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Regatta Copa Mexico at Riviera Nayarit
The largest and most powerful boats in the world will be in Riviera Nayarit competing over the course of seven days, March 11th- 17th . The Mexorc class, with more than five categories, will be the most spectacular class in the Regatta Copa Mexico Olimpyc Edition.
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San Pancho Music Festival Starting February 24th
The 12th annual San Pancho Music Festival for 2012 will be held Friday through Sunday, 02/24 through 02/26/2012 in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. San Pancho will host the Festival at the community park, located on Avenida Tercer Mundo at the intersection with Calle Asia. Shows will begin at 5pm each…
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Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit Ready for Tianguis Turistico 2012
Everything is ready in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit to receive the biggest tourism expo in the country “Tianguis Turistico Mexico 2012”.
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Mexican President Says “No More Weapons!”
Felipe Calderón unveiled yesterday at Ciudad Juárez, a three tonnes billboard made of crushed firearms with the message of “No More Weapons!” The board stands near an international bridge and can be seen from the US.
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Cinema on the Beach at El Dorado
Tonight at 8:oo pm El Dorado restaurant will be screening a surprise movie on an 8 mts tall Cinema screen located right in the heart of Los Muertos Beach.
Mexico News
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Huichol Sacred Site Threatened by Mining Project
In the desert of San Luis Potosí, close to the enigmatic town of Real de Catorce, the latest chapter in the fight between Mother Earth and indigenous rights on one hand, and the so-called Progress on the other, is taking place.
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The Indigenous People of Mexico Ask for Representation in Congress
More than 150 NGO’s have asked to the political parties of Mexico for a minimum of seats at the Mexican Congress. The indigenous population of Mexico is up to 10% of the total.
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Guadalajara Will Become “the Hollywood of Digital Creativity”
The phrase is from the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, who yesterday in the capital of the state of Jalisco, announced the creation of the first Digital Creative City in the site of the old Morelos Park in downtown Guadalajara.
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Original Dedicatory Offering Discovered at Mexico’s Tallest Pyramid
A green serpentine stone mask and 11 ceremonial clay pots, were among the objects discovered at the core of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, “the place where men become gods”, just North of Mexico City.
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Authorities Uncovered a Plot to Bring Son of Gaddafi to the Banderas Bay
An international plot to smuggle one of the eight sons of the former dictator of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, into Mexico was uncovered by Mexican authorities, announced yesterday Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire.
North of the Border
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Puerto Vallarta Based Aviana Productions Wins in International Competition
Puerto Vallarta based Aviana Productions, which bills itself as a strategic media company, has been awarded two prestigious Aurora Awards for messaging videos produced for two highly successful San Francisco Area Non-Profit groups.
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New Register Needed for Overseas US Citizens Voting in 2012
As you well know, the primary election season is now well underway in the United States. What you may not know is that President Obama signed into law the MOVE Act (Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act) that requires “all overseas and military voters must re-register for every election cycle, instead of every two election cycles.”
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Mexican Scientist Designs New Cancer Treatment
Jorge Torres, a Mexican scientist doing research at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has discovered that depleting a certain protein called STARD9 could be a successful method to battle cancer.
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US Supreme Court to Review Arizona Immigration Law
The Supreme Court of the United States said this morning, that it would review the controversial immigration law of Arizona, known as SB1070.
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American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
American Airlines, once the world’s biggest airline, and its parent company AMR Corporation, filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court of New York, earlier this morning.
World News
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Worldwide Blackout for a Free Internet
Today, all around the world, but specifically in the United States, iconic internet companies like Wikipedia, Reddit, Craigslist, Wordpress and many more, have launched a coordinated blackout of their sites in protest for the censorship bills SOPA and PIPA.
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One More Victory for Mother Earth in Her Fight Against Big Oil
Last Friday a New York court denied a Chevron bid to prevent Ecuadorean plaintiffs from collecting on a record-breaking $18 billion payment in damages over pollution in the Amazon jungle, by the American oil company.
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Canada Withdraws from Kyoto, while Mexico Insists on Green Fund
Last Monday, Canada announced that it is withdrawing from the Climate Change Agreement known as the Kyoto Protocol. Peter Kent, Canada’s minister of environment said the decision would save its country around $14 billion in penalties.
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Is Progress a Right?
Last week, a couple of subjects took over the environmental and indigenous activism agenda: the Belo Monte Dam project in Brazil and the Amazon Highway in Bolivia. A conflict between progress and nature is at the hearth of both issues, but what is the right thing to do?
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Mexico Youths Participate in Worldwide Campaign to Save Stray Dogs
Mexico youths, Skyler and Lyndie, are participating in a worldwide campaign to save 600 million stray dogs.
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- Regatta Copa Mexico at Riviera Nayarit
- San Pancho Music Festival Starting February 24th
- Huichol Sacred Site Threatened by Mining Project
- Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit Ready for Tianguis Turistico 2012
- Mexican President Says “No More Weapons!”
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- Cinema on the Beach at El Dorado
- Ibiza-Style Electronic Music Festival in Puerto Vallarta
