Archive for July, 2005

Border Patrol Breakdown: Murder Suspect Fled Back to Mexico

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

The discovery of a suspected triple murderer in Mexico is prompting some embarrassing questions about U.S. border security in Arizona. Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Mexican Consul General Carlos Flores Vizcarra announced the capture of 34-year old Rodrigo Cervantes-Zavala in Puerto Vallarta and the recovery of his two children. Arpaio said a Maricopa [...]

Champions Tour announces new stop in Mexico

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

The Puerto Vallarta Championship will be played March 27-April 2 at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A 54-hole stroke-play tournament, the new event will feature a 78-player field and a purse of $1.6 million with the winner collecting $240,000. “We are excited that Vista Vallarta has [...]

Mother reunited with her kidnapped children after her husband arrested in Mexico

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – A tearful mother reunited with her two previously kidnapped children said Tuesday she had been convinced she would never see the youngsters again. Carrying a suitcase of clothes, munchies and gifts for 18-month old Bryan Cervantes and his 3-year-old sister Jennifer, Oneida Isabel Acosta laughed and cried as she rushed to [...]

Being There

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

AN HOUR’S BOAT ride and some 25 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, the remote coastal village of Yelapa, Mexico, calls to mind the kind of island-paradise postcard that urban dwellers sometimes stick on a wall at work to contemplate when things get hairy. It’s not an island per se, but since no roads lead there, [...]

Go-today.com Offers Thanksgiving Travel Savings to Mexico

Monday, July 18th, 2005

BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 18, 2005–Plan a Thanksgiving vacation to Mexico and save with go-today.com! For a limited time only go-today.com is offering savings on its Mexico Thanksgiving vacation packages. Choose a 3-night getaway with a beginning price of only $469 or a 5-night all-Inclusive vacation package from $779. Take advantage of this super sale and [...]