La Amada Residences Newsletter, December, 2010

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Largest Solar-Powered Boat Dock in La Amada

With a warm and typically Mexican welcome MS Tûranor Planet Solar, the world’s largest solar boat, arrived at La Amada Marina on Dec. 7th. Midday. This Spectacular vessel with its crew of six choose our marina for its stay in Mexico on the occasion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 

The futuristic catamaran is of incredibly light yet very durable carbon-sandwich construction. It was the work of Craig Loomes from New Zealand, who is considered to be one of the world’s most innovative boat designers. The solar catamaran was built by the Kiel-based boatbuilding firm, Knierim Yachtbau.

The most exciting feature of this double-hulled boat becomes apparent from an aerial perspective: the solar panels installed on deck were produced by Solon AG in Berlin using highly efficient photovoltaic cells from the US-based SunPower Corporation from San Jose in California.

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Banking and Finances for Retirees in Mexico

Some Cancun Real Estate Tips

The banking system in Mexico has been improved enormously over the last 10 years and banks are today much more customer-focused than ever before.

Charges and interest rates on borrowing are still higher than you may be used to at home and the conditions for keeping an account open may be stricter than you expect.

Most banking in Mexico is still done the "you have to go to the bank" way, which make you wait in lines at banks for longer than you can imagine. However, Internet banking is now widely available in Mexico, and it is possible to bank online, pay bills and transfer money to others. The procedure for opening an online account can be bureaucratic but it's worth it, as it will save hours of time each year not lining up at banks to transact your business.

Most Mexicans still prefer to bank the "you have to go to the bank" way and this means that lines at the local bank, especially every 15 days called "quincenas", can be enormous as literally millions of people line up to cash checks and pay credit cards and other bills.
Mexico has a selection of banks to choose from, and you will need to open an account locally, for day-to-day management of your finances.

It will probably be best if you keep an account active back home too, especially if you continue to have social, family, investment or business connections there.

You should search for professional financial advice for all matters regarding finance and taxation if you are considering retirement in Mexico. As always, you can contact us if you have any questions.

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Improving the road to La Amada

Official goverment ceremony

As we mention before the work on increasing the width of the road to La Amada from two to four lanes has begun.

Important members of our local authorities and La Amada Residences executives assist to the ceremony.  

As we mention before in our last newsletter the progress of the construction is amazing and it goes really fast.

We can’t wait to let you know when the road would be 100% ready.

If you want to know more about the new road to La Amada, please feel free to contact us, just click here.

Windsurf Mexican National Championship, 2010

La Amada Marina host a national event

Landmarked by the beautiful surroundings of Playa Mujeres and within the magnificent facilities of La Amada Residences Hotel & Marina, the Mexican National  Wind Sur Championship  begun on Friday December 3 .

Over 50 participants sailed into the Caribbean at 1:30 sharp. Most of them came from DF, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Estado de Mexico, Nayarit and Campeche.

Various competitions were held strictly under the contest’s schedule.

During this events, the contestants had to deal with wind currents that came in from the north at speeds over 15 knots.

The opening ceremony was presided by Mr. Carlos Contreras, representing COJUDEQ’s  president; Lic. Marco A. Lozano; Joan Rayo, La Amada Marina’s GM; Marco A. Rico, president of AVEQROO; Moises Alfaro, FMV’s  Director; and, Miguel Angel Pani Can, President of the Mexican Association of Wind Surf.

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