Punta del Burro Homeowners Association - Serving the Punta del Burro Community

HOURS WINTER AND SUMMER

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:10:56 -0500

Hola Vecinos ,

Starting tomorrow in the morning go to summer time it is advancing clocks an hour this with the goal of saving more energy.

Since 1996 Mexico has been practised in the change of schedule. The first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October at 2h00 in the morning is the change of schedule. By 2008 Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, April 6 and ends on Sunday, October 26.

At the time taken between the first Sunday in April and last Sunday in October is called daylight saving time, while the schedule for the remainder of the year is called Winter Schedule. The setting of a time that is done in the clocks to move from one time to another occurs exactly 2h00 in the morning (this time is the time that is left) on Sunday in question. The change in schedule is made at this time to minimize potential adverse effects on society in general the effect of adjusting the clocks. In the United Mexican States changing schedule is done primarily in the Central time zone, one hour after making the change of schedule in the Pacific area, and an hour later is the change of schedule in the Northwest area .

Construction of the Riviera Nayarit Project Begins

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:19:31 -0500

Construction of the Riviera Nayarit Project Begins

March 24th, construction of the tourist complex "Riviera Nayarit" will begin. "Riviera Nayarit" extends along 180 kms of beachfront property from Nuevo Vallarta to San Blas, all in the neighboring state of Nayarit just north of Puerto Vallarta. This FONATUR project will eventually include 44 individual tourist developments, an international airport, 6 golf courses and 4 marinas.

The first phase of development will take 2 ½ years, March 2008 - September 2010. It will include a 4-lane highway Bucerìas-Compostela, a distance of about 100 kms. which will reduce driving time on this stretch by 1 hour, and a 2-lane highway Tepic-San Blas, which will reduce the driving time between these two cities to 20 minutes.

ALTRUISM FESTIVAL ON MAY 25TH 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:55:52 -0500

Start: 2008-03-25 14:00

End: 2008-05-25 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Altruism Festival.
have the list of all 24 participating charities. Remember that each charity is required to sell 50 tickets so, if you buy from your
favorite, you will helping them in two ways. Any ticket you buy will help support the 24 charities. These are in Puerto Vallarta unless
otherwise noted:
1. Arturo y lo Hijos de Dios
2. Asilo de Ancianos (C.A.I.A.M.)
3. Asilo San Juan Diego
4. Becas Vallarta
5. Biblioteca Publica Rey Nayar - Bucerias
6. Biblioteca Los Mangos - Puerto Vallarta
7. Casa Hogar Maximo Cornejo
8. Cinica Rehab. Santa Barbara
9. Club de Amistad, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

ALTRUISM FESTIVAL ON MAY 25TH 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:41:08 -0500

Start: 2008-03-25 14:00

End: 2008-05-25 22:16

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

This is a very fun, gala evening with many restaurants participating, serving samples of their famous dishes.

Each charity must sell 50 tickets at a cost of $300 pesos each. The Festival will be held on May 25 at the Marriott and each organization will be able to pick up tickets on April 29; however, if you would like to support your favorite charity ahead of time it's possible to reserve tickets.

For those of you who will be leaving before May 25 and would still like to assist in this fund raiser, you can purchase tickets and ask that they be given to someone who will be participating as workers for their charity, but cannot afford to purchase a ticket. Every one who has a ticket will be given a bracelet upon entering the Marriott Hotel and this allows the person to sample the food. for reserve you ticket please call me or send me e-mail gabymapbucerias@prodigy.net.mx 322 294 1302

Pie In the Sky

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:45:08 -0600

Start: 2008-02-04 14:00

End: 2008-02-15 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

For Valentines day:
The moment has come to demonstrate your love, affection, and appreciation of a special person or friend in your life.
Pie In The Sky is offering a variety of heart cakes, large and small, including mini heart cakes and mini mousse hearts.
We are also accepting special orders for Valentines Day Gift baskets.
Show that special someone you care with Pie In The Sky.

If you special order a gift before February 10th, you will receive 15% discuento.

Vista PdB News 10/27/2007

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:52:06 -0500

Punta del Burro
October 27, 2007
Prepared by Patricia Will

Dear Neighbors:

During the summer, a number of us (Sergio Grano, Jim and Melinda Wilker, Pablo and me, Patricia Will) have been working hard on community improvements. Since Memorial Day week-end we have:

--Resolved all boundary differences with Costa Banderas, closed on the land outside our boundaries (per surveys) on Alta Vista, as well as an interior lot.

--Fenced the community, so as to establish permanent, visible boundaries

--Hired full-time 24/7 security, positioned at our new entry at Alta Vista and Bahia , and patrolling throughout the night

The Worlds Number One Retirement Destination

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:49:04 -0500

Looking for the Best Place in the World to Retire?
Jim Scherrer - PVNN

Retirees, not young adventurers, are the largest and latest group to migrate to this fabled country in droves.
With International Living's Annual Global Retirement Index ranking Mexico as the world's top retirement haven and Conde Nast naming Vallarta the world's friendliest resort, it's no wonder that so many retirees have migrated to Puerto Vallarta.

During the past 15 years, International Living magazine has calculated its Annual Global Retirement Index; a resource intended to assist retirees and future retirees in evaluating and comparing the world's most popular retirement destinations. It is based on a number of criteria, giving various weights to each, depending on its importance to retirees. Listed below are those criteria considered with their individual weighting:

U.S. Consular Agency in Puerto Vallarta Has Moved

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:53:28 -0500

Puerto Vallarta's U.S. Consular Agency has moved from its provisional quarters in Paradise Village to the Paradise Plaza Shopping Center, located at 85 Paseo de los Cocoteros Sur, Local #l–7, in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit.

Open to the public Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, except for US and Mexican holidays, the U.S. Consular Agency provides emergency services to American Citizens residing in or visiting the area around Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.The Consular Agency also provides notary service and receives applications for U.S. passports and consular reports of birth abroad (CRBAs.) Passport and CRBAa applications are forwarded to the US Consulate General Guadalajara (the Consular Agency's supervisory post) for processing.

Mexican Authorities Up Beach Warning to code red

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:15:47 -0500

Crystal clear skies and soft tropical breezes belied the increasing concern of Mexican authorities as a unrelenting surge of high waves and dangerous riptides continued to assail the west coast States of this North American Republic.
In Alcapulco; high waves breeched sea walls, flowing down seaside streets and alleyways. In Puerto Vallarta, small boats were smashed, beached, or broken against stone breakwaters. In Mazatlan, Sinaloa, massive waves reaching more than 3 meters have been pounding the resort town nonstop since April 9. The Secretary of public security, Ernesto Cebreros Murillo, issued an alert to all owners and captains of small boats plying the waters of Sinaloa. "We are asking all captains with home harbors in the State of Sinaloa to abstain from putting out to sea," he said.

Meeting for Punta del Burro March 12, 2007

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:16:46 -0600

Start: 2007-03-10 20:00

End: 2007-03-12 20:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

All hands on deck. I'm serious here folks. We're running out of time.

The meeting to discuss and vote on (new and improved) options for the Alta Vista Rd. encroachment issue will be held at Monte and Julie Vincents 10:00am. March 12th. (this upcoming Monday).. Please make every effort to attend or should you be away from the Burro, you may call in to the teleconference number provided to you via Email.

Who Visits the PdB Site?

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:02:41 -0600

Each month, thousands of people from all over the world visit Punta del Burro through the World Wide Web. This chart shows the statistics from our first year of operation:

Future Home of PdB Web Cam

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:05:35 -0600

While visiting Gary S. up at his place on the hill directly across from the PdB entrance we decided it would be cool to put a webcam on top of his house. The shelton pad is pretty darn cool in itself. We can all watch huricanes roll by PdB from putors all over the world. Better yet, we can see the progress of the developer next door. Note the recent strip mining technique used in the lower hectare's below. Click on Picture then "view original" for closeup..Would you check out a webcam on the pdb site if you could? Let us know ..

Meeting Feb. 3 2007 ODSYS/HOA

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:09:47 -0600

Start: 2007-01-29 12:00

End: 2007-02-03 12:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Please mark your personal calendar for the joint ODSYS water company and HOA meeting to be held at Casa Olas 10:00 am saturday Febuary 3rd.

Travel to Mexico from US about to change

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:55:02 -0600

Here are some pertinent excerpts from an article in USA Today:

...the U.S. government is on the verge of implementing security-inspired changes to passports that will affect millions of international travelers.

On Jan. 23, air travelers to and from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean will for the first time need a passport to cross the U.S. border. Starting in the spring, all U.S citizens applying for a passport will get an electronic version that's embedded with a "smart" chip designed to thwart forgery.
...
Many people heading to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean now travel with just a driver's license for identification. Under the new rule, U.S. citizens traveling by air need a passport. Though a driver's license will no longer suffice, the government does leave some wiggle room. The Nexus Air card, issued under a USA-Canada cooperative program to prescreened travelers, is acceptable. The passport rule will apply to land and sea travelers no later than June 1, 2009.

December Happenings in Bucerias

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:25:23 -0600

Start: 2006-11-26 10:00

End: 2006-12-16 17:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Shoppers on the lookout for some fabulous Christmas décor and gifts are in
luck! The Second Annual Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Bazaar and Poinsettia Sale
is a great chance to do some shopping while benefiting a local charity.

Just stop by Lazaro Cardenas #52 in Bucerias on Saturday, December 2nd
between 10 am and 2 pm Jalisco time for a great selection of hand made
Christmas gifts, home baked goodies and live poinsettias. All proceeds
benefit The School for Exceptional Children in Bucerias (Centro de Atencion
Multiple No. 12.)

The Bucerias Children's Library will be holding their annual Welcome Back to