Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week, Special Edition Tianguis Turistico 2012.
This 2012, the organizers comity of Restaurant Week will have a  special edition made during  the Tianguis Turistico of Mexico 2012 25 to March 28, in addition to commonly being performed each year (15 to 31 May 2012).
Due to the success of this culinary event year after year results in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, this idea will give more exposure to the food industry that characterizes the destination and will further boost the economy.
Soon reports give participating restaurants.

http://www.tianguisturisticomexico.com.mx/

Un afectuoso abrazo de todo el staff de Prudential Vallarta para todos nuestros lectores. )

Happy New Year! Prudential Vallarta wishes you a year full of happiness, peace and fortune. We start this year with a lot of hope, here in Puerto Vallarta will be the venue of important International events such as Tianguis Turístico and The Worldwide Economic Forum and those events will empower the city and will get our city stronger to the world. Our hope is in our people, our beautiful city will reborn and become a new Puerto Vallarta.
Prudential Vallarta staff sends regards to all of you!

Nuevo malecón en Puerto Vallarta

Malka II  needs a superb home where she will be faithful and loyal to her owners.  She is extremely intelligent and obedient.  She is approx. 3 years old has been vaccinated and spayed.

If you are interested in applying for adoption, please contact Tere Kimball or Evelyn Marquez at Prudential Vallarta.

322 226 2690 or evelyn.marquez@prurealtypv.com

Everywhere you go  in this area, the vegetation is breath-taking. Can you imagine Puerto Vallarta without such gorgeous colorful plants and flowers surrounding us? I definitely can´t, my plants are a very important part of my life.

The flora we have here is unique and lush, thanks to the tropical weather and the heavy rains we enjoy in the summer. Our jungle is full of invaluable plants, such as palm trees, bugambillias and orchids (300 species found in the Sierra Madre Occidental). There are hard-wood trees, among them parotas and amapas, used for making furniture; mango and guanabana trees (delicious fruits!)  and the beautiful papelillo trees, with their reddish color and peeling skin.

A walk on the mountains is a must, a real pleasure to enjoy both the flora and the fauna of this great area. Choose a place that will allow you to end your walk relaxing by a river, delicious!

Article courtesy of *Carmen Garcia

*Carmen García is a sales associate with Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division. She can be contacted at carmen.garcia@prurealtypv.com

Estos enormes mamíferos, que pueden vivir entre 40 y 60 años y miden entre 12 y 13 metros de longitud, vienen a estas aguas templadas para dar a luz o aparearse. La bahía les permite proteger y jugar con sus crías, quienes se alimentan aquí tranquilamente y ganan peso antes del regreso al norte.

La espera para verlas puede ser larga, pero la recompensa grande. El momento de divisarlas en el horizonte captura nuestra atención sin duda, ¡quién no grita al ver los soplos de agua! No importa si solamente muestran sus lomos en la superficie para sumergirse de nuevo o si nos toca verles las aletas. Claro que lo más espectacular es verlas saltar, se siente una gran emoción ante la magnitud de estos hermosos cetáceos. A veces, desde las orillas de la playa o al caminar en el Malecón, tenemos la suerte de admirarlas sin salir de tierra.

Aunque se les puede ver desde fines de noviembre, la temporada oficial para tours empieza el 15 de diciembre y termina el 31 de marzo. Si están en estas fechas en la Bahía de Banderas, no dejen de ir a verlas. ¡Las disfrutarán enormemente!

 Articulo cortesia de *Carmen Garcia

*Carmen García es una agente inmobiliaria de Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division.  Pueden contactarla en carmen.garcia@prurealtypv.com

In Mexico, the Dead is both respected and feared, and it has been the topic of one of the most popular and beautiful traditions in our country. The Day of the Dead is traced back to Pre-Hispanic times , where skulls were displayed in public as a symbol of death and rebirth.

The festival that became the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, at the beginning of August and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the “Lady of the Dead”, corresponding to the modern Catrina.

This tradition has changed through the centuries, mixing some ancient costumes which celebrated their divinities, with some catholic traditions honoring the dead loved ones. All Saints´Day on November 1st remembers deceased children and infants (also known as Día de los Angelitos) and All Souls´ Day, on November 2nd is to remember deceased adults.

The orange Mexican marigolds, called cempasúchitl, are known as the “Flower of the Dead”, cultivated especially for this celebration. They are used in the shrines, or altars, and are believed to attract the souls of the beloved ones back to their homes. Apart from the flowers, the altars also include candles, sugar skulls, the deceased´s pictures, favorite food, alcohol and some personal items.

Sugar skulls are gifts that can be given to both the living and the dead. Other holiday foods include pan de muerto, sweet egg bread made in various shapes from plain rounds to skulls and rabbits, often decorated with white frosting to look like twisted bones.

On this special day, cemeteries all around the country get extremely crowded. Thousands of people gather to clean the graves of their loved ones. They bring flowers and live music, making it a very happy reunion.

The Dead has become a very important feature in the Mexican popular art, and some artists have created very distinguished characters. José Guadalupe Posada created a famous print of a figure he called “La Calavera de la Catrina” (“Calavera of the female dandy”), as a parody of a Mexican upper-class female. Posada´s striking image of a costumed female with a skeleton face has become associated with the Day of the Dead, and Catrina figures are a prominent part of these celebrations.

Article Courtesy of  *Carmen Garcia

Carmen García is a sales associate with Prudential California Realty – Vallarta Division. She can be contacted at carmen.garcia@prurealtypv.com

The 2012 United States Presidential Election Season is almost upon us.

It’s time to start thinking now about registering to vote for 2012.

Normally, each overseas voter should re-register in January for the entire year. However, overseas voters from the below three states should submit a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) now to ensure they have the opportunity to vote in the upcoming early Presidential Primary Elections:

*New Hampshire: primary date TBD* (At this time, New Hampshire has not determined its Presidential Primary date).

*South Carolina: primary date January 21, 2012

* Florida: primary date January 31, 2012

Please visit http://www.fvap.gov to get started, the process only takes a few minutes.

Many states allow you to vote only in the year your ballot request (Federal Post Card Application “FPCA”) is received (which is why we advise re-registering in January of each year), but due to the early primary dates, these three states have made an exception. These states allow you to submit your FPCA now in 2011 so that you receive your state ballot and return it in time to be counted for these primaries.

 However, to ensure you are eligible to vote in the other 2012 elections, including the General Presidential election, you must submit an FPCA AGAIN in January of 2012. Voters from other early primary states should submit their 2012 FPCA early in January to ensure they will be able to vote in their states primaries.

Please see the Guadalajara consulate website voting page for more information:  http://goo.gl/bg9Qt

The U.S. Consular Agency in Puerto Vallarta is located at Paseo de los Cocoteros #85; Sur Paradise Plaza, Interior Local L-7, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, C.P. 63732.  Telephone numbers are 011 52 322 222 0069 & 011 52 322 223 3301; Fax number is 011 52 322 223 0074.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 011 52 33 3268 2145.

*The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara is located at 175 Progreso Street, Col. Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Telephone number: 011 52 33 3268 2100; Fax number: 011 52 33 3825 1951.  For after-hours emergencies, please call 011 52 33 3268 2145

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En las tardes hay pocas nubes y el atardecer empieza a pintar las nubes con unos colores naranjas, rosados, morados hasta que se mete el sol.  

Las montañas de color verde que se intensifican con el rayo del sol.

Es una de las mejores épocas para visitar Bahía de Banderas…

*Fotografia y articulo cortesia de Laura Barajas

*Laura Barjas es una agente inmobiliaria de Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division.  Pueden contactarla en laura.barajas@prurealtypv.com