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Vallarta And the Flucuating Pesos
Counting Pesos Recently we were informed of a disgruntled tourist in Puerto Vallarta who was very unhappy regarding being shortchanged at a convenience store. Seems the wife sent the husband for avocadoes, beer and water with a $500 peso...
Vallarta: The Heavenly Siesta
Learning about la Siesta was one of our favorite lessons when we arrived in Puerto Vallarta many years ago. With the coming warmer months, we will schedule this activity as mandatory, in a binding contract with our very own self, knowing fu...Huipil – Those Beautiful Blouses!
When shopping in Puerto Vallarta, one will find few garments as simple and yet elaborate as Huipil, the traditional dress worn by indigenous women of Central and South America. A Nahuatl word, pronounced weep-eel, the length of a Huipil can be ...2016 Property Taxes Are Due On Your Mexican Property
Dear Homeowners & Property Managers It is that time of year again and the 2016 property taxes are due on your Mexico properties. Unfortunately, property tax departments throughout Mexico do NOT send out annual tax bills. However, they have ...A Fugitive in Vallarta
If you are thinking of hiding in Puerto Vallarta, you might want to reconsider. That old adage :you can run but you can’t hide” applies here in paradise. Time and again, losers from north of the border have sought a refuge in this resor...Amate and Cartoneria Around Puerto Vallarta
Aztecs were meticulous record keepers and developed their own paper long before the Spanish conquest. Amate paper was banned by the Spanish conquistadors for the simple reason it was used in Aztec religious ceremonies. It was considered by Azte...PROPIEDAD DE LA SEMANA: Puerto Vallarta Ofrece Impresionante Lujo Frente Al Mar
Nombre del inmueble: PENINSULA C20 (Torre 3) Lujosa residencia de 3 recamaras, situada en el piso 20 de la Torre 3 en el desarrollo Península Vallarta, cuenta con magníficas vistas sin obstáculos del mar y de la bahía. Este condominio dise...Cora Holy Week (La Judea)
(Jesús María Municipio el Nayar, Nayarit) Holy Week celebration has many interpretations in different parts of México; almost every community has a way to represent the events that lead to the Passion of Christ”. The most interesting on...Things That Make Us Thankful We Live in Puerto Vallarta
OK, we can admit it: We Vallartenses like to complain. The potholes in the roads after the rains! Things don’t work like they do in the US or Canada! Traffic on holidays! And oh did we mention downtown blocked off for a parade! But once a ye...David And Andrea – Filming For House Hunters International in Puerto Vallarta
Q: How did you guys wind up on House Hunters International? Our real estate agent Taniel Chemsian from Timothy Real Estate approached us initially about appearing on the show sometime in the summer of 2012. Q: What was the first thing that we...