Hotels & Resorts announced that in 2008, they will open two new hotels, one in Mexico and one in Jamaica. Additionally, they will be breaking ground in two new destinations: Costa Rica, their first hotel in the country, and in Mazatlán, their first hotel in the resort town and 15th hotel in Mexico.
Desert and Sea Beckon in Baja California
 CanWest News
Between the bustle of Tijuana, a stone's throw from San Diego, and the tourist mecca of Cabo San Lucas, on the peninsula's southernmost tip, lies a land of desert and sea, much of it wild and isolated.
Life is Beautiful on the Mexican Riviera
 Jeanne Sparks
Zihuatanejo gets its name from the indigenous Nahuatl's word for “the place of women,” tour guide Juan explains to the busload of American tourists who'd just disembarked from the Norwegian Star. In pre-Columbian times, it had been ruled by women who practiced sacrifices, more often sacrificing boys than girls.
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