No more danger with Hurricanes in the Caribbean!

The Caribbean is famous for hurricanes! We saw Katrina and Wilma both in 2005. They destroyed everything on their way. We all have bad souvenirs from them.  

The good news about Hurricanes is that this natural catastrophe and the only one way we can get prepared to face it before it happens! How? You may ask. Simply by blocking all the windows and doors! Only one company is providing the right equipment to protect you: www.hfmexico.com .

The product is a king of big curtain that we install and secure outside the house on the windows and doors openings. This protection is made by Kevlar, the best and most resistant material ever! To give you an example; the bullet-proof vests of the police are made also of Kevlar. Bullets are stopped and save the policeman’s lives. Yes, but a hurricane is stronger than a bullet are you going to say. Sure, you are right! But the anti-hurricane product has many Kevlar layers, and so far, no machine has succeeded in breaking through the material, not even making a single hole, NADA!

Check out the site, it is very instructive about what you have to do and what you MUST NOT DO during a hurricane! (For example, blocking the openings with wood is a huge error because the hurricane will wisp these pieces and will create consequently thousands of projectiles into the air. Another danger!!

BE confident that with this kind of protection, you and your family are going to be completely safe!

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Hurricane Protection at its best

As the 2011 hurricane season makes landfall, finding the best way to protect your investment and family will be of paramount concern once again. Thankfully, a new protection technology development has finally made its way to the Riviera Maya.

It is called The AstroGuard Hurricane Fabric system. It was developed to give consumers a superior product at a lower cost. The fabric is made of ballistic nylon which is both high strength and high tenacity. This is not the same nylon a backpack is made out of but the same nylon that's used to make the airbag for an automobile. The nylon is then coated using a ceramic resin to block all of the suns U.V. rays. The fabric is then “designed to fit” and anchor over the exposed entry points of the building.

Formerly, Polypropylene was used or simply trampoline fabric. Because the trampoline fabric is so weak, the edges need to be folded over multiple times and sewn. This system was more apt to tear during a storm thus allowing internal wind damage. Trampoline fabric has a burst strength of 675 psi (pounds per square inch). AstroGuard's burst strength is more than twice as strong with a breaking strength of 1500 psi.

What most consumers don't know about the testing standards of the hurricane protection industry is that manufacturers are allowed to test a large sample specimen and if it passes, they can carry that approval down to small sizes. The reason for this, and it’s a sad one, is that the cost to make a system that was strong enough to stop large missile impacts on small and medium size openings was deemed cost prohibitive. AstroGuard's fabric is so much stronger; it can repel projectiles on any size screen. That is why AstroGuard has been referred to as "The Wonder Drug of the Insurance Industry" and why so many high net worth individuals are buying the lowest cost product in the world.

AstroGuard's nylon fabric actually costs more to manufacture than all other competitive products. When looking at the cost-vs-benefit of investing in higher strength and a more protective solution, the answer is self evident: The ‘extra dollar’ now, pays back exponentially. In effect, it costs almost nothing in comparison to the damage one incurs from even a minor contact with a hurricane.

Please view their website at www.hfmexico.com. You can see pictures on the Photo Gallery page and you will see the homes of many other people that already know the secret.


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CNN - Why you should Move to Mexico!

The news has broke! Even CNN is on board as to why this unique and beautiful area of the Mayan Riviera "is what it is"- to coin a phrase. For years, the state of Quintan Roo Mexico, which hosts the beautiful Mayan Riviera, has long been one of the main stand outs for Mexico. And just last Friday, May 6th, CNN laid claim to recognize this fact.

It is with an added sense of clarity that one can see why the Mayan Riviera is so unique. As the mainstream US press recognizes this same fact, we are glad to stand in support of such expression of the truth. The Riviera or Mexican Caribe is not at all like the current circumstances in northern or north-central parts of Mexico. And to debunk such misinterpretations is a welcome and bit over due sight to us here in Playa Del Carmen. Even as we do stand in support of all the efforts to make a better Mexico in all of her 32 states.

Simply put, it has always been the case that the Riviera is as safe as possible. It has always been best for business, and for Mexico. With the support of CNN behind it now, everyone can see this fact. The State and Federal levels of Mexican Authority have always known that the Mayan Riviera holds its best tourism destination. The Riviera produces upwards of 65% of Mexico's total tourism tax revenues. And it is a 'stich in the fabric' of these Mexican agencies to continually make every practical effort to this keep this area safer than your own home with integrity.

This article from CNN couldn't be better timed to foster the respect that is so deserving of this special place. We say thanks, and please help yourself to the recent published article...



http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/06/opinion.mexico.travel/index.html?iref=allsearch


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Free Roadside Assistance in Mexico

It may not have crossed your mind but have you ever considered would happen in the event that you to breakdown along the Riviera Maya’s highways. It’s not so much a matter of safety as it well-known fact the crime-rates in the area are exceptionally low, but rather a matter of inconvenience. How long would be stuck there? Would you have to call a tow truck? If so, what number do you call?

Rental cars in the Playa del Carmen area are generally kept in top-notch condition so the chances of breaking down are minimal but unfortunately, sometimes thing do go wrong, its called life. In the unlikely event you are stuck roadside there is no reason to worry, Mexico has established a rescue system for its stranded roadside visitors known as the Green Angels (Ángeles Verdes).

The Green Angels are a free roadside assistance service specifically aimed at aiding foreigners in a bind. They have a fleet of trucks ready with bilingual crews ready to dispatch at the soonest possible notice. The services they offer include advice and information on tourist destinations, medical first aid, emergency radio communication, mechanical aid for your car and basic supplies. The only thing that will cost you is any necessary parts, gas or oil to get you back on your way, changing your tires for example is completely without charge. The Green Angels patrol daily from dawn until sunset, so if you are unable to call them chances are they will find you.

It is very important to Mexico’s tourist industry that vacationers use the roads as it is an excellent way to advertise popular sights and attractions that give witness to the history, culture, values and natural wonder of Mexico, and as such Mexico puts a big effort into assuring people feel safe using the roads through services like the Greens Angels Corporation. They also maintain close coordination with emergency services such as the Red Cross, the Federal Police and the department of Federal Roads and Bridges.

The Green Angels suggest the following checklist for any driving venture you wish to take –

• Check your spare tire, tools and car jack
• Check the engine oil
• Check the electric and cooling systems of your vehicle
• Drive safely, respect the signs and avoid high speed
• Refrain from driving if you are tired
• Don’t drink and drive
• Use your seatbelt
• Do not litter 

Should you ever find yourself in an emergency while driving, or even just a blown tire with a faulty jack, call the Ministry of Tourism's hotline (55) 5250-8221 or simply dial the Green Angels direct emergency hotline on 078, this service is available to you anywhere in Mexico.

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Scare Tactics: continuing to raise revenue for the Media

 The safety of living and vacationing in Mexico as of late has been under attack by a media sensation that is largely successful by playing on people’s fears rather than examining the actual facts of the matter concerning crime-rates and the recent waves of violence in Mexico. The truth of the matter is, media companies make money by creating a hype storm and one of the best ways to do that is through through scaring people with unnecessary concerns so they are enthralled by the danger, completely ignoring the fact that most of Mexico is very safe with crime-rates comparable, and often lower, than our own.

Let’s take moment here to do what the media chooses not to – examine the facts a little more closely.

·         Unfortunately the US is still currently ranked the #5th most dangerous country in the world to live based on intentional murder rates, ranking above Mexico.

·         Statistics show that the most deadly violence is happening in northern Mexico close to the U.S. border where smuggling occurs, and in the states where marijuana and heroin are produced, many thousands of miles away from anywhere you are likely to visit on a holiday. Tijuana, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoros are the specific towns travel warnings have been issued for...have you heard of them? Most people haven't it seems, this is because they are not normally very popular choices as tourist destinations.

·         Almost all the recorded violence has been dealings involving organized crime, cartel-on-cartel; these are not just murders happening between random individuals for whatever motive involving whatever reason. These are specific targeted killings in areas very far away from tourism based areas - so unless you are in fact a Mexican citizen involved with such organized crime, selling or smuggling drugs etc, then the calculated chance of being injured, let alone killed, in such violence is extremely low.

·         The murder rate of Mexico in 2009 was still lower than it was a decade before, long before the Mexican government began a crackdown against the cartels, which being said is a very good thing for North Americans and our own drug control issues.

•        The state with the lowest murder rate is Yucatán, the Gulf of Mexico state known for its beaches, Mayan ruins and being Mexico’s most popular tourist destination. Its murder rate of 2 per 100,000 was comparable to Wyoming and Montana and has a homicide rate 14 times lower than Orlando, 10 times lower than Miami, 9 times lower than West Palm Beach, 6 times lower than Tampa and lower than that of Honolulu.

•        If you examine Washington, D.C.'s murder rate; it is found to be nearly quadruple that of the Mexican capital, Mexico City. Washington's murder rate was 31.4 per 100,000 people in 2008; Mexico City's rate in 2009 was 8.

It's all a matter of keeping things in perspective and making an an educated, informed decision. Sure there are places that are less safe than others in Mexico, just like anywhere else in the world. Thus the reason why the U.S. State Department has issued these alerts for specific areas and not targeted at the whole of Mexico, since for the most part it is very safe for foreigners regardless of the happenings in some of the less desirable areas.

What is a little amusing however is how many of the 1 million US citizens now living or retired on Mexico’s paradisaical coasts won’t protest the media’s over-sensationalistic portrait of their new-found home, claiming in jest they want to keep their little piece of heaven all to themselves

So then, let’s put the hype and the scare-tactics to rest, lets understand it is the media’s job not only to report the news but also to raise revenue, something that they have had much success by using peoples fear as a generator, for example; the Y2K scare...if anyone even remembers that anymore.

"If you look at history, today we have fewer murders, both in raw numbers and rates," said Mario Arroyo, a researcher with the Citizens' Institute for Crime Studies, a Mexico City think tank. These are the facts people, it’s true that Mexico is still a safe place to live and vacation.

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