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San Blas Celebrates National Conservation Week

From October 28th through November 1st San Blas will once again celebrate National Conservation Week, an activity that was discontinued in 2011. It’s back and with every intention of staying in order to augment the development of environmental education and the conservation of the Port of San Blas and its adjacent communities. This event, organized

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Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn; organic growers welcome it

Mexico’s main agricultural lobby on Saturday criticized the government’s decision to ban genetically modified corn, while organic growers hailed the move that should protect smaller farmers. Mexico will “revoke and refrain from granting permits for the release of genetically modified corn seeds into the environment,” stated a decree issued Thursday evening, which also mandated the

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Punta El Custodio, a wildlife sanctuary

Exuberant palm trees, mangroves, and the impressive blue of the Pacific Ocean serve as the backdrop for this micro-destination in the Riviera Nayarit. Peace and quiet reign in and around Punta El Custodio, making it an ideal getaway to leave all stress behind. This little slice of paradise is located in the municipality of Compostela

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Deadly blast hits Mexico fireworks market packed for holidays

The San Pablito fireworks market was especially well stocked for the holidays and bustling with hundreds of shoppers when a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through its stalls, killing at least 31 people and leaving dozens more badly burned. The third such blast to ravage the market on the northern outskirts of Mexico’s capital since 2005

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Mexico opposition blasts stats agency for changes in poverty survey

Opposition lawmakers criticized Mexico’s independent statistics agency on Tuesday for changes in polling techniques in a survey that suggested income among the poorest Mexicans had jumped by a third. Lawmakers said the survey, published on July 15, created suspicions that pollsters had manipulated data in order to show a drop in poverty after a previous

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San Pancho’s New Bottle Cap Mural

A year ago a new art form was born in San Pancho’s Plaza del Sol: a mural made from recycled bottle caps that followed the numbered patterns from ancient Huichol bead art. This year, the creation was redone and we’re here to give you the scoop. Ramiro González was the artist who came up with

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Riviera Nayarit: A sea turtle sanctuary

The Riviera Nayarit is a Sea Turtle Sanctuary with turtle camps located in Nuevo Vallarta, Carreyeros, Sayulita, San Pancho, Lo de Marcos, Punta Raza, El Naranjo, Boca de Chila, Platanitos, San Blas, Los Corchos, El Sesteo and La Puntilla Banderas Bay along the coast that stretches from Banderas Bay to Tecuala passing through Compostela, San

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