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The landscapes of Mexico’s Pacific Treasure served as the backdrop for this new music video thanks to the work of the State Government and with the full support of the Banderas Bay City Council and the Riviera Nayarit CVB.
Vicki Gunvalson has been on The Real Housewives of Orange County since the very beginning, so she has shared quite a bit with her fans. Just a few weeks ago, Vicki shared too much, as she posted a picture of her new Beats headphones that she got from Bravo.
Puerto Vallarta - Grupo Vidanta, the largest and most luxurious group of resort properties in Mexico, celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and 2015 is shaping up to be another grand year of expansion, especially at the Nuevo Vallarta location.
This year over 40 actors, actresses, singers, sports figures and models—both from Mexico and abroad—were charmed by the attractions of Mexico’s Pacific Treasure.
One of the more recent developments arising from Riviera Nayarit’s positioning as a luxury and nature destination has been its growing attraction for celebrities from the entertainment, music and sports industries.
2014 raised the bar for 2015 thanks to the approximately 40 famous names that made their way to the Riviera Nayarit this year.
Most notable regarding the visits of these stars both from Mexico and abroad is their postings on their personal social media pages to their thousands of followers, not to mention the amount of coverage they generated on conventional media with all its implicit publicity for the destination.
Also considerable are the possibilities that their followers who both admire and wish to emulate them might visit the destination. Plus, a celebrity has high purchasing power, so the economic benefit to the region is substantial.
This year the area witnessed weddings, honeymoons and romantic getaways by famous couples such as Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson, Roberto Martínez and Sara Jean Underwood, Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, Alexa Vega and Carlos Peña, Peter Facinelli and Jaimie Alexander, Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber and UFC Champion T.J. Dillashaw “The Viper” and his girlfriend, to mention just a few.
There’s also speculation that the pending weddings of Eva Longoria and Kourtney Kardashian with their respective partners will take place in the Riviera Nayarit. The Kardashian sisters have been a constant on the scene in the region, staying at their friend Joe Francis’ house.
The idyllic scenery of the Riviera Nayarit has served as a background for models as well, whether posing for the camera or vacationing, as was the case with Alessandra Ambrosio, Samantha Hoopes and, most recently, Bethany Noel Mota.
Both ingénues and established stars have visited the region, including Zosia Mamet, Angelique Cabral, Krysten Ritter, Joe Jonas, Bella Thorne, Vanessa Minnillo, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Jonhston, Etty Lau Farrell and Kat Graham.
And last but not least, Mexico’s Pacific Treasure also welcomed personalities such as María Conchita Alonso, Yordi Rosado, Vicente Matías Vuoso and Gerardo Méndez.
If you missed the spectacular Puerto Vallarta New Year's Eve Fireworks 2015 production, watch the video.
Eva Longoria and her boyfriend Jose Antonio Baston in Mexico City.Photo: Splash News
Eva Longoria is still hot and heavy with her Latin media mogul boyfriend Jose Antonio Baston.
The actress was photographed sitting on Baston’s lap Monday afternoon during an al fresco lunch at a cafe in Mexico City.
The couple, who have been dating for a year, took separate seats to eat their meals, then walked away holding hands as they strolled through the city.
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Puerto Vallarta, Jal.- Just over two thousand people, including vallartenses, national and international tourists, enjoyed the first day of activities of the International Festival of Fireworks "Luminia Fest," a great festival of light, color and music that flooded the sky over the bay.
The rhythm of cheerful notes, the first paramusics of this festival was presented by Chemical Company Bicentennial of Independence, vallartense company with the first class show, worthily represented pyrotechnic throughout the state of Jalisco in this international event using modern technology and multicolored fires that left a pleasant taste among attendees.
For 15 minutes, Puerto Vallarta sky lit up with different devices used for this occasion, including pumps, chrysanthemums and lighters, showing the talent that exists in our country and that has received a recognition internationally.
At the opening of this first festival was attended by the director of the Institute of Culture Vallarta, Sergio Zepeda, who on behalf of Mayor Ramón Guerrero Martínez, welcomed families gathered to sports Agustín Flores Contreras and surroundings, pointed that this event is a great effort of the municipal government to bring a show of international stature which is expected to repeat year after year, becoming a tradition.
Also Irma Salamanca, of the civil association with the Power of Making, thanked the council the opportunity to be part in the management and implementation of this project, and added that over five days you could enjoy professional pyrotechnics, as seen in other countries. He also thanked the municipal government, and the various authorities will ensure the safety and success of this festival.
At the end of the fireworks, the vallartenses families and visitors, released hundred cantoya balloons into the sky, expressing their best wishes. At the start of the festival, also attended Otoniel Barragan Alderman and Deputy Director of roads, Jesús Rodríguez Campoy.
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December 12-14, Three Days of Rock and Roll Heaven. With the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop to the stage, the Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival was held in Nuevo Vallarta at the Sunset Garden adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta in Nayarit.
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The International Fireworks Festival, The Final Schedule of Events Has Been Released.
Spanish adventurer Miquel Silvestre, an admirer of his country's explorers, is ready for a new motorcycle trek after retracing the route blazed by conquistador Juan de Oñate in 1598.
Silvestre told Efe in an interview that he traveled "along historic roads or (followed) historical itineraries opened by Spanish explorers of all times," producing documentaries about his trips.
The most recent lap of his worldwide bike ride covered the old Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Inland Road) from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Mexico City, a road included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The itinerary, he said, follows the 1598 trek of De Oñate, born in Zacatecas, then part of the colony of New Spain.
"Oñate is considered the last conquistador because the land he explored, now New Mexico, was the last territory Spain grabbed, the empire's northern border, the region most distant from the metropolis," Silvestre said.
The conquest "of such an arid, vast and hostile territory, far from any supply base, was a complicated endeavor, one of history's epic undertakings across 2,500 kilometers (1,555 miles), most of it very difficult and more so in those times," the adventurer said.
De Oñate's trail remained an important trade route for centuries and is considered the oldest in North America or, according to Silvestre, "the true mother of all highways."
Silvestre said he started retracing De Oñate's road in November from its ending point, departing from Santa Fe, "the oldest state capital in the United States," a city founded in 1610 that still has a colonial look with adobe buildings, no skyscrapers and an abundance of churches.
His next stop was the city of Las Cruces and after that El Paso, Texas, where an 11-meter (36-foot) statue weighing 16 tons in memory of De Oñate is the biggest equestrian monument in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
"Crossing the border, we were in Ciudad Juarez, where the ride across Mexico begins," Silvestre said. "The problem is that the historic road disappears and then you have to continue over new highways heading south."
From Juarez, the route leads to the city of Chihuahua and from there to Durango across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the Chihuahuan desert, the region that caravans had to trek through once a year in the past to take supplies from Mexico to New Mexico [readon1 url="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2014/12/16/spanish-adventurer-miquel-silvestre-retraces-conquistador-steps-in-mexico/"]Source:latino.foxnews.com[/readon1]
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The Colectivo San Pancho extends an open invitation to its 9th annual Sinegiarte Festival. Titled “Por todas mis relaciones” (To All My Relations), the event celebrates the fusion of art and culture in San Francisco, also known as San Pancho and named the Cultural Capital of the Riviera Nayarit.
For the past nine years the main objective of the festival has been to share the work of the local arts community, providing visibility and exposure while giving the community at large a look at art and trends from other regions, all of which serves to enrich the area and encourages exploration and growth within the sector.
Artists engaging in different disciplines will come together from December 20th to 28th to exhibit and share their talent. Several multidisciplinary activities will take place simultaneously, including workshops, conferences, debates, projections and shows.
According to the Colectivo San Pancho: “We live in an era of great change and a it’s a multifaceted reflection on how and to whom we relate; this event will suggest new tools for the development of healthier, sustainable and, of course, more creative relationships.”
The Colectivo San Pancho alone has hosted over 70 concerts, 40 performance and dance presentations, 25 circus performances, 10 theater performances, 12 projection cycles, 25 individual exhibitions and 15 collective multidisciplinary exhibits during festivals, expos and collaborations.
The Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) recognizes the Colectivo San Pancho as one of the main catalysts for the region’s cultural tourism, congratulates the entity for its excellent work and supports the coverage of this destination’s now iconic event.
For more details and information about the festival please visit: http://www.facebook.com/colectivosanp
Every rocker has his day and the stars are already gathering and fine-tuning their instruments while the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta are busy finalizing the details to kick off the most important artistic event of the year: the Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Fest.
The organizing committee has announced that everything is a go. The region’s hotels have blocked off rooms for guests to make their reservations for the weekend of December 11-15, when the destinations will celebrate the coolest decades of rock with one of the hottest parties of the year.
“We hope people take advantage of this very unique opportunity to see this many world-class stars on one stage,” said Marc Murphy, Managing Director of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). “Many of them had already hung up their guitars and are coming out of retirement just for these concerts. You really can’t miss this event!”
Those wanting to attend this concert for the ages can obtain information and tickets at the booth opening on December 7th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, located in Nuevo Vallarta.
You can also purchase tickets on line at the events official website (http://www.vallartanayaritclassicrockfest.com/) or through TicketMaster at (http://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/Vallarta-Nayarit-Classic-Rock-Festival-boletos/artist/2058694?tm_link=edp_Artist_Name).
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