Saturday, January 15, 2011
Dear Reader,
Mexico starts 2011 with positive news on both the economic and tourism fronts. In 2010, the country added 730,348 net jobs, the highest increase in the last 14 years. More than 80% of these new jobs were in the manufacturing, services and retail industries. The country's GDP grew, too, by 5.3%, higher than the government had originally forecast at the start of 2010.
Tourism numbers rose, to around 22.4 million (an increase of 4.7% on 2009). And hotel occupancy rates in Cancun for December 2010 averaged 77%, peaking at around 85% for Christmas and New Year. That compares favorably to an average occupancy rate of 51% for December 2009. Cancun and the Riviera Maya rated as two of Mexico's top tourist destinations for 2010.
The Riviera Maya runs south of Cancun to Tulum. Around Tulum end, the scenery is postcard-perfect... with miles of crescent-shaped, coral-sand beaches, lapped by the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. The world's second-largest coral reef hugs the seashore. Inland, untamed jungle protects ancient Mayan cities, and the Sian Ka'an biosphere, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The biosphere covers 1.3 million acres, with an additional 200,000 protected acres just south of it.
In December, government officials announced that they had added an additional 787,654 acres to the biosphere. They want to protect the reserve's 23 archaeological sites, and wildlife (103 species of mammal and 350 species of bird... including manatees, pink flamingoes, ocelots and turtles).
There are regulations in place to preserve the natural beauty of this area. Height and density restrictions, for example, mean you should never see a string of high-rise towers along the beach.
That's good news, and not just for the biosphere. This location...with the Caribbean Sea on one side, and all that protected land... is popular with tourists, and with property buyers. Limited developable land, and development restrictions, means buyers and renters chasing a limited supply of properties. That makes this place an investor's dream...
And we've found the best real estate on offer here. Condos in a resort setting...with 5-star amenities...and 969 square feet...for only $158,000. The resort has a 27-hole golf course, a choice of restaurants, gym, spa, swimming pools, and a white-sand beach. And better yet, developer financing makes these condos even more affordable, with monthly payments of $800.
The easiest way to see the resort for yourself...and investigate this amazing opportunity first-hand... is on a chill weekend. Over four days and three nights, you can soak up the sunshine on the sugar-sand beaches...explore the Sian Ka'an biosphere...and enjoy cocktails under the stars.
And you'll get all this (including meals and accommodation, too)...for $180. The next trip runs February 24th-27th. Fill in your name and e-mail address hereand Donna will send you a full itinerary. Spaces are limited, and they are filling up fast...so contact her todayif you want to make sure you get a spot.
Margaret Summerfield
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