News from the Mayakoba Golf Classic in the Riviera Maya
Friday, 08 June 2007
News and notes from the MGC in the Riviera Maya: June 2007.
One on one with "The Shark"
Q: As the course designer of El Camaleón, a PGA TOUR
professional and a businessman, how would you rate the inaugural Mayakoba Golf
Classic?
Greg Norman: I think it was a tremendous success, thanks mainly
to the dedication and leadership of OHL. Mayakoba is one of the finest luxury
resorts in the world and, due to OHL's vision, we are able to turn it into a
first-class sporting venue for one week of the year. Everything on the property
received rave reviews-especially from the players and the PGA TOUR-and the
credit for that goes to OHL and Mayakoba. We're fortunate to partner with them
on such an historic venture as Mexico's first-ever TOUR event. Everyone
involved is looking forward to doing it again in 2008-and making it even more
perfect.
Rachael Ray a Gracious Guest While Visiting the Riviera Maya
Thursday, 07 June 2007
Rachael Ray filmed in Playa del Carmen.
Rachael
Ray visited the Riviera Maya, and Playa del Carmen, this past week to film for
her Food Network show, Tasty Travels. She was scheduled to go to Dr. Taco, as
well as the Blue Parrot before heading to Peru and Argentina.
Latiod de Mexico teaching Primary Care and Secondary Care courses in Playa del Carmen.
Latido de Mexico,
meaning “Heartbeat of Mexico” is Playa del Carmen’s first independent
company
dedicated to training of CPR, First Aid and AED*
use. An AED is a machine that analyzes the heart rhythm and, if
necessary, tells the user
to deliver a shock to a casualty of SCA. The shock, called
defibrillation,
helps the heart to re-establish an effective heart beat rhythm.With
this technology the survival rate can increase from 4-8% using CPR
alone to up to 73% by using an AED!
Send in your photos from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.
If you have a photograph of something or someone, in Playa del
Carmen or other parts of the Riviera Maya, and you think it deserves a
round of applause, send it our way. We will then check it out, and
maybe we will choose your photo to post on the front page of Playa Maya
News. All we need is the photo, your name, a brief description of the
photo, and what type of camera you used (optional).
Come on out and join the fun for the 3rd annual Andale! Grand Bazaar!
With Dj's Pibo and Netza, live music, street dancing, food, drink, and local people peddling their wares this has ecome a very popular event over the last couple of years. For a full schedule of events please read more below...
World famous cook, Rachael Ray, will be visiting Playa del Carmen this coming weekend to film an episode for her latest cooking show; Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels, which airs on the Food Network.
Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels is a television show based on her 30 Minute Meals and her travels around the world (somewhat similar to her 2002 Food Network show, $40 a Day). She tries different types of food from each place she visits, and gives a "Hot List of Values", which includes some of her favorite places visited from the show, $40 a Day.
Ak Luum International School Hosts Parents Night in Playa del Carmen
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Ak Lu'um International School Community will be holding an educational workshop for parents in Playa del Carmen.
This will be the last workshop of the year so please come on out and see what Ak Lu'um International School has been up to
for their first, and very successful, school year!
Adopt-a-Pet in Playa del Carmen becoming a strong voice for rescued animals.
Adopt-
a-Pet has been part of PMN since it’s inception in 2004. It was part of our
Community Action section which highlighted local non-profits and charities and
aided in free publicity and fundraising. We had always hoped that Adopt-a-Pet
would catch on to a larger group and possibly develop into something more
significant.
In recent months it has done just that. People
from as far as Canada or Belize have contacted us in hopes of aiding in a rescue
of some precious animal.
Canadians Living and Traveling in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Mexico, specifically the Riviera Maya, has been getting quite a bit of bad press in Canada as of late. We decided to get a Canadian point of view, and our friend Shawn Bandick at One Stop Real Estate volunteered for the job. This is what he had to say......
Hello everyone. This article is a little bit different than what
you usually get from me, but it is from my heart and I felt it was time to
speak out. Is there more crime in Mexico than anywhere else?
Come on out and have a cold beer, or shot of Jaegermeister, at Pinche Gringo's in Playa del Carmen, and help some local women.
By Tony and Cheri Head
One of the greatest things about moving to another country is the chance
to make friends with people of another place and another culture. We
have been particularly blessed by meeting some really wonderful people
since moving to Playa del Carmen. Two of those people are sisters Mayte
and Alex. Not only are they some of the sweetest people around, but
they are some of the hardest working, which is suprising when you
know that Mayte is 23 and Alex is only 19.
