When I first came to Sayulita, the first person I met was the property manager of a condo in Villa Amor, Gabbi Villarrubia.

The fourth person I met was Mark Alberto Holt, who had recently opened a tequila bar named the SFT Tequila bar, right on the square.

As fate would have it, we would all become friends, supporters and, in the case of Gabbi and Mark, celebrities in the world of tequila, flourishing like a blue agave plant under the hot sun in Jalisco.  read more »

Last Thursday night, December 10, 2009, Tropical House Bistro in Sayulita hosted a wonderful event of life music and original paintings. A big thank you to all that came out to this event and helped raise $8,000 pesos which will go to the music and scholarship program at Costa Verde International School. The classical guitarist Rigoberto Mora Munoz played two amazing sets of music on his guitars in the open air patio. Seats were full and all ears tuned into the amazing sounds of this wonderful guitarist.  read more »

latitude/RichardAll through the night of October 27 the J/120 J World had been making swift southward progress, broad reaching under a single-reefed main and a 90% jib. With winds of 15 to 25 knots, the sleek hull tore down the long, 15-foot swells at speeds up to 11 knots. The ride was a bit bouncy, but the crew was loving it, especially since they'd been playing catch-up to the rest of the Baja Ha-Ha fl eet after making an unplanned 4-hour pit stop at Ensenada to repair a minor engine issue.

This was offshore sailing at its best. A few minutes before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, Captain Eugenie Russell swung out of her berth, rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and headed for the companionway.  read more »

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In 2002, as part of team OP, I traveled to Puerto Vallarta for a photo shoot. At the time I was about to sign the biggest deal of my pro surfing career, and my surfing future seemed brighter than ever - until Hurricane Kenna, a category 5 hurricane, smashed into us, washing away any future deal I had with OP.  read more »

Mark keeps coming up with things that makes Sayulita fish Taco and Tequila Bar a place to be. Thursday's he has a live band with happy hour from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

Mark is a great person to have, just about any discussion weather it being, local news, current events, worldly events, but you see a sparkle in his eye when the topic turns to tequila.  read more »

At the root of every tree, just like every town and every community, lies it's essence, foundation, and values.. the culture and the language, but also the people who come together to make this possible.

SAYULIMPIA
AND WASTE CAMPAIGN

The challenges of our world are constantly growing: Industry and technology, commercialism and competition, consumption, supply and demand. The rapid and uncontrolled growth of our small communities and towns, cities and nations are the main cause of environmental contamination but also of the social and economic problems which threaten our quality of life, and climate change and the damages on the environment.  read more »

SAYULITA HAS AN ICON

We feel so proud of having the opportunity to donate the first Public work of art; we plan this to be Sayulita Icon and landmark. This magical place didn’t have an art icon for identity and promotion. We thank God for giving us the opportunity.

The Mermaid, a mythic element that symbolizes the contact of the women with the sea, The Women as Humanity symbol living in contact with the sea and nature, surfing with the dolphin; hold by the Coral tied to the bottom.

This magnificent piece was created through the hands of International Artist and Sculptor Octavio Gonzalez, Author and Donator of the life-size Humpback whale at Marina Vallarta; His lovely Sea inspired works are located at important plazas and public places throughout Mexico and the world.  read more »

Learn Spanish!
On-Going Group
In the morning and evening (depending on attendance)
Beginner level- $ 1000 pesos per month (16 hours-4 hours a week)



01-329-291-3355/045-322-118-5806
Please register on the 25th or the 26th of September,
From 8:00am to 6:00pm
Ave. Revolución #3, Sayulita
WWW.colegiocostaverde.com/language_school  read more »

There is something awesome going on in Mexico and its not just the year-round warm water and perfect waves……Whatever doubt there may be in your jaded soul when first you hear about some expat parents opening a green school in the travel hot spot community of Sayulita Mexico, they are dashed away after a few moments of chatting with one of the school’s founders, renowned photographer and commercial director Anne Menke.  read more »

If you were in the Bahia de Banderas (Banderas Bay)region during the past 6 weeks, you may have seen children of all ages walking to and from PEACE summer camps in their colorful PEACE t-shirts! This summer we piloted a summer camp with an educational emphasis in entrepreneurial skill development in seven schools in five villages with the goal of providing project-based learning opportunities at various levels to all of our summer campers.  read more »

We all know that the river runs into the bay of Sayulita, we all know that when it rains all the water runs into the Sayulita bay, what some of us may not realize is so does all the trash that has been discarded on the ground that to eventually ends up on the beach and in the bay as well.

With this reality Saturday has become beach clean up day. Jose Luis got together with like minded people who care about our environment and walk up and down the beach picking up the trash and it has turned out to have a huge impact to the beautification of our beloved beach.  read more »

VIC ROLLER WINDOW DESIGN SOLUTIONS

John Simpson, Canadian, Mexian resident. I have lived in many parts of the world in the past 40 years, with 20 years in South America, Brazil, Argintina, Carribbean and Mexico. Have been involved in sales my whole life. I speak English, Spanish & Portuguese. I have been a resident now of Puerto Vallarta for the past 2 years (also lived here for 2 years in 1996 & 1997) and work with Real Estate Sales and Rentals, Property Management and Import/Exports and now to include Window Solutions for Condos & Villas.  read more »

PACIFICDOMES INTERNATIONAL:

I had the opportunity to sit with Teresa Oso last week, to discuss the world of DOMES. Of course I had been to the web site and poked around a bit. I found what I saw to be impressive, however when I sat with her I became more interested - not only in the DOMES themselves, but in the people who founded this company twenty eight years ago.

Asha Deliverance, the owner, followed the concept of Buckminster Fuller who seems to have invented the DOMES. Deliverance and Oso have built this business to a global standard. With dealers already in The United States, Canada, Europe, they have just opened a factory in Mexico.  read more »

Vallarta Dynamic Duo Sailing to Success.

Laura Barajas and Paloma Mestre form part of the Prudential Vallarta Real Estate team. But that is not the ONLY team in which they participate. They are also members of the only all-female sailing team in Mexico, proudly based in Puerto Vallarta. Their regular practice, discipline and hard work have proven very successful for these 14 ladies, making this a very solid team... solid as a rock.  read more »

Our Spay and Neuter Program needs your help!

As you all know, spaying and neutering is the only successful, long-term solution for the overpopulation of cats and dogs and all the issues that encompasses.

Did you know...?
-In 7 years, one cat and its offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats.
-In 6 years, one dog and its offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs.  read more »

Photo/Will Estes Sayulita SonSayulita Fish Taco and Tequila Bar. Thursdays for some reason are becoming the start of weekend, Sayulita is laid back as it is with summer here, so we locals have more time on our hands to enjoy our friends and party a bit more than during the season. SFT & Tequila Bar, gets us in the mood by having there happy hour on Thursday from five to seven. This week we discussed broken limbs, traveling, hurricane Andres that missed us. The weather has been perfect since Andres pulled all the heat off the coast. I don't know of anyone who is not happy with long weekends. Mark we all salute you and thank you for what you do for your friends and for the community. Mark's recommended Tequila for the week is, Casa Noble Blanco  read more »

Sayulita Fish Taco and Tequila Bar

SFT & Tequila Bar, Thursday Happy two hours is a great success! Mark says he enjoys it just as much as his guest do, because he gets to discuss his favorite things in his life (family, Sayulita and tequila) with close friends and always likes to make new friends.  read more »

Watching the sunrise early morning, the crisp smell in the air of fresh cut grass watching foals playing in the field. That memory has stayed with me my entire life, dreaming of the day that I could be the owner of such a place.

I have been riding horses since I was three years old I have always loved horses and being that child dreaming of being part of something special like National Velvet. My dream has become real.  read more »