Advanced Mortgages In Mexico
With all of the negative press regarding the global economy, there has never been a better time to buy real estate!
In Canada, we are seeing historical interest rate lows, and lower home prices in Canada, USA, and Mexico.
There are still buyers out there, we hope our information will help you pass on the good news about the affodable financing available for Mexico real estate purchases.
Please remember that we are independant mortage brokers, we shop numerous banks for the best rate. We have the ability to finance clients homes in Canada (rates as low as 3%), or the USA (rates as low as 4%) in order to provide funds for a Mexico home purchase.
We also have mortgages available in Mexico starting at 7.75% and have one of the highest mortgage approval/closing ratios of all the broker firms.
Yes, we are open for business in MEXICO!
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Demand for Cancun Growing
The current economic situation is having a positive effect on the demand for the Cancun Tourism Product. Bookings to popular beach destinations are strong, according to travel companies, and volunteering vacations continue to gain momentum.
Mexico attributes the positive tourism trend to a tumbling peso, which lost 30 percent of its value in 2008. In August, it was trading at 8 to the dollar. Now it is 11 to the dollar.
Tourism officials say Mexico saw 3 percent more visitors who spent an estimated 4 percent more in 2008, with tourists flocking to its beaches and cobble-stoned streets even during the global economic crisis. And, unlike most tourist destinations around the world, there is no sign that this year will be any different.
Another advantage is the drop in jet fuel prices, which have made flying cheaper and Mexico more attractive to North Americans looking to save some money.
Cancun, Mexico’s top beach destination, had an occupancy rate of more than 90 percent during the holiday season and officials expect at least 85 percent of the Caribbean resort’s 31,000 rooms to be occupied during the winter months.
Cancun remains the preferred beach spot in Mexico for spring break, with some 30,000 revelers expected to visit this year. The same number came to Cancun last year, according to Quintana Roo state’s Tourism Department.
Some 30,000 are expected to visit the beach spot in Mexico this year. The same number came to Cancun last year, according to Quintana Roo’s Tourism Office.
Brian Hoyt, a spokesman for Orbitz Worldwide Inc., which owns Cheaptickets.com and Orbitz.com, said the company’s hotel bookings in Mexico were up 25 percent in the first 11 months of 2008, compared to the same period the prior year.
“There’s never been a better time to travel (to Mexico) from a value standpoint than right now,” Hoyt said.
The Tourism Department says more than 18 million tourists, about 80 percent from the U.S., visited Mexico between January and October 2008 and spent about $14 billion.
Mexico is counting on tourism to drive it through the global economic crisis, with more aggressive ad campaigns on the Internet, the construction of a $7.5-billion resort in the Pacific Coast state of Sinaloa, and increased promotion in places such as China, Russia and India, where the number of people with disposable income is rapidly growing.
That will likely pay off. With endless beaches, quaint colonial mountain towns, ruins, and booming cities filled with restaurants and museums, the industry employs some 2.25 million people.
If you are thinking about visiting Cancun or investing call Irene Barnes at 250-432-9200
Leading Beach Destination
The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the appointment of Cancun as Leading Beach Destination in Central America by the 2008 World Travel Awards.
The CVB expressed that this important award was given in the context of the 15th Anniversary of these annual awards given to the best of the global travel industry.
According to the organizing committee of the World Travel Awards, celebrated earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, Cancun was nominated in the category of Best Beach Destination in Central America and the Caribbean along with other tourism centers in Panama, Costa Rica, México, Nicaragua y Honduras.
It is important to mention that this same organization recognized Cancun with a similar award four years ago. The World Travel Awards designates the winners in each category according to the number of votes granted by travel agencies worldwide.
Also hosted in Orlando, the Cancun CVB attended the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) from September 7 to September 9.
As every year, the CVB participated in this meeting’s the trade show with a pavilion located right at the entrance of such an important event attended by 1,600 travel agents from the United States.
The tourism delegation representing Cancun and Puerto Morelos was formed by the NH Cancun and Puerto Morelos Hotels, The Royal Cancún, The Gran Caribe Real, Ocean Spa Cancun and the Cid Puerto Morelos, as well as Xel-Há through image exposure.
The Cancun CVB has already confirmed its attendance to this event to be held in Las Vegas next year.
Discover the Archeological Mysteries Hidden in Cancun
Cancun is an open door to a perfect getaway. Aside from offering the most luxurious hotels, exquisite restaurants, modern night clubs and unlimited eco-tourism and adventure possibilities, Cancun offers travelers the advantage of visiting archeological sites built more than 2,000 years ago, without traveling too far away.
El Rey (The King) Ruins, located only about 6 miles from the Cancun Center on Bulevar Kukulcan, km 17.5 was named after the discovery of an ornamented head-shaped sculpture found today at the Chetumal Archeological Museum. The site seems to have originated in 300BC; however, the structures found today date back to the year 1300AC and have a complex style resembling Tulum in Riviera Maya. Because of its privileged location between the Caribbean Sea and the Nichupte lagoon, it is believed that it was the center of a city devoted to maritime commerce and fishing. The site’s facade still shows remains of mural painting, and today serves as home to a considerable amount of birds and reptiles.
North of the city on the way to Punta Sam lays another archeological site called El Meco, named after the nickname of a local resident while its real name remains unknown. It has the tallest and most important building of the co-urban area of Cancun and the largest number of buildings devoted to civil and religious affairs. According to investigations, this place was inhabited and deserted in several occasions. In the year 1200AC thanks to its maritime activity, El Meco took an important role in the political and economic arena of the peninsula.
Also, several other ancient relics can be found in Cancun such as Yamil Luum, located at the center of the Westin Lagunamar Hotel as well as the isolated temple that can be seen at the Pok ta Pok Cancun Golf Club.
Only 2 hours away from Cancun, is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Chichen Itza, recently declared Human Heritage and home to the impressive Kukulcan pyramid, a large calendar made of stone that is adjacent to the largest Mesoamerican ball game field. In addition, there is a Mayan astronomic observatory and The Temple of Nuns.
Twice a year, an amazing astronomic phenomenon takes place: the Spring Equinox in March 21st and the Autumn Equinox on September 22nd where the sunlight effect creates the illusion of the Kukulcan serpent descending from the top of the pyramid to fertilize the earth. This event attracts tourists from all over the world amazed to see the clarity of this event.
Another highly unknown archeological jewel near Cancun is Ek Balam, a site that started revealing its secrets during its recent discovery. Its buildings, temples and palaces are located inside a walled area indicating that it was a sacred center and political headquarter home to governors and priests. This site is located at 90 miles from Cancun and requires at least one hour to tour around the main structures.
The longest remnant of the Mayan world, Coba, is found about an hour and a half away from Cancun and was built by several communities of more than 50,000 inhabitants in a territory of 43 miles. Coba exerted economic control of the region trough a complex network of roads, and it is home to the tallest pyramid in the north of the peninsula with 42 meters high where a view of the jungle extends to the infinite.
We cannot help but mention Tulum, the walled city sitting at the edge of a cliff facing the sea. The vestiges of the city’s castle and temple are decorated with symbols of the god of bees and Venus, guardian of the coast and commerce. This is one of the most visited ruins in Mexico since it’s located at only 82 miles from Cancun.
Cancun is proud to be home to this Mayan heritage that dates back to the year 1500BC and whose influence in the city and culture can be appreciated in the architecture of hotels, local gastronomy and spa treatments offering tourists a unique experience full of traditions and history.
Escape to Beautiful Cancun
If you are considering travel to Mexico, then Cancun is a “not to be missed” destination. Cancun offers so much to see and do, nowhere else in Mexico can match it.
Cancun is less that half a day’s travel from fascinating archeological sites. Chitchen Itza, Mexico is the site of a well preserved Mayan village. You can climb what locals call “the Mexican pyramids”, or you can go inside the pyramids to see the sculpture of the jungle cat.
You can stroll across the fields where an early form of basketball was played. The hoops are high on the side walls of the arena. Knowledgeable guides will lead you through the whole site. If you go, consider staying for the night shows where the pyramids are lit with lasers and dramatic music plays.
Xel Ha Nature Park
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Also an easy travelling distance from Cancun, Mexico is Xel Ha nature park. It’s a nature preserve, water park. Here you can snorkle amongst thousands of colorful fish in a safe, secluded environment.
The lower levels of water and natural, insulated cove make it much safer than open ocean snorkelling. Yet you are still in a beautiful, natural coral reef setting.
Xel Ha is not man made.
Cancun is Mexico’s number one tourist destination at an international level, and with good reason. Marvelous climate convenient location, amazing natural and cultural attractions make this city a favorite. Four million visitors arrive each year in an average of 190 flights daily.
Cancun Towers are three luxury apartment towers that are currently being developed in the Gated Community called Puerto Cancun Mexico. Located within the Bay of Isla Mujeres, Puerto Cancun is adjacent to downtown Cancun and the hotel zone on the last stretch of untouched oceanfront.
This amazing development has everything, golf, ocean, shopping all with the peace of mind that comes with a gated community.
If you are thinking about visiting Cancun, or are looking for an investment that towers above the rest, call Irene Barnes at 250-432-9200
