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Angling in Mexican Waters Made Easy
 Phil Friedman
The Fisheries Department of the Mexican government announced last week that it was abolishing the requirement for vessels to have a Mexican license to fish in Mexican waters.
 Golf Without Borders
 Sallie Brady
Punta Mita, a $2 billion resort just north of Puerto Vallarta, is one of dozens of luxury golf communities leading Americans to buy abroad. From the Bahamas to Bermuda to the Caribbean and Mexico, courses are springing up along combed beaches as developers seek to draw more buyers from the usual golf getaways within the United States.
BoatMexico - Connecting Boaters in Mexico
 PVNN
If you have a seafaring soul, a new website for Mexico boating, BoatMexico.com is where you will find critical, up-to-date information not only to make your Mexico voyage planning more efficient and safe, but to warm your south-sailing soul.
Book on Baja Fishing is Informative, Delightful
 Ed Zieralski
At a time when Baja officials are in the throes of a battle with organized crime, Tom Gatch has written a wonderful book about a place that always has delivered terrific adventures to many of us. His timing couldn't be better.
Danger is Part of the Ride for Daring Charros
 Joey Bunch
No disrespect to the American cowboy, but the Mexican charro blows him out of the saddle, when it comes to history, pageantry and horsemanship.
Bottom Line: It's Sports Entertainment, Dumbass!
 Ron Johnson
There has been much debate about the subject, but I am here to set the record straight: Wrestling is fake - but it’s also real. This may not make sense to some, but those of us who have grown up watching this time-tested tradition known as “sports entertainment” know the obvious truth.
New Cancun Golf Courses Making Strong Case for a Mexico Golf Vacation
 Craig Better
Cancun, which typically conjures images of cookie-cutter beach hotels and sloppy Spring Break shenanigans, used to be a golfing wasteland. No longer. As we saw on our recent visit, new Cancun golf courses are quickly transforming this area into a world-class golf destination.
 2007: Wacky Sports Highlights
 Reuters
Reuters takes a look back at the highlights of the year's weirder sporting action - from racing in high heels to watermelon skiing.
Update: Make a Wish Golf Scramble 2008
 Joe Johnston
As we begin our Christmas holiday, there are still six terminally ill children who are without a sponsoring team for the Make-A-Wish Golf Scramble at Flamingos Golf and Country Club on January 26th, 2008.
Mexico Hosts Olympic Volleyball Qualifier
 Xinhua
Northern Mexican city Monterrey will host an Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament from Monday to Sunday, a contest which will give the winner a place in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Fox Sports en Espanol to Expand in Mexico
 Shahnaz Mahmud
Fox Sports en Espanol will launch a production facility in Mexico next month, aimed at serving its Latin American network and providing fresh programming for Fox Sports International's U.S. Hispanic channel.
Atlante Brings Soccer Title to Cancun
 Luis Bueno
Cancun may be one of the most visited cities in all of Mexico, but its contribution to the country's most popular sport had been nonexistent. Until now.
Elizondo Captures 2nd Copa Pacifico Title
 Bob Cohen
Juan Manuel Elizondo has always been a strong competitor at professional tennis tournaments at the Canto Del Sol Tennis Club in Puerto Vallarta, but up until Saturday night, when he won the 2nd Copa Pacifico, he's always been a runner-up.
Mexico City Takes to the Skating Rink
 James C. McKinley Jr.
Ice skating ranks low on the list of sports in Mexico, somewhere far below bull fighting and slightly above croquet. So it was with some bemusement, wonder and trepidation that residents of this capital flocked this month to an enormous ice rink that Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has constructed in the historic central square.
Lorena Ochoa Supports PV Toys for Tots
 Peter Gray
Among the very special silent auction items for the Toys For Tots Gala Dinner, which will take place at the Marriott Hotel on December 9th, are a golf cap and shirt signed by the world's number one woman golfer, Mexico's own Lorena Ochoa.
Choosing to Swim With the Sharks
 Pete Thomas
Caged divers face fears and get close, personal look at predators at Guadalupe Island off Baja coast. The experience is exhilarating, even as rumors swirl over methods used to draw out the beasts.
Copa Pacifico Vallarta at Canto Del Sol
 Bob Cohen
Attention all tennis players and fans! The 2nd Annual Copa Pacifico Vallarta Tennis Tournament is scheduled to be played at the Canto Del Sol Tennis Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from December 3rd through 8th, 2007.
Ochoa Puts Charity First
 Jeff Shain
While several players at last week's ADT Championship spoke of jewelry or exotic cars when asked about what they would do with the $1 million winner's share, Lorena Ochoa, the No. 1 women's golfer, is investing in her homeland.
Ochoa Sets Sights on Further Improvement
 Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Lorena Ochoa immediately set her sights on improving her game after ending a second successive LPGA season as the dominant player in women's golf.
Riviera Racing Earns 40th Annual Baja 1000
 SCORE International
Mark Post of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., capped off a sensational 2007 SCORE Desert Series Wednesday by driving his Ford F-150 SCORE Trophy-Truck to the overall victory in the 40th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert races.
Lorena Ochoa to Host Her Own LPGA Tournament in Mexico Beginning in 2008
 The Canadian Press
Five years after she joined the LPGA Tour, Lorena Ochoa has her own golf tournament. The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was among four new tournaments on the LPGA Tour schedule next year, a 54-hole event for 36 players at Guadalajara Country Club, the course where Ochoa grew up.
5th Vallarta Int'l Half Marathon and 5K
 Bob Cohen
All over Vallarta, athletes are putting on their running shoes in preparation for the major running competition of the year - the 5th Annual Puerto Vallarta International Half Marathon and 5K Run will take place on Sunday, November 4th.
5 Day Hikes From Mexico City
 Paul Kiernan
Perhaps better known for impossible traffic, kidnappings and some of the world's worst air, Mexico's sprawling capital of 20 million seems like the last place you would go for natural splendor and pristine wilderness. But the city has enough base camp potential to make a Yellowstone park ranger blush.
New Tech Rules to Allow Turbo-Diesel-Powered Vehicles to Race in Three Vehicle Classes in Score Desert Series
 Dominic Clark
Adding another dimension to the world of desert racing, SCORE International announced today that is has adopted a new rule package that will allow Turbo-Diesel-powered vehicles to race in three classes in the SCORE Desert Series, the world’s foremost desert racing series.
Second Chance for Meza
 FIFA.com
Mexico's oldest football club are about to embark on the biggest challenge of their long history when they head east for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007. The country's third representatives in the event, CF Pachuca will have two goals in mind when they touch down in the Land of the Rising Sun: to improve on Necaxa's third-place finish in the competition's inaugural year and to become the first Mexican side to reach the final.
A Sensational, Second-Tier Course to Play on a Puerto Vallarta Golf Vacation
 Craig Better
The Four Seasons Punta Mita and Vista Vallarta Golf Club are usually placed atop the “must play” lists, but after these power players, few people know where to find the next best Puerto Vallarta golf courses. We think one of them is the El Tigre Club de Golf in the area called Nuevo Vallarta.
Make-a-Wish Golf Tourney in Guadalajara
 PVNN
Make-a-Wish Mexico invites all professional, amateur, men and women golfers to participate in the first annual Golf Tournament in Guadalajara, which will take place at the magnificent El Cielo Golf and Country Club on Friday December 7, 2007.
Diver Down at Vallarta Adventures IDC 
 Laura Gelezunas
If you love scuba diving you may want to share your experiences by teaching others how to explore the ocean depths. Vallarta Adventures' PADI Instructor Development Center offers the right training, making it easy to pursue such an exciting job.
Banderas Bay Festival to Expand in 2008
 The Log
The 16th annual Banderas Bay International Festival Nautico is expanding to an eight-day event. Last week, organizers announced the dates for the 2008 event: March 1-8.
Calderon Praises Record Breaking Channel Swimmers
 Xinhua
Mexico's president Felipe Calderon on Tuesday formally congratulated a women's swimming team from that country for breaking English Channel swimming record by eight minutes on Aug. 11.
Mexican Youngsters Wrestle with Fame
 Deborah Bonello
Deep in the belly of Arena Mexico, the enormous venue known as the "cathedral of lucha libre" in central Mexico City, there is heavy pounding as bodies slam against the canvas-covered floor of a wrestling ring. But the noise is being made by teenagers and young men, not the theatrical wrestlers famous for their ostentatious masks and flamboyant moves.
1st Annual Vallarta Open Tennis Tournament at Canto Del Sol
 Bob Cohen
Canto Del Sol Tennis Director Martin Parra, along with a group of Puerto Vallarta city officials, announced play of a new professional tennis tournament, aptly named the 1st Annual Vallarta Open, September 19th through the 22nd.
Puerto Vallarta To Host Pan American Badminton Championship
 Bob Cohen
Puerto Vallarta will be hosting the XIV Pan American Badminton Championships at the Canto Del Sol Resort beginning September 11th and culminating with championship matches on September 16th.
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