Valentine's Day golf trip to Mexico

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What makes a worthy Valentine's Day golf destination?

Guaranteed sun, for one. Spas, fine dining, some exotic flair and top notch service helps, too.

Mexico fits this bill in a lot of different ways, especially in February, when the weather is guaranteed balmy when other parts of America can be susceptible to winter chills.

I've visited to two resorts in Mexico that can make for a quick romantic escape, whether your spouse is a big golfer or just likes sunshine, spas and cervesas.

One resort I just returned from is the Fairmont Mayakoba. It's just 40 miles from Cancun's airport on the beautiful Riviera Maya, but far removed from the spring break crowd, and has all the elements of a dynamite Valentine's Day getaway: a sprawling, village of casitas weaving around canals that's quiet and spacious, fine dining options and the fantastic Willow Stream Spa. The golf course closes Valentine's Day weekend to get ready for the PGA Tour event, but there's plenty of other golf courses nearby to play – or just skip the golf altogether and hang beachside.

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Mexican Leader Seeks Climate Commitments at Davos

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Facing down the skeptics, Mexico's president urged governments and companies on Friday to cough up the cash to fight climate change and avoid a repeat of the failure at Copenhagen to set binding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

With a worldwide shaky economic recovery under way, Felipe Calderon pleaded for aid and investment from executives and political leaders at the World Economic Forum, hoping to unite the world on a firm blueprint to slow the warming of the planet.

This year's big U.N. climate change meeting — being held Nov. 29-Dec. 10 in the Mexican resort of Cancun — will be challenged to succeed where the 2009 meeting in Copenhagen failed.

"We need to try to learn from our mistakes in Copenhagen," Calderon said. "If we can find an economic mechanism ... we will be on track."

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Canadian chef creates taste sensations at gourmet resort

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Lit by studio lights, Canadian chef Pierre Mourez beams out from a half-dozen giant television screens hanging from the restaurant's thatched roof.

Mourez is executive chef at an all-inclusive, adults-only gourmet hostelry, where cooking classes allow guests to bring back more than suntans to the chilly north.

Typically, many in his audience at this resort, 35 minutes south of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula, are on honeymoons or celebrating anniversaries. The well-travelled chef puts on a terrific show -- on this particular day finishing off his sea bass dish with a fiery splash of tequila.

Directing a staff of 75 chefs and 25 pastry chefs, Mourez creates a global array of menu choices for Eldorado Royale Hotel and Spa's seven restaurants. With the demands of 24-hour room service in the 600-suite property, along with running dining spots that specialize in Mediterranean, Asian, Oriental, and Mexican cuisine, you'd think he'd be too busy to give cooking lessons.

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Local dancers are Mexico-bound

The Studio MC Performance team, a group of 20 dancers between nine and 17 years old, will perform five shows in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in February.

The dancers are hosting a fundraiser to help pay travel costs. Silent and live auctions accompanied by refreshments will take place at the Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre on Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30. For more info call 403-932-1330.

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One week delay of the recovery of beaches

The beach recovery project will be a week late at this beach resort, because they were suspended for maintenance work to the technical team, said the president of the Cancun Hotel Association, Rodrigo de la Peña Segura.

The informant explained that this is the normal procedure that should be performed to maintain technical equipment in top condition, so work was temporarily suspended, they will start again in three days to end the dumping of sand in Cancun.

As you will recall the beach recovery project in Cancun expects the dumping of sand in 10.7 kilometers of coastline, of which only 500 meters are left to be filled, at the end of the project 5.9 million cubic meters of sand have been deposited "The Ollita" of Punta Norte Isla Mujeres and Cozumel.

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Now Resorts & Spas Opens in Mexico's Riviera Maya.

Now Resorts & Spas, a new brand of luxury lifestyle resorts, has launched to provide guests the ideal vacation environment to relax and reconnect in a spectacular setting.   The announcement was made by Alex Zozaya, president of AMResorts, provider of sales, marketing and resort brand management services. 

Now open in Mexico’s famed Riviera Maya, the first property, Now Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa, is the latest addition to AMResorts family of upscale resort brands, which also include Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, The Zoëtry Collection, Secrets Resorts & Spas and Dreams Resorts & Spas.   Now Resorts & Spas will treat every guest to Unlimited-Luxury®, where everything is included.  The signature vacation concept caters to couples, friends and families with desirable locations, elegant accommodations with stunning ocean views and first-class amenities and services.

While every property will offer a unique flavor, look and experience, overall brand features will be shared.  These include: Finely appointed, oversized guest rooms and suites with ocean views and private terraces, wireless internet access, flat screen TVs with surround sound systems, daily refreshed mini bars, 24-hour room and concierge services, multiple gourmet dining offerings and full-service spa and fitness facilities. Wedding services and honeymoon packages also will be available at every resort.

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Ten beauties of the island who aspire to be the queen 2010

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At the launch yesterday of Queen 2010. nine of the ten candidates candidates attended, one of them suffered an injury- where on Friday, 5th of Feb tread the stage with carnival designs, Councilman Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Roque Diaz, underlined that "the beauty of women of the island is more than reflected. Thus, in his view, "the jury is going to have it very difficult."

On the other hand, said that despite the economic crisis, has kept the number of candidates for the various contests-with companies that sponsor them. Diaz also invited citizens to "escape from the crisis and to participate in this event with good vibes."

In his view, "people have wanted to have fun and escape, so we must transmit positive energy." Thus, pledged that everything will be "the most dignified manner possible," while staked by local artists.

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