| 10/23/2007 - Favorite Transvestite Comes Home to Rest |
| Every now and again there's a human interest story that reveals something about Mexico and that's worth sharing with you. This is one. |
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| 10/18/2007 - Puerto Vallarta Buying Incentives- Only for Our Readers |
| Here's another follow-up from the Live & Prosper in Mexico seminar in Puerto Vallarta a couple of weeks ago. |
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| 10/16/2007 - Who, Me? I Didn't Cheat. |
| Naughty, naughty. A Mexican politician is taking a ribbing from the global press for apparently cheating in an international sporting event. |
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| 10/12/2007 - The Insider's Guide to Dining in Puerto Vallarta |
| Chiles en nogada…a traditional Mexican dish made with green poblano chile, white walnut sauce, and red pomegranate-the colors of the Mexican flag. Picture courtesy of El Arrayán. |
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| 10/08/2007 - Will There Ever Be an Airport Besides Cancún in the Riviera Maya? |
| Will planes ever land anywhere but Cancún in the Riviera Maya? |
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| 10/05/2007 - Soon You Can Bank at Wal-Mart, Too-in Mexico |
| No matter how you feel about Wal-Mart, you have to admire their persistence. |
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| 10/05/2007 - Take a Monumental Step Without Getting Out of Your Chair |
| Bored? Restless? Looking for a change but don't know how to go about it? I was in your shoes a few years ago, but today I am sitting here in the sunshine in Mexico looking out at the flowers tumbling over the swimming pool in my backyard. |
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| 10/04/2007 - Our Mistake is Your Gain |
| The summer is over and we hate to see it go. We hate to see it go so much that we accidentally resent you a mailing yesterday detailing a summer sale from two months ago. |
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| 10/04/2007 - Thrive and Enjoy Life in San Miguel de Allende |
| The weather is perfect year 'round at Rancho Los Labradores-and the country views and fresh air are magnificent. |
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| 10/03/2007 - Putting the Money on Culture in Mexico |
| Archaeological sites, like Calakmul, are a key part of Mexico's cultural tourism. |
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| 09/27/2007 - First Frida, Now Diego-It's a Great Year for Mexican Art |
| In June we wrote about the opening of a new museum exhibition in Mexico City honoring the centenary of the birth of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. |
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| 09/25/2007 - Drug Cartels Now Earn More Than 40% of Fortune 500 Companies |
| Mexico is now the main conduit of illegal drugs entering the U.S., says a new report released last week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). |
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| 09/19/2007 - Tax Reform in Mexico Aims to Kick the Oil Habit |
| Will Mexico stop relying on Big Oil? Analysts have long warned of Mexico's dependence on oil revenues to keep its federal budget afloat-and now it seems Mexico may finally be doing something to change that. |
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| 09/06/2007 - Mexican Trucks Will Be Allowed to Travel Throughout U.S. |
| Long-haul Mexican trucks may begin rolling into the U.S. as early as this week, after a U.S. |
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| 09/05/2007 - Bomb Threat Thwarted in Mexico City |
| A bomb threat last Thursday to Mexico City's highest office building, the 55-story Torre Mayor, led to the evacuation of nearly 11,000 people. |
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| 09/04/2007 - Mexico Ranks #1 as the World's Best Retirement Destination |
| Usually not one to gloat, I take pleasure in doing so today. That's because International Living's just-released 2007 Global Retirement Index names Mexico as the best place in the world to retire. |
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| 08/30/2007 - Well, Well, Well…We Can Be |
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| 08/30/2007 - Is There An Aztec Tomb in Mexico City? |
| Archaeologists in Mexico City have their fingers crossed, hoping that an excavation now under way contains a royal Aztec tomb. |
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| 08/27/2007 - Dean is Now a Has-Been |
| Mexico's Gulf states are beginning to resume normal activities today after being pounded by Hurricane Dean on Wednesday and Thursday. |
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| 08/24/2007 - Our First-Hand Report on Hurricane Dean in Campeche |
| This stretch of Campeche Bay, from the malecón to the pier (in background), is usually under water. Dean left it temporarily dry. |
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| 08/24/2007 - The Final Word in a Spicy SPAT |
| Will the SPAM cam be your ticket to fame and fortune?
I'd like to set the record straight about something: I do not eat SPAM. |
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| 08/23/2007 - The Biggest Freebie Yet: My Boss's Indiscretion May Be Your Gain |
| Time is up. The Early Bird deadline for our Live and Prosper in Mexico seminar expires today. |
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| 08/22/2007 - Free! Your Hotel and Dinner is on Us in Puerto Vallarta |
| We're saving you a seat at one of Puerto Vallarta's best restaurants-and it won't cost you a thing. |
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| 08/22/2007 - Suzan Haskins is All Wet |
| According to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, when it arrived on the Yucatán peninsula just north of the Belize border, |
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| 08/22/2007 - Mean Dean Keeps Going |
| According to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, when it arrived on the Yucatán peninsula just north of the Belize border, Dean became the third most intense hurricane to hit land |
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| 08/21/2007 - Dean is Gentle With Us |
| The Yucatán peninsula is comprised of three states: Quintana Roo, Yucatán, and Campeche. |
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| 08/20/2007 - "We'll Always Have Puerto Vallarta…" |
| This is why Puerto Vallarta is one of my favorite places… |
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| 08/20/2007 - Yucatán Braces for First Category 5 Hurricane Since Wilma |
| Today-less than two years after Hurricane Wilma-Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is bracing for landfall of another potentially catastrophic hurricane |
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| 08/17/2007 - Can't Afford U.S. Health Care? Try Mexico Instead |
| Earlier this week we told you about Mexico's fabulous benefits program for those aged 60 and over who have a valid residence permit for Mexico. |
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| 08/15/2007 - Must-Read News for Anyone Thinking of Relocating to Mexico |
| No one wants to get older. Certainly not me. And in fact, if anyone ever discovers the Fountain of Youth, I'll be the first in line to suck down its age-defying aquavitae, no matter how putrid or bitter. |
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| 08/14/2007 - You Can Release Sea Turtles in Puerto Vallarta This September |
| We've learned that the Fiesta Americana Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, where our Live & Prosper in Mexico seminar will be held next month, participates in the sea turtle release program-and attendees at the seminar can volunteer to take part. |
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| 08/08/2007 - Saving Sea Turtles is a Major Attraction in Puerto Vallarta |
| This time of year in Puerto Vallarta one of the main attractions can fit in the palm of your hand: baby sea turtles, recently hatched |
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| 08/01/2007 - You Win As Airlines Battle for Mexico Presence |
| Please don't ask me how to get to Mexico…it's just too easy these days. And anyone who complains about the lack of decent flights to Mexico is just not doing his (or her) homework. |
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| 07/24/2007 - Mexican Condos Are Now King for Those Seeking Fun in the Sun |
| Have you ever dreamed about buying or renting that little condo in Mexico? (Who hasn't?) In any case, your Mexico dreamin' may have helped to fuel a trend-one that's changing the face of Mexican tourism. |
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| 07/20/2007 - About That Airport for the Riviera Maya…There is a Plan |
| Mexico President Felipe Calderón unveiled an ambitious plan before Mexico's Congress Wednesday for improving the country's infrastructure during his six-year term. |
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| 07/13/2007 - Cooking In Oaxaca: They've Always Liked It Hot |
| If you're like me, one of the major reasons you like to visit Oaxaca, Mexico is the food. Oaxacan cooking is considered some of the best in Mexico. |
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| 07/11/2007 - Zurich? No Thanks, I'll Live in Mérida |
| Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which advises companies that send executives on international assignment, has just published its annual ranking of the world's most livable cities, based on 39 quality-of-life issues. |
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| 07/10/2007 - Chichén Itzá Now One of the New Seven Wonders |
| It's official. Chichén Itzá is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Mexico was jubilant Saturday when the news was announced. |
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| 07/05/2007 - Carlos Slim Helú: "World's Richest" List Has New Número Uno |
| Telmex magnate Carlos Slim Helú (at left) is now the world's richest man, if a respected Mexico financial analyst has crunched the numbers correctly. |
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| 07/04/2007 - What 45% of Mexicans Say About Calderón and Drug Trafficking |
| If last year's presidential election in Mexico were repeated today, President Felipe Calderón would win handily, according to a poll published in Mexico's El Universal. |
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| 06/29/2007 - Monarch Butterflies Are Free…But Their Protection Takes Work |
| Mexico, the U.S. and Canada have agreed to work together to protect the Monarch butterfly, whose winter habitat in Mexico is threatened by illegal logging. |
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| 06/27/2007 - If You Think Chichén Itzá Is Wonder-ful, Vote Here |
| An organization called the New7Wonders Foundation is in the final stages of its campaign to name the "new seven Wonders of the World." |
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| 06/26/2007 - Move Over, L.A…Mega-Port in the Works for Baja |
| Mexico has announced plans to start the bidding process for the construction and operation of a mega-port and rail line in Baja California before December 2007. |
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| 06/21/2007 - Lydia Cacho Ribeiro: The Sex-Trade Activist That Tackled Cancún |
| A Mexican human rights activist is being honored by the U.S. for her fight against human trafficking and the international sex trade. |
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| 06/15/2007 - Pemex Comments Get Mexico All Fired Up |
| Recent comments by Alan Greenspan are taking aim at a sacred cow here in Mexico: Pemex, the state-run oil company. |
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| 06/14/2007 - Are You a Fridomaniac? If So, Head to Mexico City for a new Frida exhibit |
| Art lovers now have a new reason to visit Mexico City: The largest-ever exhibit of Frida Kahlo's work has opened here at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. |
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| 06/12/2007 - Calderón Plants Seeds at G-8 Summit |
| At last week's G-8 Leaders' Summit in Brussels, Calderón chose to speak to the assembly on global warming and presented Mexico's own blueprint for sustainable development, according to international news sources and Calderón's press office. |
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| 06/11/2007 - A New Riviera Maya Airport? |
| The Riviera Maya has grown much faster as a tourist destination than government experts anticipated, say Mexican press sources. |
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| 06/08/2007 - Brief Moratorium on New Passport Requirement for Travel to Mexico |
| Good news for U.S. travelers to Mexico: delays in getting your passport issued or renewed no longer prevents you from flying to Mexico. |
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| 06/07/2007 - Mexico Courts European Investment this Week |
| Mexico's President Felipe Calderón is in Europe this week to promote European trade and investment in Mexico. |
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| 06/06/2007 - Summer and Fall Can Be the Best Time to Visit Mexico |
| June 1 marks the traditional start of the hurricane season. From June through November, the risk of hurricanes is something to consider if you're traveling to Mexico, especially if you plan to visit the coast. |
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| 06/01/2007 - Mexico Aims to "Go Greener" |
| Mexico's Environment Secretariat (SEMARNAT) announced an ambitious new emissions reduction plan that may significantly improve the quality of life for millions. |
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| 05/23/2007 - Swan Song to San Miguel de Allende… |
| San Miguel de Allende is one of my all-time favorite places -- and judging by the number of inquiries I get about it, it is also a favorite destination for IL readers and many others. |
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| 05/18/2007 - Despite Passport Requirement, U.S. Travel to Mexico is Up |
| It doesn't look like the new passport requirement imposed on travelers returning to the U.S. from Mexico has hurt Mexico tourism at all. |
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| 05/09/2007 - Shipping To and From Mexico May Get Easier |
| Have you ever wanted to ship something from the U.S. to Mexico? Or from Mexico to the U.S.? |
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| 05/09/2007 - Mexico Is Getting Serious About Tourism |
| If you've been thinking about investing in Mexico's resort destinations, this may be a good time to make a move. The country plans to aggressively promote tourism by opening additional tourism offices abroad. |
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| 05/08/2007 - Last Homes at Sonterra at These Incredible Turn-Key Prices! |
| More than half of the beautifully-designed, rock-solid, and eco-friendly homes in Sonterra's first release have been sold. |
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| 05/08/2007 - Cemex Works to Cement the Largest Corporate Takeover in Australian History |
| Cemex, Mexico's largest cement manufacturer and one of the country's largest corporations, has recently bid $17 billion to buy Rinker, Australia's leading building supplies company and one of the top ten construction materials companies in the world. |
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| 05/07/2007 - Mexico Holidays: There is Always Something to Celebrate… |
| Mexico probably has more holidays on the calendar than any other country in the Americas. |
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| 04/26/2007 - Condor Hatches in the Wild of Mexico |
| For the first time in 60 years, a condor chick has hatched in the wild in Mexico. The chick is the offspring of condors raised in captivity in the U.S. and released into Baja California over four years ago. |
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| 04/20/2007 - Spencer Tunick in Mexico: Many Moons Over Teotihuacan in May |
| In May, like millions of other people, the famous photographer Spencer Tunick plans to take a photo in Mexico. |
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| 04/17/2007 - Now Even More Flights To and From Mexico |
| Mexicana, which already flies direct from Portland, Oregon to Guadalajara, has added a new route from Portland to Mexico City and will begin flying passengers on June 1. |
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| 04/16/2007 - Mexico is Not as Conservative as You Think |
| Despite its reputation as an overwhelmingly Catholic country, Mexico may not be as conservative as you might think. |
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| 04/13/2007 - Friday the 13th Earthquake in Mexico |
| In the earliest hours of this morning, an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Mexico's state of Guerrero. |
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| 04/12/2007 - Life's a Beach in Mexico City |
| Mexico City opened its first urban beach on April 3. Inspired by cities such as Paris, Rome, Berlin, and Amsterdam, Mexico City built its artificial beach in a park that had been built for the Olympics in 1968. |
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| 04/09/2007 - PPP Leaders Meet in Campeche to Discuss Regional Economic Efforts |
| Mexican President Felipe Calderón is meeting with presidents of Central America and Colombia in Campeche today and tomorrow to discuss economic and energy integration in the region. |
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| 03/30/2007 - Basta Ya: San Miguel De Allende Residents Say "That's Enough!" |
| San Miguel de Allende is one of Mexico's (and the world's) premier expat communities. The mild climate, vibrant artistic community, and charming colonial architecture have attracted many like-minded individuals. |
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| 03/13/2007 - Bush and Calderón Meet in Mérida |
| U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Mérida, the capital of Yucatán state, yesterday on the final stop of his tour of Latin America. |
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| 03/01/2007 - Bush to Visit Mexico on March 12 |
| U.S. President George W. Bush will visit Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán, on March 12 to meet with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon. |
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| 02/28/2007 - Mexico Legalizes Same Sex Unions |
| In Coahuila, Mexico, gay and lesbian unions are now accorded nearly the same legal status as heterosexual marriages. |
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| 02/26/2007 - Now is the Time to Start a Business in Mexico |
| Ever consider starting a business in Mexico? Recent statistics published in Mexico's El Universal newspaper indicate that now could be a good time to do so. |
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| 02/12/2007 - A Cowpoke's Dream at a Discount…Luxury Living for Less Near San Miguel de Allende |
| In one of Lief Simon's recent Saturday Editions, he asked me to tell you about the opportunities for the horse lovers among us. Rancho los Labradores, just outside San Miguel de Allende, figured large in that telling, and for good reason. |
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| 01/15/2007 - 30-Year Loans Now Available for Home/Condo Purchases in Mexico |
| GMAC International Mortgage recently announced it has rolled out a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage for U.S. citizens buying property in Mexico. |
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| 01/04/2007 - Reminder: Get Your Passport Now if You Have Mexico Travel Plans |
| According to the U.S. State Department website, as of January 23, 2007, anyone who seeks entry when traveling by air into the United States will be required to have a valid passport. |
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| 01/03/2007 - Mexico City Surprise: Calderon Takes Control |
| Just a few days ago a still controversial Felipe Calderon-only recently sworn in as Mexico's new President-took the world by surprise. |
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| 01/02/2007 - If Being Healthier is Your New Year's Resolution, Start in Mexico |
| Happy New Year! If you're like me and millions of others out there, you have vowed to make 2007 the year you start living healthier. |
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| 12/22/2006 - Unidentified Flying Objects Sighted Over Mexico |
| Reports are just in that a large unidentified flying object has been sighted over Mexico. |
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| 12/01/2006 - Mexico's New President: There's No Stopping Him |
| Things couldn't be calmer in serene San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. And just hours after the Presidential inauguration of Felipe Calderon, the same can be said of Mexico City. |
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| 11/29/2006 - Calling Mexico? You'll Want to Read This… |
| Recently Telmex (the longtime primary telephone company in Mexico) announced changes to the protocol used for dialing cell phones from landlines - both within Mexico and from abroad. |
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| 11/22/2006 - Despite Political Drama, It's Business as Usual in Mexico |
| President-elect Felipe Calderón is scheduled to be inaugurated as President of Mexico on December 1 in an elaborate ceremony in Mexico City. |
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| 11/20/2006 - Your Trip to Mexico May Cost Less Than You Expect…But Act Soon |
| Act soon to save on airfares from the U.S. to Mexico. American Airlines has just cut fares to its most popular destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean on sale. |
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| 10/12/2006 - Dying to Learn More About Mexico? Visit Us in Late October |
| We have a very special guest who will be joining us at our upcoming Live and Prosper in Mexico Seminar at the end of this month. Tom Phelan is an expert at using IRA funds to purchase foreign real estate. |
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| 10/06/2006 - Have passport, will travel (update) |
| Now through December is the best time to apply for a passport if you want to avoid rush season. Plus, some are predicting an increase of nearly four million applications this year. |
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| 09/21/2006 - Travel Now: The World's Major Airlines are Courting Mexico |
| Whether you're coming from the U.S., Canada, or practically anywhere else for that matter, there have never been more flights to Mexico than there are now. |
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| 09/19/2006 - What is at the Top of the New President's Agenda? |
| Mexico's President-Elect Felipe Calderon is wasting no time getting down to business. Here are some of the main policy proposals he plans to focus on immediately… |
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| 09/19/2006 - Satisfy Your Hunger With The Whole Enchilada |
| There is one upcoming International Living event that I am particularly looking forward to, however. That's because the event itself will be unlike any other that International Living has ever hosted. |
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| 09/18/2006 - The Tents Come Down in Mexico City |
| After more than 45 days of protests, residents of Mexico's capital city are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Rows and rows of protesters' tents have finally come down. |
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| 09/13/2006 - Who is Felipe Calderon? |
| Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, of the ruling National Action Party (PAN), is the new President-Elect of Mexico. |
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| 09/06/2006 - There is Now a New, "Official" President-Elect in Mexico |
| We have a winner. Yesterday, Mexico's top electoral court voted unanimously to reject allegations of election fraud, and to certify Felipe Calderón's narrow victory over leftist rival Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD). |
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| 09/06/2006 - Mexico Ranks 6th in IL's Global Retirement Index |
| I think it is very interesting that Mexico ranks sixth place in International Living's poll. I, of course…along with thousands of other foreigners who are moving here each year…rank it as number one. |
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| 08/26/2006 - Get Your Passport Now to Travel to Mexico in 2007 |
| Do you have a passport? If you don't you should get one - especially if you have plans to travel to Mexico soon. |
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| 08/25/2006 - Where are the Boom Towns? Where the Tourists and Investors Are. |
| Mexico is booming, as far as tourism is concerned. And savvy property buyers know that where tourists go, investments are more apt to pay off. |
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| 08/24/2006 - U.S. and Mexico Real Estate Organizations Team Up |
| The U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) is embarking on an international joint venture with the agency's Mexican counterpart, seeking to achieve greater uniformity in the U.S. and Mexico real estate industries. |
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| 08/24/2006 - Dying to Learn More About Mexico? Visit Us in Late October |
| Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead - is one of my favorite times to be in Mexico. This time of year is especially unique, exotic, and colorful. |
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| 08/23/2006 - A Simple Conversation Can Change Your Life |
| Janet fell so in love with Mexico that she was very tempted to purchase some property near where she was staying, but decided to first talk with Suzan to learn the ins and outs of living and buying real estate in Mexico. |
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| 08/21/2006 - Mexico flights galore: Delta is adding 16 more |
| If you live in Los Angeles or on a connecting route, there has never been a better time to go to Mexico. |
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| 08/12/2006 - Take the Next Step to Your New Life Overseas |
| If you're ready to take the next step in moving your life overseas, you'll want to know about our upcoming International Living Live Overseas Conference. |
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| 08/04/2006 - Mexico's Democratic Limbo: Why it's Not All Bad |
| We know you have been hearing a lot of hype about Mexico's current presidential tug-o-war. |
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| 07/07/2006 - The Night Mexico Did Not Sleep |
| With all votes now counted, Felipe Calderón of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) has emerged as the front-runner in the Mexico presidential election - but he has not yet been officially declared the President-elect. |
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| 07/03/2006 - Mexico Presidential Election Still Undecided |
| Mexico's presidential election took place yesterday without a major hitch. Unfortunately, the hitch came as votes were being tallied. |
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