Archive for June, 2006

The art of the roast

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

With a rented Jeep and some directions jotted on a napkin by a coffee roaster in Puerto Vallarta, Green Ridge resident Mary Tellie set off to navigate narrow dirt roads through the jungles of central Mexico. Her destination was a coffee farm in the Tepic region, where she hoped to learn about growing and harvesting [...]

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Mexican government to expand Puerto Vallarta cruise facilities

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

MEXICO CITY (MarketWatch) — The Mexican government plans to invest 273.4 million pesos ($24 million) to build two new berths at Puerto Vallarta big enough to receive 300-meter-long cruise ships, the port administrator said Wednesday. Francisco Martinez said he expects cruise ship arrivals at the Pacific resort town to triple, which should translate into an [...]

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Was It Only A Dream After All?

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

There’s an old song running around in my head as I sweat out this week’s issue, with the air conditioning on the fritz at the office and sweat pouring off my brow. “Last night I dreamed the craziest dream …” I dreamed I was on a Mexican beach with a charming young man bringing me [...]

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Frontier to add Mexico flights

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Frontier Airlines will boost flights from Denver to Mexico by roughly 30 percent this winter holiday season as it continues to carve a niche internationally while facing more competition on domestic routes. The Denver-based carrier plans to add 13 flights a week from mid-December to early January – one of the peak travel times to [...]

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Puerto Vallarta’s real Survivor challenge in the jungles of Mexico

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Become a true “survivor” by learning essential hands-on wilderness skills at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Vallarta Adventures’ Survival Experiences are unique wilderness survival and team-building programs set in jungle areas of incredible natural beauty. Guided by experienced instructors, teams use their hands and imaginations to learn practical survival skills, such as making fire, purifying water, identifying [...]

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