"La Catrina" The Day of the Dead in México

 “La Catrina” was created by Mexican artists to make a metaphorical representation of the upper class of Mexico, which prevailed before the Mexican Revolution.

It later became the official symbol of death, Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead 1 and 2 November all the country.

The Mexican death teases and plays, she is not the evil connotation that we think of in the US and Canada.

 According to Mexican folklore, "La Catrina," is her alter ego.  We know her as death, Mexico does not fear her, she relishes in her, and displays here in many ways.  

   

 Sometimes she is portrayed as cheerful, elaborately dressed, wanting to have fun and even flirtatious and seductive with mortals. We find "in purititos bones," ready to take us when we least expect. However, the relationship Mexicans have with "La Catrina" is defined by a set of circumstances intimately linked with the history and culture of Mexico, the traditions and customs of each region must consider a guest on important occasions, such as the All Saints Day (Día de Todos los Santos) and All Souls day.

According to this tradition, it is believed that the death and memory of the faithful departed, gives us a sense of identity rooted culture.

Experience the traditions of México. The Riviera Maya is waiting...

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The Mexican economy laughs at the world crisis

The Mexican economic growth

It seems that the last released numbers about the Mexican economy are rather positive and encouraging. In fact, according to Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas (IMEF), after a light recession in March, the manufacturing Index of the country has come back up to 52.3 points, which is rather good. The manufacturing Index testifies the amount of manufacturing activity occurred in one month by a country. The non-manufacturing index tracks the non-manufacturing activity over the same period of time. The non-manufacturing index is up to 53.2 points, as high as the one in January 2012. 

Having these two index superior to 50 points is really positive. This index goes from 0 to 100 points. If the index is below 50 points, it means that the activity of the country is low and that the country probably experiences a recession, especially, if it goes on over several months. A superior-to-50 number indicates a period of growth for the country. Both index are very trusted economic measures.

In the current critic period for the world, whereas the European Union struggles every day to keep the countries tight and united to each other in order to save the economy of the old continent, Mexico cuts a fine figure. Regarding the demand in manufacturing goods, Mexico registered a quite maintained rate up to 52 points over the past 4 months. In other words, the demands have not sunken because people keep steadily asking for manufactured and non-manufactured products.

Mexico possesses strong assets to struggle and face crisis. Mexico can be proud of its economy.

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The Occupancy Rate In Playa Del Carmen!

Riviera Maya

Playa Del Carmen, located in the Riviera Maya in Quintana-Roo, this area is very famous in Mexico but also outside the country. 

Attracting on one hand many Mexican tourists who want to go away from the city activities for a week-end, or who want to gather with their family in a nice place to relax during days-off, for example. 

On the other hand, for many the town is one of the favorite places for many North Americans from United States and Canada, as they can land directly in Cancun, which then is only 45 minutes in a bus to Playa Del Carmen, from their hometown airport.  It only takes a few hours to travel to Cancun. For instance, only 2 hours from Miami. Sometimes, it is faster to reach the United States than Mexico City. 

For weeks now we have been checking out the daily or weekly reports from Quintana-Roo State about the region and all the different actualities down here, it turns out that the average occupancy rate of hotels in Playa Del Carmen is around 80%!! And that is steady all throughout the year. So far, we did not see a week with an inferior occupancy rate less than 80%. This rate is rather amazing as soon as you know that Playa Del Carmen has about 40 000 hotel rooms!!! 

This rate in Playa del Carmen is the highest in the Riviera Maya. It overcomes Cancun’s rate and also Cozumel’s and Tulum’s as well!

Lucky Playa Del Carmen! If you are not part yet of the statistics of the occupancy rate, what are you waiting for? Come see why so many North Americans and Mexicans are travelling here year after year. Book as soon as possible so you can discover and enjoy this Caribbean Jem! 

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Playa Builder, The Specialist For Construction In The Riviera Maya!

American-Development Company would like to announce its sister site: www.playabuilder.com !

American Development (www.american-development.com) as you know has long been the most trusted builder in the Riviera Maya.  In addition to our development arm, the company also has:

•       Canada2Playa (www.canada2playa.com): the go-to real estate specialist in the Riviera Maya.
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•     Playa Builder (www.playabuilder.com): THE site if you are looking for any information about construction of any type in the area. 

On one hand, Playa Builder aims to help anyone who is looking for information about the any part of the construction process. It provides advice and information about every single step you have to take to build the project of your dreams.  Specialists are available to listen to you, understand your needs and support you in the decision making process.

“We really listen to your needs” says lead design architect Jesus Mora.  “We have many years of experience taking concept and turning it into reality.  When you come to Playa Builder it’s all about you, the client”. 

Playa Builder seeks to bridge a gap between what is already available in the market, and what should be in the market.  “We have seen so many instances of someone coming here with everything right.  They have their project just like they want it, they have secured their funding, and they have all their permits, only to be let down by their builder” says architect Gerardo Herarra.  “The goal of Playa Builder is simple, we go vertical.  We take our experience as developers, and bring it into a fast, efficient way to make your project a reality.  No games.  Just delivering the best product possible fast”.

Additionally, there are also specialists in both the legal and financial side of things to guide you along your journey.  The team is comprised of specialists from various nationalities (American, Canadian, French and Mexican) and members are specialists in their respective domains, and have been in the Riviera Maya for years now.

On the website, you can easily check out the work of the team: the last projects completed in the section “Some of our projects”.  Plus, you can observe the different styles given to the houses.  Be sure to check out in some detail our participation with the Sereno project.

On the second hand, the site provides information about the Real Estate here in Playa Del Carmen by redirecting you on the collaborating company of www.Canada2playa.com where you can find any kind of information you need (real estate, legal procedures, lifestyle, activities, medical, embassy etc.) to settle in the Riviera Maya.

With all these businesses under one roof, you can come be assured peace of mind doing business in the Riviera Maya.  

The French version of Canada2Playa!!!

Canada2playa, set up in Quintana-Roo for years now, is expert of the Mexican real estate market. The office is located in Playa Del Carmen. The company has been listening, advising, supporting and accompanying clients for years in order to provide the best and the most adequate service. The clients were coming mostly from North America: from the United States and Canada.

Since a short time, the company longs for diversifying its market and to open itself to new horizons and new clients.  As the company is already dealing with the English-Canadian market, the logical suite was to take care of the French Canadian. Also, by developing the French-Canadian market, the company would like to kill two birds with the one stone by advising in the same time the French market. This development has been taken place through two main steps:

On the one hand, Canada2Playa.com integrated a new member into its team: Floriane Crickx. She is a native French speaker. She studied International Management at ICN Business School and also studied in different countries (France, United States, Italy, and Mexico).

On the other hand, the website of Canada2Playa.com was translated by our native speaker. Thus, every French-speaker, no matter the place where he lives, can check out our website in French. All the needed information about the Real Estate in the Riviera Maya, how to buy a house in Mexico, how to invest in Mexico when you are a foreigner, what laws are applied, what tricks to avoid, the lifestyle and all the activities are explained in detail in French and , of course, in English.

Finally, the company has to inform you that the sister-sites of Canada2Playa as American-Development.com and playabuilder.com are going to be also available in French pretty soon!

We heartily invite you to share this information, to check it out and to give us your feedback on https://www.facebook.com/Canada2Playa.LeahCampbell .

Easy to book with VacationRentalinPlaya.com!!

American-development.com and Canada2Playa.com, the Real Estate experts in the Rivera Maya, are proud to introduce you the newest member of their family: vacationrentainplaya.com!!

This site allows you to take care of all your bookings in the Riviera Maya anytime of the year!! The site is very practical, easy to understand and to use!!

·         Our Home Page - an overview of the characteristics of the Riviera Maya as the lifestyle or its location for instance.

Vacation Rental In Playa

·         Rentals keep you informed of all available bookings. How does it work? Pretty simply!! You first select the type of accommodation you want according to the number of rooms you need, and then just click on the one you like. The page concerning the accommodation is now right in front of your eyes. On the right side, you have all the characteristics of the house/apartment. The stars show you the number of bedrooms, bathrooms and how many people it can sleep. Finally you have the price.

On the left side, pictures are displayed. Under the pictures, you will find first the whole description of your chosen accommodation. After you can check all the features and finally you will find the availability of the dates.

Everything you need all on one page. 

·         News and blogs shows you the latest updates about events and happenings in the Riviera Maya. 

·         Activities propose a complete overview of all the activities to enjoy while you are in Paradise. 

·         About us gives you an overview of what we do.  ADC Group is about a lot more than just rental properties, and this carries over to a lot of areas where our rental clients could be interested.  The true definition of a one-stop-shop. 

·         Gallery a picture is worth a thousand words and these pictures show you what life is like down here taking in everything from our beautiful surroundings to the activities we recommend. 

·         Contact us: We love feedback!  Feel free to contact us with any questions, any concerns, or just a curiosity you have.  We will be very happy to answer you and help you out in your research.

Now you have all the necessary weapons in your hands to be ready to come down here and visit us for a while … or like some of us….forever….!

Canada2playa.com and American-Development.com wish you a nice web surfing on VacationRentalinPlaya.com!!!