Grupo Mayan Resorts News & Events

Grupo Mayan Launches Inaugural “Uniting Nations Cup” Golf Tournament at Its Mayan Palace Peninsula de Cortez Course

Grupo Mayan is proud to announce their establishment of the Uniting Nations Cup golf tournament being played on the Peninsula de Cortez golf course, a Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-design at the Mayan Palace resort in Puerto Peñasco.

The Uniting Nations Cup is scheduled to take place annually at the Mayan Palace for the next five years, with strategic planning in place to lift the tournament’s profile with each subsequent year.

The concept of the Uniting Nations Cup (Copa Uniendo Naciones) is to highlight the alliance between the United States and Mexico beyond their commercial and cultural ties, while attempting to one day achieve the international reputation of a tournament similar to the legendary Ryder Cup. Another objective the Uniting Nations Cup sets out to accomplish is the expansion and promotion of the little-known Mexican port destination of Puerto Peñasco along with the Grupo Mayan resorts.

The Uniting Nations Cup will consist of teams competing from PGA Mexico and Southwest Section PGA with the participation of approximately 100 golfers, 20 of which will be professionals (10 Mexican and 10 from the U.S.), along with 40 high caliber amateurs from each country to level the playing field and ensure competitive yet exciting playoffs. Several relatively prominent figures were present when Grupo Mayan announced the Uniting Nations Cup.

The first Uniting Nations Cup at the Grupo Mayan resorts will be held May 12 to 15, 2011.

2010: Sun Season All Year Round at our Grupo Mayan Timeshares - November/December

Mexico has much to offer every month of the year. Check out these interesting events so you can make the most of your next visit.
By Teresa Hein

Highlights
November 1-2 Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrates life and those who lived it, as ancestors are festively remembered with visits to cemeteries, special foods such as skulls and coffins made from sugar, chocolate or amaranth seeds, colorful decorations, and music. November 1 is set aside for remembrance of all Saints as well as deceased infants and children, often referred to as angelitos (little angels). On Nov, 2, those who died as adults are honored. December 16-24- Posadas (procession) of Christmas is a nativity procession leading towards the town square. The festivities also include street fairs, piñata breaking, passion plays called “pastorelas,” and a feast in honor of the Virgen de la Soledad.
Puerto Vallarta	70 ºF / 84 ºF
Mid November The Sixteenth Annual International Gourmet Festival, Puerto Vallarta – Rivera – Nayarit will present the area’s world-class cuisine. November 20-22 Vallarta Tuna and Billfish Classic Tournament.
70 ºF / 84 ºF	Riviera Maya/Cancun
Mid November Riviera Maya International Film Festival showcases cinema from all over the world in Cancun.
Puerto Peñasco	54 ºF / 70 ºF
December 11-12 Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, celebrated with processions in which pictures and statues of the Madonna are carried through the streets, participants bring roses to shrines in churches, and children dress as Juan Diego. Music, rides, stalls selling food and souvenirs, and crowds pack the streets.

Grupo Mayan Resorts News & Events

Mayan Resorts Receive Once More the EarthCheck Certification

Mayan Resorts just received the EarthCheck Gold Certification for the fifth consecutive year at the Riviera Maya property. Since 2004, four Mayan Resorts have earned the coveted recognition, the most recent being Mayan Resort Los Cabos in July 2009. Others to hold the honor include Mayan Resorts in Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco.

The Riviera Maya property excelled in the following categories: affiliation, benchmarking (efficiency indicators and environmental impact) and certification.

EarthCheck is an international certification for sustainable tourism which operates its own benchmark and certification standard; it is now trusted by more than 1,000 organizations in over 60 countries. Only businesses awarded the EarthCheck seal can claim to be independently recognized as sustainable.

Mayan Resorts’ Certification is specifically based on three EarthCheck criteria: environmental conservation practices, support of local communities and cultural traditions. The resorts’ certification encompasses virtually every aspect of hotel development and operations – including construction, landscaping, golf courses, restaurants, hotel operations and transportation.

Mayan Resorts’ environmental conservation practices range from recycling programs and proper handling of dangerous materials to protection of local flora and fauna to the prevalence of indigenous vegetation in landscaping. Resort employees are also evaluated for involvement in conservation efforts, plantings, beach clean up and mentoring of children to care about the environment.

Finally, Mayan Resorts were evaluated for their involvement in local and national cultural traditions, including support for literacy and education, promotion of local and national customs, activities to help employees become more culturally experienced through opportunities for them to engage in the arts.

“We are extremely proud that our resorts have earned the prestigious EarthCheck Certification. To earn this honor, each property must demonstrate sustainability practices throughout the resort, from golf course design and maintenance to restaurants to protection of our treasured wildlife. This is a top priority for Mayan Resorts and we are gratified to be recognized for our hard work,” said Eric Du Baële, Director of Hotel Operations for Mayan Resorts.

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Sightseeing at the Grupo Mayan Resorts: Sian Ka’an –A Gift From Heaven to the World

The Biosphere reserve of Sian Ka’an (in the Mayan language one of its interpretations is “gift of heaven”) is a protected natural area of 528,147 hectares. According to the Grupo Mayan travel experts, it was named a Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and later it was included in the UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

Sian Ka’an is located a few kilometers from the impressive archaeological site of Tulum in the Rivera Maya.

In prehispanic times, it was ruled by the Mayan chieftaincy of the Uaymil and Cohuah, say the Grupo Mayan Resorts researchers. They have found 23 archaeological sites through out the reserve. Among the most impressive ruins are the Chenchomac and Chunyaxche buildings, which can be visited after a tour of the canals that cross this idyllic place. Investigators have found what appear to be sacred human burials, pottery, figurines and tools that date 2300 years.

Today, the ecological reserve is a natural sanctuary inhabited by pumas, tapirs, opossums, toucans, white and loggerhead turtles, as well as endangered species such as the howler, spider monkeys, jaguars, anteaters, ocelots, and even dolphins and whales.

The wetlands of this biosphere as noted remarked by the Grupo Mayan experts, also home a vast and well kept crocodile population. On the other hand, human presence is limited to only a few fishermen, farmers and other service providers – about 2000 inhabitants that give life to the villages of Punta Allen and Punta Herrero y Javier Rojo Gomez.

To avoid leaving unexplored treasures, be sure to bring your snorkeling equipment, as within the limits of this paradise is a reef of more than 100 miles long, which is part of the second largest barrier reef in the world. The underwater experience it truly amazing attest the Grupo Mayan Resorts travel experts.

This is definitely a place you must visit when you stay at the Grupo Mayan’s Grand Mayan and Mayan Palace Riviera Maya.

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Museum Quality at the Grupo Mayan Locations - Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Maya

The Grupo Mayan travel experts know that there will be always something satisfactory for all different genres of travelers when visiting Mexico. cliffs.

Puerto Vallarta boasts the Museo del Cuale say the Grupo Mayan Resorts guides. Set alongside the Cuale River, its excellent collections of pre-Hispanic objects and traditional Mexican arts, are worthy of your time.

The city's International Friendship Club, founded in 1987, offers private tours of four private villas during the high season and this is a place as well, where you can socialize for charitable causes.

Another place you can visit is the Galería Pacífico, considered to be one of the finest for Mexican contemporary art. The Grupo Mayan Resorts experts point out that they also host tours of public bronze sculptures at the malecón created by a variety of sculptors from across the world, with their magnificent Bay of Banderas canvasses.

Cancun's tiny La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano museum, located in the Hotel Zone around 40 minutes away from the Grupo Mayan Resorts, shows off wonderful examples of Mexico's pottery, clay figurines and other arts and crafts; as well as famous trees of life.

During your stay at the Grupo Mayan Resorts destinations, approach the concierge desk to obtain more details about what is there to do to complete your exploration plans and in that way, make your vacation a unique Mexican experience.

While you are at Riviera Maya, the Grupo Mayan suggests you schedule to go to The Archaeological Museum of Cancun. In a joint effort with the National History and Anthropological Institute, they display more than 100 archaeological pieces excavated from some of the state's most important pre-Hispanic sites.