Nicole Martin a passionate animal lover and South Shore resident since 1989 has the opportunity to interview Naturalist Petr Myska and find out why he loves living South. What made you move to the South Shore of Puerto Vallarta Southern shore of Banderas Bay has everything a nature lover wants. That’s why I live here. What do you like most about living on the South Shore? Two of my favorite playgrounds meet here – the ocean and the tropical forest. Both very rich in living organisms. I never get bored here. On the contrary – I don’t find enough time to admire and capture in photos the local natural beauty. As a biologist and bird lover, what is the most spectacular phenomenon you have seen? I don’t have to go far from my home to be amazed. Few people know that many of the photos published in my Viva Natura field guide were actually taken right from my balcony. I can bird watch all year around from my windows, and even observe whales during their …
Did you know that Garza Blanca Preserve is home to more than 1,400 different plants and trees, of which 173 are fruit trees? Imagine having all of this in your backyard! For Garza Blanca Signature Residence homeowners enjoying their gated community in Puerto Vallarta who might be missing their backyard garden, did you know we have just that onsite within our 85 acre preserve? Residents can also access a stunning botanical nursery, known as a vivero in Spanish, where Garza Blanca’s head gardener, Don Gregorio, puts his green fingers to work cultivating plants and trees for placement throughout the preserve. Keeping the Balance of Nature in Puerto Vallarta As our gated community in Puerto Vallarta continues to grow with the construction of the new Panorama Residences and, more recently, Hotel Mousai, Garza Blanca residents will note how the environmental impact of these developments has been kept to a minimum, choosing to build upwards rather than sprawling, which would upset the balance of the botanical preserve. Part of offsetting any disturbance brought by construction, great …
Signature Residences Real Estate Director, Nicole Martin pays a visit to the local real estate agencies to remind them of the magic that is happening within the gates of Garza Blanca Preserve, providing updates on fractional and full time real estate opportunities at Signature Residences. This past week, Nicole brought a different dynamic to the Tropicasa Sales Team’s weekly meeting. Instead of a typical presentation explaining all the amazing reasons why purchasing real estate on the south shore is such a great option, she entertained them with a pop quiz to test the agents on their knowledge of the South Shore and to see just how much they know about Garza Blanca’s Signature Residences and other developments in the area. It was a fun real estate activity enjoyed by all. Jeff Bates Real Estate Agent from Tropicasa, who has been in the industry for 13 years, scored the highest, and when asked by Nicole who his main clients were, he commented that the main age group for full time and part time residents was between …
Plan next summer vacations with Signature Residence at Garza Blanca´s Fractional program which offers the most affordable month of deeded property at one of Mexico´s finest addresses. HOW MUCH OF PARADISE DO YOU WANT TO OWN? Welcome to the wonderful world of luxury deeded full and fractional property ownership in Puerto Vallarta, where making a reservation is a thing of the past and real estate matches your desires. With Garza Blanca Signature Residences you can own as little as a month for as long as a lifetime, investing in genuine luxury equity that is yours to sell, rent or enjoy as you wish. Deeded Fractional Ownership While it is easy to recognize the advantages and responsibilities of full second home ownership, many of us confuse the benefits of fractional deeded ownership with timeshare and residence club membership. As an owner of a fractional asset at Garza Blanca Signature Residences, you possess the deeds for your fraction, whether that be 1/12 (4 week rotating fractional) or 1/24 (2 week guaranteed holiday season), meaning that your fractional …
Signature Residences at Garza Blanca hosted their first weekly wine tasting this past Thursday September 3rd 2015, welcoming a wonderful mix of wine aficionados including current owners, cultural philanthropists, non-profit charity workers and Puerto Vallarta business icons. Hostess and Real Estate Sales Director, Nicole Martin, was most pleased with the turn out to the inaugural Signature Residences wine tasting at Garza Blanca Preserve which tempted a diverse group of resident expats and local Mexicans with a variety of wines from Blanca Blue Restaurant’s award winning wine cellar. Besides great conversation and sharing a passion for wine, the event was a wonderful excuse to forge forever friendships and connections among the community. Knowledgeable Wine Stewards Garza Blanca Resort is currently providing sommelier training to a number of its senior members of the food and beverage team, to ensure that each restaurant at the resort enjoys the services of a knowledgeable wine steward. On this occasion, two of Garza Blanca’s top sommeliers attended the diverse group offering 3 different wines for comparison, accompanied by cheese and fruit …
Find out what’s causing a stir on Puerto Vallarta’s south shore. Once you leave downtown’s cobblestone streets, traveling south passed the Pemex station, you will enter the highway that locals consider to be the South Shore Corridor. Driving with your windows down (or up for the aircon in summer), listening to your favorite tunes, you will notice a wonderful mix of traditional, chic and flashy properties that include both modern and aging condos, million dollar beachfront homes and hotels; oh, and let’s not forget some of the best beaches in the bay like Conchas Chinas, Garza Blanca, Playas Gemelas and Mismaloya. Puerto Vallarta’s South shore has long been the haunt of glamor hunters and Hollywood stars, from the flame-lit brat-pack parties of the 1960s held at the original Garza Blanca hotel (which is now home to Signature Residences’ oceanfront penthouses, the hotel lobby and Blanca Blue Restaurant), to the escapades of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton while filming Tennessee Williams’ Night of the Iguana. It is easy to see the allure: imposing jungle-covered cliffs, the …
Signature Residences at Garza Blanca will be hosting complimentary weekly wine tastings at Blanca Blue Restaurant starting in September 2015, giving you a wonderful opportunity to swirl your wine glasses, make new friends and enjoy a myriad of aromas during an eventful early evening wine tasting. Take time out of your schedule to join one of Garza Blanca’s savvy sommeliers at Blanca Blue Restaurant to learn alongside fellow tasters about how to distinguish the different fruits, flavors, aromas and textures from a variety of wines. Blanca Blue’s award-winning wine cellar houses more than 2300 premium labels from Mexico and around the world, making it one of the most impressive in the area. A great activity to meet like minded Puerto Vallarta residents and visitors, our weekly wine tasting is sure to be an elegant and inspiring evening, and is open to those visiting or living in the area; so make sure to reserve as places are limited each week. You will be joined by our very own Signature Residence’s real estate director, Nicole Martin, who …
Blast from the Past – Montgomery Fruit Company in Puerto Vallarta and although the municipality of Puerto Vallarta is still pretty young, the rise of this Mexican destination has had its own twists and turns. According to the late city historian, Carlos Munguía Fregoso in an interview with María José Zorrilla Alcalá and memories recollected by mother and daughter Catalina Montes de Oca de Contreras and Yolanda Contreras de Garduño, presented by Yolanda Pita McCullough[1], the Montgomery Fruit Company (a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company formed by Joseph Montgomery) had a wide impact on the development of the region. Patasaladas (salty feet – locals born in Banderas Bay) According to the article published on the Facebook page “El Viejo Vallarta, lugar de los Patasaladas” (Old Vallarta, place of the salty feet), the Montgomery Fruit Company launched the economy of Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta’s neighbouring community, in the 1920s bringing to the sleepy fishing village an influx of migrants that still shapes the demographics of who we consider today to be Puerto Vallarta’s true locals or …
Whether you live in your Signature Residence year round in Puerto Vallarta or just enjoy it part time and love loaning it to your kids and friends, one of the most valuable amenities you can offer your family, friends and loved ones is the onsite medical assistance in the event that you need to tend to anything as simple as a scraped knee or as life threatening as a cardiac emergency. Onsite Medical Assistance from One of Mexico’s Leading Health Providers Garza Blanca Preserve has an arrangement with San Javier Puerto Vallarta Hospital, one Mexico’s leading health providers, to coordinate 24 hour medical assistance onsite for its homeowners and hotel guests. San Javier Puerto Vallarta Hospital offers an experienced multidisciplinary team trained to use cutting-edge technology to deliver integrated services and guarantee the best attention to all of its patients. You can find a San Javier doctor available onsite 24 hours a day at our medical assistance clinic located at the basement level of Panorama Tower 4 No Medical Worry too Big or Too Small …
