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Golfing in
Puerto Vallarta
While Puerto Vallarta is best known for white sand beaches, tropical
weather and beach vacation getaways, one of its most striking assets is
the wide range of golf courses found here. With 6 world-class golfing
facilities in the Banderas Bay area, and 3 exclusive golf resorts just a
few hours' drive south, Puerto Vallarta is quickly becoming one of
Mexico's leading golf destinations.
With the Sierra Madre Mountains and the Mexican Pacific providing
a stunning tropical backdrop, it's no wonder that some of the world's
greatest golf course architects have chosen to design golf courses in
this region, including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf and Robert von Hagge.
The
first golf course in Puerto Vallarta was built almost 20 years ago
at the Flamingos Hotel located in the Bahia de Banderas municipality in
the state of Nayarit. This golf course was renovated and reopened last
November to the delight of Vallartans and visitors alike. For several
years, the
Flamingos Golf Course was the only one in the area. It was not until
the Marina Vallarta mega construction project that Puerto Vallarta could
claim its own
Marina Vallarta Golf Course.
With time, additional golf courses were designed and built: Golf
great Jack Nicklaus designed the one at Punta de Mita, as well as one of
the two Vista
Vallarta Golf Courses, where the World Golf Championship was played
last December - the other was designed by Tom Weiskopf.
Eight of the holes at
Four Seasons
Golf Course have a view of the ocean. The 13th hole runs parallel to
a lagoon surrounded by natural flowers and animals. It also includes and
optional par-3 hole that will challenge the most ardent golfers. The tee
is on the mainland while the green is located on a natural island, 194
yards from de coast.
Later on came the Mayan Palace and Paradise Village golf courses.
The latter, designed by Robert Von Hagge, is appropriately called
El Tigre Golf
Course. Professionals say that the El Tigre can be intimidating from
the very tight first hole all the way up to the end. It has traps in 13
of the 18 holes, including the island green.
For its part, the
Mayan Palace
Golf Course, designed by Jim Lipe is a encounter with nature. The
beautiful, whimsical facilities created by the hand of man turn this
golf course into a unique challenge. As a reward for the effort they
have made, players get an incredible, panoramic view of the Bay of
Banderas from the 18th hole. This natural scenario represents a
challenge to all those willing to face it and conquer it!
About a 2 hour drive from Puerto Vallarta,
El Tamarindo
Golf Course has been rated "The Best Hidden Link in the World" by
many golf publications. Rivaling some of the greatest golf courses in
the world, El Tamarindo features fairways that wander through the
jungle, 3 breathtaking oceanfront holes, and 9 holes with spectacular
views of beautiful beaches.
A little further south, the
Isla Navidad
Golf Course is one of the most lush golf resorts in the world, with
twenty seven holes that offer spectacular ocean, lagoon and mountain
views. In Manzanillo, you'll find
La Mantarraya
Golf Course at Las Hadas, which is considered one the best golf
resorts in Latin America, featuring wide fairways and 11 water holes
including #18, an Island green built on the ocean.
Manual of Tourist Entry Mexican government
Manual of Tourist Entry
(
282 Kb.)
In this manual you can find the necessary information to visit Mexico, Whether by land, in your own vehicle, by sea, or by air, Whether in a commercial airline or on board a private plane.
Email: mejoraregulatoria@sectur.gob.mx
Sports
America Crush San Luis 5-1 In Opener
America beat up on little brother San Luis in the team’s season opener.
Monterrey seek Mexican championship double
MEXICO CITY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Champions Monterrey will defend their
Mexican league title without top-scoring Chile striker Humberto Suazo in
the Clausura championship that kicks off on Saturday.
Paraiso del Mar Recognized as One of the Top Best New International Golf Courses by Golf Magazine
, www.paradiseofthesea.com, a residential community located in La Paz, Mexico, is proud to announce that it has been listed as one of the “Best New International Courses,” in the January 2010 issue of Golf Magazine. The Arthur Hills-designed course at Paraiso del Mar was unveiled in May 2009.“It has been our goal since conception to make this course one of the best in the world and the recognition by the editors of Golf Magazine validates our efforts.”
The par-72, 7,100-yard course is seamlessly woven into the natural surroundings of the peninsula in which it is located. The 18-hole routing is replete with ocotillo cacti, ocean views and an ever-shifting, windswept sea of sand dunes. Paraiso del Mar is currently in the signature program with Audubon International Signature Sanctuary development, golf’s highest environmental standard, to be certified in early 2010
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Mexico's Ministry of Tourism, the Navy, the State of Nayarit, the Mexico Tourism Board, FONATUR (Mexico's National Trust for the Promotion of Tourism) and the Mexican Sailing Association will head the official "Bicentennial Edition" of the Mexico Cup Regatta. …..Click here for original article
World Cup 2010: New Zealand Announce Rose Bowl Friendly Against Mexico
The New Zealand Football Federation has announced plans to play Mexico in a friendly, on March 3 against Mexico at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.Mexico and New Zealand will play an international friendly in Pasadena, Calif. on March 3, the New Zealand Football Federation announced on its Web site…..Click here for original article
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David Lord - PVNN
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What I had learned in the military was how I could succeed in any situation, against any odds and I believed what I was told. Little did I know that the military life was really a cocoon, it isolated me from the disorder in civilian life. Their rigid code of conduct, where the hierarchy was determined by one's rank gave the military life an inflexible dogma, orders were to be carried out and military policy was to be strictly adhered to.
The military rules being focused on predetermined objectives would gage my success against any defined goal, the objective having a point at which I had succeeded or failed, a point in time that had a finish line. That was years ago, and as I look back now from the civilian side, I see what was clear and defined during military service does not exist in civilian life.
There are few ways to solve a problem in a straight and detailed way, there are no defined targets as such, only the intention of finding some solution to meet some goal. Bit by bit watching the definition of a problem change as more and more information is gathered, add some political correctness, then apply social conscious for the supposed benefit of all.
What was going to be solution of a problem is turned into to a solution for none. It reminds me of attempting to paint with radiant colors, some reds, blues, greens, yellows but then mixing them together before the application so that you come away with no color, only muddy gray.
So when the veteran transitions to civilian life they find the rules they learned no longer apply and no one tells you why, do they? The need for a path of clear direction ends up being any direction, so long as it is forward.
As long as you remain moving and on your feet amongst the herd you may someday break away. Under this stampede for success we keep our balance, but at the cost of our individual being, we become just like everyone else.
Then one day we find that we have broken away from the herd and traveled alone to Mexico. Here it was that we slowed enough to catch our breath, look around and glimpse the beauty of life that we had always run past. We knew that each moment here was a moment in peace and worth many more compared to the herd's chaos.
This new way of living does not require learning. Interesting and rewarding, it only requires your being present in this moment and living life now. Exerting effort is not what will bring you to happiness in life. If you would learn to focus only on this moment you will find future moments will be filled, like this one, with meaning and purpose.
You cannot enjoy life always planning ahead, you only really have this moment, let the thinking subside and enjoy this moment, give it your full attention and understand that the quality you give to it will reflect back making a full, more rewarding life for you.
I will be unable to write a column next week due to surgery on my right hand. We will see how Houston V.A. does. So until next time, SEMPER FI!
David
Lord is a V.A. accredited Veterans Service Officer living full time as a
resident of Mexico. David is retired from U.S.M.C. for a gunshot wound,
his unit received the Presidential Unit Citation at Khe Sanh Combat
Base. He was a rifleman with the 1/26th, 5th Marine Division in 1968
during the 77 day Siege at Khe Sahn, then awarded The Purple Heart for a
gunshot wound in Quang Tri Province. For more information, email him at
david.lord(at)yahoo.com.Click HERE for more Veteran Affairs with David Lord
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