January 2011
NEWS POST January 2011
2011 started with a bang of various activities around town. After the Christmas Holidays, tourists and resident snow birds arrived and settled in for their winter stay of a few weeks or up to 4 months, usually ending in April for winter snow birds.
On the weekends, more local residents from Cancun and Playa del Carmen can be found enjoying the beautiful white beaches of Puerto Morelos but during the week, foreign vacationers enjoy beach strolling, snorkeling, diving, fishing as well as tours/excursions and visits to the Botanical Garden, the Crococun Zoologico Park and the Ruta de los Cenotes.
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MUSIC FOR EVERYONE!
The 6th Annual Puerto Morelos Music Festival, 2011 begins Thursday January 27th and ends 6 days later on February 5th. Held at the Town Square or zocalo, music begins at 7:00 pm and festivities run until 10:00 pm with local artists & invited groups. Featured performers include:
Thursday, January 27th – Gnomos, Ramiro Alejandro, Son de 3, Kathy Wilson & The Frijoleros. Danza Contemporaneo, Capoeira – Israel Gonzalez & Group, and Infusion Rock from Playa del Carmen.
Friday, January 28th – Casa Verde (Mexico, D.F.-France), Video Bajo Luz, Men in Blues from Canada, Wayne Harris from Vancouver (Canada), Radio Roots (Argentina), Ken from Montreal (Canada), Hiram Gomez (Mexico, DF – Cancun).
Saturday, January 29th – Klass, Fernando Mendoza, Galeria Mental, Abelardo Moreno, Chivo Azul (Playa del Carmen), Andres Uscanga, John Cooker (E.U.A.)
Thursday, February 3rd – Daniel Gutierrez, BIT (Playa del Carmen), Danza Hindu & Danza Arabe (Susana Esquinca), Rogelio Canche, Merlot, Argentimax, Feel Dr. aKa MAB with Changora Drums (Barcelona).
Friday, February 4th – Piano (Valeria Roman, Ananda Gamio, Erick Sanchez), Bass & Voice (Playa del Carmen), Danza Folklorica – Chiapas & Yucatan (Vicky Chacon), Javier Rojas (Cancun), Chak (Cancun), Sonny (Cancun), Corpus Klan (Cancun).
Saturday, February 5th – Galeria Astral, Hip-Hop (Jesus Cel), Skina Ruda (Tulum), Danza Conemoranea – Chilena & Flamenca (Carmen Figueroa Abarzua), Bandikoro (Tulum).
* At 10:30 p.m. on Jan 27th, 28th and 29th there will be Fiestas del Festival in “Micheladas del Semaforo” with Infusion Rock,“Sativa” with Radio Roots, “Bisro Cantine” with Chivo Azul.
* At 10:30 p.m. on Feb 3rd, 4th and 5th, the Fiestas del Festival will be held in “Micheladas del Semaforo” with Argentimex, in “Sativa” with Corpus Klan, “Bistro Cantine” with Hiram Gomez.
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GOLFING NEWS!
On Sunday, January 23rd the Mayakoba Golf Classic GOLF PARA TODOS held the largest Golf Class Session with 1,073 participants, breaking the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORD by China set in 2010 with 1,032 participants. Way to go!
Mexico’s only PGA TOUR EVENT will be held from February 24-27th, 2011 at the Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen. Contact us for more information about viewing this event.
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TOUR CUBA
This year, we offer a new option for travelers who would like to expand their Riviera Maya vacation by embarking on the Cruise Ship GEMINI departing COZUMEL every Monday through May 2nd 2011 for a 7 days journey to the islands of Grand Cayman, Isla Paraiso and Cuba. Those who speak Spanish or want to improve their language skills can come aboard and be pampered with typical Latin atmosphere provided by the Spanish speaking staff. Don’t speak Spanish. Don’t worry, English, French & Italian are also spoken on board. Your virtual travel agency, MARAND TRAVEL Services, organizes departures for March 14th, April 25th and May 2nd.
For more information about ex-pat living or investment opportunities please Contact Us.
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The SPANISH IMMERSION CENTER is doing very well and students presently taking classes during their stay in Puerto Morelos are very pleased with their results. Each student is interviewed by our Academic Director before being assigned to a class. For information about the program visit Spanish Immersion.
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CHEERS ! and until next month . . . . Keep Well!