TIJUANA EXPLODING WITH CONDOS AND HEALTH CARE PROJECTS - 30 Projects Opening Next Year.

Tijuana is rapidly growing: condos and medical tourism facilities creating a construction boom

Most of the condominium buyers are Mexicans

Construction in Tijuana, Baja California, is seeing a boom that by next year will add 700 new condominiums in at least 30 projects.

The new Alta Baja project, will cost 3.5 billion pesos (US $188 million), and generate about 10,000 direct jobs, said the president of the Tijuana economic development council.

“Tijuana’s got a great potential because it’s growing fast but there’s no place to do so going sideways, so we have to think ‘up.’ We expect that upper middle class buyers will acquire these condominiums, as they represent a niche opportunity,” said Humberto Inzunza.

Besides the condominium buildings proper, Alta Baja will also include a five-star hotel, high-end shopping malls and private hospitals that will cater not only to the domestic market but to foreign tourists too.

MEXICO CITY ORGAN GRINDERS - 130 year tradition filling the streets with music ~ El Universal

Organ Grinders have been a common sight in Mexico City for 130 years

As the sprawling metropolis of Mexico City continues to lead the country in terms of modernization and change, a small guild of street workers maintains a tradition that has seen comparatively little change in more than a century.

The Chances of Being Murdered While on Vacation in Mexico Are...

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

What are chances of being murder victim in Mexico?

About as good as being struck by lightning.

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By Greg Custer

This is not a story about how Mexico celebrates its Día de los Muertos ritual, or how Americans come here to retire . . . then forget to die.

The other day I came across the black-and-white details of how and where U.S. citizens meet their maker in foreign lands. You see, the U.S. State Department is required by law to report non-natural deaths by U.S. citizens in foreign countries.

Anyone who’s explored beyond the comforts of Western Europe knows our global village has some tough neighborhoods. In fact, in the two-year period of 2014-2015 exactly 1,723 unfortunate U.S. citizens “bought the farm” beyond U.S. soil.

The BEST TIJUANA DENTISTS by The Board Certified Mexico Dental Association for Dental Implants, Cosmetic Dentistry & More ~

The Board Certified Mexico Dental Association Brings You The Best of The Best Dentists in Tijuana ~

Board Certified Dentists comprise less than 1% of dentists in Mexico and they are the ones you want for your important dental procedures. They cost the same as non-certified dentists in Mexico so you can afford the best!

Tijuana is located in Baja California across the border from San Diego California.  Dentists and doctors in the city of 2.5 million have provided affordable medical and dental services for over 60 years. 

Today with ever rising health care costs, Tijuana has become even more important with many US insurance companies not only covering dentistry in Tijuana but also investing in health care facilities in Tijuana.

Patients should be aware that 85-90% of dentists in Mexico are only general dentists. If you are considering having advanced dentistry in Tijuana, take the advice  of the Mexican and American dental associations and insist on a Board Certified Dentist for your dental implants, crowns, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgeries etc. 

Board Certified Dentists in Tijuana have the additional years of specialist college necessary to ensure your procedures will be successful. 

Visit The Board Certified Mexico Dental Association's recommended Tijuana Dentists on the following page.

Top Things You Must See and Do in Los Cabos, Mexico - From Conde' Nast

TRAVEL MEXICO - INSPIRATION - CABO DINING

LOS CABOS NEWS -  HOTELS - CABO ACTIVITIES - CULTURE

WRITTEN BY KELLY PHILLIPS BADAL MAY 14, 2016

Land's End - Cabo San Lucas

One’s considered mild, the other, wild. The shore-linked cities of Los Cabos, Mexico reflect the region’s two distinct personalities. Whether you choose tranquil San José del Cabo or rowdier Cabo San Lucas, here’s a taste of both on the sunny tip of Baja.

New Luxury Hotel Opens in Cabo Soon! The Beautiful $150 million Grand Velas Cabo - The Ultimate in All Inclusives

Mexico’s Velas Resorts to Debut New Grand Velas, November 2016 - 

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico -- The "Beyond All Inclusive, Beyond All Compare" Velas Resorts announces the opening of Grand Velas Los Cabos on Mexico's Baja Peninsula in November 2016. The $150 million resort is the fifth property of the family owned and operated company with over 20 years of tradition in hospitality. 

The beachfront property will have enhanced signature facilities and services of Grand Velas resorts including duplex wellness suites with juice bars, wine based features inspired by the proximity to the region producing Mexico's fine wines, and dramatic ocean views and unique spaces infusing every area of the resort. A gallery of contemporary art will continue the company's commitment to bringing the art, fashion and culture of Mexico to guests. 

TIJUANA NIGHTLIFE - What Gaslamp Quarter Once Was in San Diego.. Art, Music, Fine Dining - It's All Here!

The Best Thing About San Diego Is... Tijuana

Across the border, I found a vibrant scene that helped me appreciate California.

• SARA LIBBY
 

As the drumbeat for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico has grown louder over the past year thanks to Donald Trump, I’ve shared a lot of the typical reactions against it: Vilifying immigrants is ignorant and cruel. The desire to keep others out is un-American.

But I have another thought that probably doesn’t come up much for anyone who doesn’t live near the border: Please don’t make it harder for me to go to Mexico.

BAD MEXICAN DENTAL TOURISM - By Certified Dentists Internationale'

The Best and the Worst Dentists in Mexico - Whose Chair Will You End Up In?

The 3 Stooges were not Mexican - but you get the idea...

MEXICAN DENTAL TOURISM HORROR STORIES

Scary Mexican dental stories often begin when patients go to a clinic with the cheapest price. Tip: When you cross the border - it’s time to shop quality not price. You are already saving 50-75% and if you keep shopping - you will definitely find the lowest price and may be sorry you did.

Get Superior Dentistry in Mexico with This New Certified Dentists Association

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New Mexican Doctors and Dentists Association offer Medical and Dental Tourism Assistance.

April 11, 2016

 Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association pioneered Mexican dental tourism over 20 years ago and has recently opened a new division which includes doctors and dentists worldwide to assist dental tourism patients in finding the best certified dentists for medical and dental vacations. Besides featuring free estimates, referrals and 2nd opinions, their patient advisers are doctors not call center agents. 

A New Mexican Dental Association by the name of Certified Doctors and Dentists Internationale' will find you the best medical and dental tourism providers in Mexico and beyond. 

CABO'S NEWEST HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND ADVENTURES FOR VISITORS - San Diego Magazine

New in Cabo San Lucas!

Cabo has come roaring back since Hurricane Odile with new hotels, restaurants, and plenty of outdoor adventure. And it's now rated Mexico's #1 tourist destination far surpassing Cancun and all the rest. 

Photo: Whale Watching is one of Cabo's most popular visitor activities

BLACK MISO FISH TACOS AT MANTA

If you’re after all things cool, sexy, and hip, there’s no better place than The Cape Hotel, a new Thompson-brand property that feels like Manhattan in Mexico, ten minutes from downtown. Each of the 161 rooms faces the ocean and comes with a money shot of the iconic Cabo arch. Indulge in the property’s beautiful room decor details, like Mexican tile and a copper tub, but save time for the breezy, homelike lobby, multiple bars, stunning infinity pool, and the excellent Manta restaurant, launched by famed chef Enrique Olvera of Mexico City’s Pujol.

Thompson's Cape Hotel - for wickedly rich surfers overlooking Monuments surf break.

TIJUANA - A NEW REALITY SHOWS - Travel Weekly

Here's an upbeat article on how far Tijuana has evolved in recent years. But the writer left one thing out - healthcare tourism, which has become a major industry. Indeed, if you just go by the numbers Tijuana is the leading medical and dental tourism destination in Mexico for Americans and Canadians. -ed

By Meagan Drillinger / March 09, 2016 for Travel Weeky

Tijuana is a destination you’ve certainly heard of but not necessarily one you might be selling as a tourist destination.

Over the years Tijuana has gotten a notorious reputation as a seedy place where teenage boys from the U.S. celebrated rites of passage and depravity beckoned at every turn. And while that may have very well been the case as recently as eight years ago, one travel operator in the region insists that the TJ of today is decidedly different.

2 Las Vegas Gentlemen's Clubs Opening in Cabo and Mike Tyson's IpMan 3 Outdraws Star Wars in Asia by Robin Leach

Victor Drai and Giada De Laurenti's attend Drai’s Beach Club and Nightclub opening night Friday, May 23, 2014, atop the Cromwell in Las Vegas. Another opens soon in Cabo San Lucas.



By Robin Leach
Monday, March 7, 2016 | 6:04 p.m.

Drai’s Beach Club and Nightclub opening night Friday, May 23, 2014, atop the Cromwell in Las Vegas.

CABO SAN LUCAS — I’m down here on the tip of the Mexican Baja for the next week for much-needed R&R, but news from Las Vegas follows me wherever I go.

Our nightlife czar Victor Drai is spreading his wings south of the border to open a Drai’s nightclub and beach club here in Cabo San Lucas.

GAME OF THRONES LOS CABOS FILM FESTIVAL INTERVIEW WITH IAN McSHANE

Many are wondering if Ian McShane’s character in the upcoming Game of Thrones Season 6 is the one who’ll bring back Jon Snow from the dead. In a previous interview with Pop Goes the News at the Los Cabos International Film Festival, the British actor claimed that he’d resurrect someone viewers thought they’d never see again.

The Deadwood actor’s role in the HBO show is only for a single episode. For months, several Game of Thrones Season 6 spoilers have been speculating about Jon Snow’s fate. The Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch was killed by his own men in the Game of Thrones Season 5 finale. Is it possible that Ian’s character will get him out of the grave?

Baja Whale Watch - White Whale Named "Gallon of Milk" Sighted With Calf

There’s been a lot of strange names given to animals in the past, but a rare albino whale has been tagged with the name “Gallon of Milk.” For sure if milk came in bigger containers, this humongous whale would have a much bigger nickname, but since gallon is the largest size, then “Gallon of Milk” it is.

LATEST BAJA 1000 FINISH RECAP - Action photos, inside stories and more -

Matt Emery

Photographers: Mark KariyaAlexander Ponce

It was this attitude that has made this crew both past SCORE Baja champions and one that was truly needed.

The finish of the Baja 1000 was one for the books. Rob MacCachren chased Apdaly Lopez the entire way, and actually physically finished second to Lopez, but was named victorious as it was determined that Lopez missed a few of the “virtual” checkpoints. He was penalized for the infractions, and it was those time penalties that put MacCachren and co-driver Andy McMillan ahead on time at the end.

These virtual checkpoints, all 95 of them, are possible thanks to the data logging and the electronics that now are part of the score keeping. Gone are the days of taping a beer can onto the roll cage where slips of paper were placed at manned checkpoints. Now, the teams are tracked in real time, exactly where they are on the course.

A CABO DENTAL VACATION WILL SAVE YOU $1,000's on Dental Implants And Cosmetic Dentistry And The Vacation Part is Priceless! - By Certified Dentists Internationale'

Photo: Los Arcos - The Arch at Land's End - the very tip of the Baja California Peninsula just outside the Cabo San Lucas marina entrance. It divides the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez

CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO DENTAL VACATION

Certified Dentists internationale’ offers the very best certified dentists in the best dental tourism destinations the world over including Cabo San Lucas - Mexico's top dental vacation destination.  

Cabo and San Jose del Cabo (aka Los Cabos) are visited by over 2.5 million tourists annually. Located at the southernmost tip of the Baja Peninsula 900 miles south of San Diego California it’s famed for perfect beaches, warm pristine waters and a multitude of exciting things for visitors of all ages to do from big game fishing and golf to zip lining, fine dining and much more! 

Commercial airline flights arrive at nearby San Jose del Cabo International (SJD). Airliners do not land in Cabo which only has a small general aviation airport.

TIJUANA MEDICAL AND DENTAL TOURISM COMING OF AGE - New 50 Million $ Medical Center Planned - San Diego Union Tribune

TIJUANA — For decades, U.S. patients have crossed to Tijuana for lower-cost medical care, from plastic surgery to dental procedures to stem cell treatments. Developers of a planned high-rise now say they hope to capture a share of that market, offering a wide range of services in one facility, just yards from the San Ysidro border.

The owners of New City Medical Plaza envision a 26-story tower, with doctors offices, a medical lab, a surgery center, and an adjacent 140-room hotel. The idea is to provide a single location easily accessed by U.S. patients. They plan to be up-and-running within three years.

MEDICAL TOURISM COUNTRIES WHERE AMERICAN & CANADIANS SAVE THE MOST

Reposted from Dental Tourism News Today


Many Americans, Canadians and Western Europeans are traveling abroad for non-emergency procedures such as dental makeovers, hip replacement, cosmetic surgery, or even heart surgery. Each year, some 750,000 U.S. citizens travel to foreign destinations seeking medical treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of respondents to a Medical Tourism Association survey who traveled abroad for health reasons did so because they were uninsured. Americans also travel for elective procedures insurance doesn't cover. Cosmetic surgery and dentistry are particularly popular tourism choices, because they are rarely covered by health insurance.

Cost is a big factor in deciding whether to seek care abroad. As a rule of thumb - Procedures that cost more than $6,000 generally are cheaper if performed outside the U.S.

LOS ALGODONES DENTAL CLINIC REVIEWS, LOS ALGODONES DENTAL PRICES & DENTISTS By Certified Dentists Internationale'

Los Algodones just around the  corner from Tijuana and San Diego is often called Mexico's Mecca of dental tourism or Molar City, It's located a mere 3 hours from San Diego California and Tijuana via US Hwy 8 or 1 hr. from Mexicali, 10 miles from Yuma.

Every year tens of thousands of American and Canadian dental patients visit the tiny border town of 5,500. 350 dentists occupy the 4-5 block town center - along with discount pharmacies, optometrists and a scattering of restaurants and souvenir shops. The cattle, cantinas and brothels of days of yore were run out of town by a dentist turned mayor decades ago. If you are into selfies you may luck upon the town greeter costumed as a giant smiling molar walking about.

Crystal Lagoons 680 Million Dollar Diamante Project Rocks in Cabo San Lucas

Crystal Lagoons sees big promise in Mexico

With five lagoons now operating it envisions 50 more, worth $10 billion

  

Mexico News Daily | Saturday, February 20, 2016

A company that has earned international renown for its artificial lagoons sees big promise in Mexico, where it has plans to develop 50 lagoon projects, an investment worth US $10 billion.

Amsterdam-based Crystal Lagoons already has five projects in Mexico, the flagship among them being the Diamante Cabo San Lucas, a $680-million development where the company installed a 4.5-hectare saltwater lagoon.

Escape to Los Cabos East Cape - Cabo Pulmo & Other Less Traveled Mexican Paradises

Tired of crowds of tourists and want to get back to Mexico as it was decades ago? Try Cabo Pulmo, Puerto Escondido or Isla Holbox off of Cancun..


By M. Drillinger / February 16, 2016


Finding a great Mexican beach escape is easy; finding one with few tourists is more of a challenge. But looking past the most popular beach destinations will yield a bevy of fantastic, beach getaways in Mexico that are still relatively undiscovered by tourists. These locations will give you a slice of laid-back, authentic Mexican lifestyle on white, sandy beaches with beautiful hotels, far from the bustling boardwalks and frenzied marinas of more popular playas.

Puerto Escondido

While Oaxaca is well known for its gorgeous colonial capital city as well as its vibrant culinary scene, the state has some of Mexico’s best and most beautiful beaches, many of them still relatively undiscovered. Surfers have been chasing waves along this beach for years, especially on Playa Zicatela on the south end of the bay; the port town has been ranked among some of the best surf destinations in the world.

CABO SAN LUCAS NEWEST LUXURY HOTEL - The Cape by Thompson Hotels

Photo: The Cape Hotel located at Km. 5 outside Cabo San Lucas




If your heart and eyes long for a different when you select your hotel stay in Cabo San Lucas - something far from the same old (but truly comfortable) faux Spanish Colonial style hotels, you should take a look at this new post-Odile Cabo luxury hotel - The Cape by Thompson Hotels.

Located at km. 5 just outside of centro Cabo it displays a wonderful panoramic vision of Cabo San Lucas bay and Land's End beyond.The architecture incorporates many sophisticated design trends as the following article will inform. And it's definitely not Mexican hacienda style or even Spanish modern. No glaring white plaster walls, red roof tiles or adobe pots. Just lots of big windows, balconies and huge terraces to enjoy the outside with, which is what you came to this 'desert by the sea' location for afterall.

I'd venture to describe it as 'Desert Industrial' given its clean no-nonsense Bauhaus lines, open spaces and reliance on the darker earth tones found in local plants, rocks, reefs and desert highways. Now I have to leave before the architect of this masterpiece breaks my laptop. Read the following article from Maxim to catch the full flavor.  -ed