jueves, 14 de julio de 2011

Plazuela Zaragoza








Plazuela Zaragoza

Every Saturday morning the reading and painting club is open for anybody who wants to join, in the afternoon cultural alternative rock bands.

Every Thursday Danzon dance, everybody is welcome.

It is a pleasure to see this Plazuela re-activated, people of all ages are getting involved in this cultural activities, and expecting more people to join. Plazuela Zaragoza is in the last phase of its restoration, but already looks very nice, new floor tiles, benches, lights and Kiosko; the regional trees and vegetation make it a very cozy place.

It was originally built in 1854, in 1862 was named as “Plaza del Puerto Viejo” but change the named when the General Zaragoza was killed in combat to honor him.

In 1953/54 the City major Dr. Angel Armenta decided to remodel making it more modern, the old design was change for a contemporary arquitecture. Fortunate in 2010 the city major Jorge Abel Lopez started a restoration of the original version of the Plazuela to preserved our history, culture and arquitecture.






miércoles, 13 de julio de 2011

SUMMER STREET FIESTA!!


Event organized by foreign and local community.

Where: Sixto Osuna where it meets Venustiano Carranza (Centro)
When: Thursday July 14, from 7 to 10 PM

Food, Drinks, Music, Prizes and Much more!! Don’t miss the Summer Street Fiesta,free admission, $7,600 in prizes.

Marina Costa Bonita your own piece of Paradise

viernes, 8 de julio de 2011

Wet Bar



On a hot day, nothing better than a cold drink at the wet bar in Marina Costa Bonita Mazatlan, maybe, one of Martin’s famous margaritas!!

http://www.marinacostabonita.com

lunes, 20 de junio de 2011








Since 1823 the economy in the State was based on the very prosperous mining industry, but during the 1950 decade it became in crisis, fact that made local investors seek for new economical activities: Shrimp Fishing and Tourism.

The fishing activity was practice even before the pre-Hispanic era, when the natives by using a very simple method and taking advantages of the ocean tides used to catch crustaceous and fish, just closing the ocean natural entrance of water to the mangroves, but it was only and mainly to satisfy their own demand.
At the beginning of the 19th century they started to sell the product to a different market than the local motivated with the arrival of the new railroad routes and the inclusion of Mazatlan in the new maritime commercial circuits. This opportunity was taken by Mazatlecos to show the potential and quality of the product to external markets.

Years later the industry was favored by the appearance of laws that encourage the exploitation of marine resources, also the arrival of Japanese fisherman who contributed with new techniques.

The shark fishing was the first important activity in the port, in some way it was the starting point of flourishing in the Shrimp Industry. The Shark fishing had its pick time in the middle 30’s because the necessity of vitamin “A” that was use to heal injure; this vitamin was found in the liver of the shark. United States was the main buyer and Mazatlan was one of the main producers.

In 1921 an American citizen fished shrimp for the first time in the California gulf using a technique known as trawl but it wasn’t profitable at that time.
In 1938 the Japanese started working in Sinaloa with more advance techniques over the American companies; also as part of their work program they provided training for the Mexican fisherman so they could improve in to their own industry.
In the first season they signed a contract between the fisherman cooperative and Nipon Suissan Company in which they established to give 2 ships to the fisherman with the condition to sell the entire product to them. This same cooperative was able to buy its first own ship in 1939, it was built in Mazatlan.
This way the shrimp fishing industry was starting in Mazatlan along with other species like lobster, oyster and shark. In the 40’s it was a period of adjustment and new industries around fishing emerged, like shipyards, hardware stores, freezers and more advanced fishing fleets .

In the early 50’s the fishing industry was already grown up and mature so it left behind the mining and commercial industry, getting all the attention of the local investment and more fishing companies were created making a strong and highly united industry.
From the 14 existing fishing enterprises; only 2 were for shrimp, and the other 12 were mainly directed to shark and scale. The investment on the fishing industry in 1950 was unbelievable, also in this decade some of the local business men switch from shark to shrimp. In the same year 68 enterprises related with the fishing opened for business: 7 for Industrial frozen, 2 hardware stores specialize in boats, 1 tug, 1 shipyard, 57 for fishing, within 10 years there were 142 as follows: 14 frozen, 1 industrialize, 1 tug, 9 hardware sores, 2 shipyards and 115 for fishing.
By 1951 the shrimp industry in Mazatlan was the biggest in Mexico and the boat owners were in the vanguard.

Now days Mazatlan is considered the Shrimp Capital of the World because of the amount of shrimp that they produce and export to the world; the very well establish infrastructure aloud the industry to export great product at low cost. This title has been earn thanks to the richness of our Ocean, to the visionary investors who believed in a new industry and to the fisherman, hard working people who had made a fishing boat home, the wide ocean their city and fishing their love.

Shrimp is considered one of the most exquisite dishes in the world, very desirable in all styles: Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, etc.
In Mazatlan we are fortunate to have the freshest shrimp; any restaurant will have it in their Menu. You are also able to buy it by kilo (uncooked) and take it home, there is a fish market where you can get shrimp, fish, crab, lobster, oysters, clams, scallops, etc. at very reasonable price and you are sure there is nothing freshest than that.

The life style that prevails in Mazatlan is the life style that many people have dream with, great weather, beautiful beaches, art, culture, history, people, food and affordability. Mazatlan means to be able to LIVE IN PARADISE.


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miércoles, 15 de junio de 2011

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

The best gift: A Santuario Spa Gift Certificate to pamper him.

Marina Costa Bonita

martes, 14 de junio de 2011

MARINA MAZATLAN INTERNATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT





The 5th Marina Mazatlan International Fishing Tournament is coming!!

From the 15th to the 18th of June 2011.

One of the most important Fishing Tournaments is about to start. Expert fisherman will fish for Marlin, Mahi-Mahi, Sail Fish, and Tuna.

Tournament registration fee is $5,500 pesos per line, with a minimum of 3 lines and as maximum of 6 lines per boat. Registration can be done on the 15th at the harbor master office in Marina Mazatlan from 10 AM.

Wednesday June the 15th 2011.

10 AM Tournament registration
8 PM Welcome Cocktail Party

Thursday June the 16th 2011.

07 AM Inauguration of the event, immediately after the inauguration ceremony the Tournament is officially underway.
05 PM Return to the Marina Mazatlan pier.

Friday June the 17th 2011.

06 AM Departure from the official Pier.
05 PM Return to the official Pier.
08 PM Party Dinner at Nautica Costa Bonita.

Saturday June the 18th 2011.

06 AM Departure from official Pier.
05 PM Return to the official Pier.
09 PM Awards Dinner and closing of the tournament at the Crown Plaza Hotel.

The Prizes

PEZ VELA

1st place: Chevy 2011
2nd place: 16ft Nava bogy boat, 4 nights for two people all inclusive at Crown Plaza
Hotel, a fishing trip with Escualo fishing fleet in Mazatlan.
3rd place: 14 ft Nava boat, a Zaragoza marine reel Shimano Tiagra 50 WLRSA, 4
Nights for 4 people at Serena Resort with fishing trip included.


MARLIN

1st place: Chevy 2011
2nd place: 16ft Nava bogy boat, 3 nights for two people in Buena Vista Hotel Cabo San
Lucas including a fishig trip.
3rd place: Shimano reel Tiagra 50 WLRSA, 3 nights for two people in Sunset Beach at
Cabo San Lucas, registration paid off for the Sail Fish International
Tournament in Manzanillo November 2011.

MAHI-MAHI

1st place: 14 ft Nava boat, Marine Shimano Tiagra 30WLRSA, 3 night stay for two
People at Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Mazatlan, registration fee paid off for
The International fishing tournament in Barra de Navidad January 2011.
2nd place: Shimano line Talavera 60XH 30/80 LBS, Mitchel reel TI/20 30GL,
3rd place: IIPSA Marine line DAIWA 30/80 Sealine, Junior Lures set.

TUNA

1st place: Zaragoza Marine reel Shimano Tiagra 30WLRSA, Ocean Kayak, Registration
Fee paid off for the VI Marina Mazatlan Fishing tournament June 2012.
2nd place: IIPSA Marine Fishing equipment, Registration fee paid off for the VI Marina
Mazatlan Fishing Tournament June 2012.
3rd place: IIPSA Marine fishing equipment.





lunes, 13 de junio de 2011

"DIA DE LA MUSICA 2011"













Since early afternoon on Saturday june11 “El Día de la Música” locals and foreign, young and elderly arrived to the streets all along Centro Historico. People wanted to get the best places to be part of this wonderful event.

More than 200 artists participated in 5 different stages with multiple genres, like Jazz, Pop, Zarzuela, Opera, Salsa, Sinaloa Band, Rock, Classical, etc. The night was warm and beautiful, and people were dancing or singing or just enjoying the music, the ambiance and having a cold drink. Also there was Art work indifferent points so people would appreciate paintings from local and guest artists.

This was a terrific job of Cultura Mazatlán and The Centro Historico council, that worked together to make it possible. This is already a tradition in Mazatlan and every year there is more and more people joining. See you next year!!







TURTLE FESTIVAL














The purpose of the festival is to acknowledge the children and young people in Sinaloa about the respect of all marine species especially for the ones in danger as it is the sea turtle.

There is a big change since 1980 when they could only rescue about 800 nests and now that they can rescue 1,200 nests.

There is still a lot more to do because on the beaches there are many depredators looking for food like raccoons, dogs, birds, coyotes, the man it self. The ideal situation is that people will respect them and participate in the conservation of the specie. The species with higher risk are: Carey, Laud and black turtle. If you happen to see a nest in the beach, call 066 or 981 78 15 to report it and they will be save.

There were conferences, art work, dances, shows and movies to make a deep impact in the citizenry so they can commit and be part of it.







QUIKSILVER CLASICO MAZATLAN 2011














The first ever Quiksilver Clasico Mazatlan Surf and Music Festival was an amazing event and set the tone for years to come.

Congratulations:

Quiksilver Clasico Mazatlan
Brian Toth Champ

King of the grooms
Noe Mar McGonale

BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAM:

SHE’S A TEASE, THE DRUMS, DJ ALEJANDRO FRANCO, DJ PATO WATSON, LOS MOUSTROS, EASY STAR ALL STARS, VICE FEVER, THE WOOKIES, COMA CAMPUS, ZION ROOTS BAND, CARLITOS OJOS ROJOS, B-SIDE PLAYERS, GRAVY INDIE UNION, DJ ENRIQUE KWEN.

This is an interview to Luis Skeen

by Janet Blaser in M Magazine

Mazatleco Luis Skeen is president of the Mexican Surfing Federation, Mexico’s National Governing Body (NGB), and also founder/president of the Sinaloa State surfing Association (ASES) and the Baja California State surfing association (ASEBC). He’s been surfing since 1968 and has surfed every ocean in the world. Luis was instrumental in bringing the Quiksilver Classic event to Mazatlan.

Q: When did you get interested in surfing?

A: When I was nine years old, I saw Bud Browne’s movie “Endless Summer” and got hooked. I have been surfing ever since.

Q: Why do you like surfing? What has it brought to your life?

A: Surfing makes me feel free and happy. It’s hard to explain. That’s why they say, “Only a surfer knows the feeling”. Surfing has brought me my best friends, lots of travel and a unique life style that allows me to express myself in the face of each wave I ride.

Q: Any tips for beginners or folks wanting to learn?

A: It will always be easier to start with an instructor that can tech you the basics. After that, it’s all on your own. You will learn proportionally to the time you put in, so don’t give up! Believe me, it’s worthy it!

Q: Best surfing experience?

A: Hard to say, because every surf trip is unique and special I would like to say Indonesia and Africa have been the best experiences, with great waves, rich culture and kind people.

Q: Scariest surf experience?

A: A two wave hold down in Puerto Escondido when I was 22 years old. I almost drowned.

Q: Dream surf trip?

A: The Maldive Islands, because I have never been there and I love the Indian Ocean.

Q: Future plans for FMS and the surfing community here in Mexico?

A: We are getting the FMS inside CODEME this year (the Mexican Sports Confederation), so surfing will go mainstream and get more Government support. There is still a long way to go in a Country where everything is football and a state where baseball is a religion, but we’re bringing more quality events to Mexico and won’t stop working to develop the sport.

jueves, 9 de junio de 2011

"DIA DE LA MUSICA"





This is the program for the Festival.


PROGRAMA

ESCENARIO PLAZUELA MACHADO

19:00 A 20:00 CORO GUILLERMO SARABIA
20:00 A 21:00 CAMERATA MAZATLAN
21:00 A 22:00 CASINO SLUT BAR
22:00 A 23:00 THESCONEK-T
23:00 A 24:00 KLEZMERSON

ESCENARIO FUSION

19:30 A 20:30 CHADOMA SOCIAL CLUB
20:30 A 21:30 THE LORI DAVIDSON BAND
21:30 A 22:30 RADIO 3
22:30 A 23:30 BELLE ET FOU TEXAS

ESCENARIO DEL RECUERDO

19:00 A 20:00 SUNCAI GITANO (TRIBUTO A JOAQUIN SABINA)
20:00 A 21:00 FUSSION LEYENDAS PARA SIEMPRE
21:00 A 22:00 LA NEGRA, LA BLANCA Y LA REDONDA
22:00 A 23:00 ZARZUELA

ESCENARIO ROCK Y TENDENCIAS

19:00 A 20:00 VENUS REX MACHINA
20:00 A 21:00 CLAUSSEN
21:00 A 22:00 CARLITOS OJOS ROJOS
22:00 A 23:00 LOS INSENSATOS
23:00 A 24:00 DAPUNTO BEAT

ESCENARIO DE BANDA Y MUSICA TROPICAL

19:30 A 20:30 ENSAMBLE DE PERCUSIONES
20:30 A 21:30 BANDA LA MAZATLECA
21:30 A 23:30 GRUPO FUSSION

lunes, 6 de junio de 2011

EVENTS COMING UP IN JUNE








JUNE 8-9
Sea Turtle Festival

This is the first Sea Turtle festival, organized by Aquarium Mazatlan and Red de Tortugas de Sinaloa. All the activities will be related with the protection and conservation of the Sea Turtle like: photography, art, movies, dancers and workshop. It is a free event but donations are appreciated. June 8 and 9 at the Aquarium from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm / June the 8th also in Plaza Machado from 6 to 10 pm.


JUNE 11
Día de la Música

Centro Histórico is the frame of this extraordinary artistic expression. Several stages in different streets of Centro Histórico will offer non stop shows from 7:00 pm to 12:30 of a great variety of styles performed by local and foreign musicians. Free.


JUNE 16
Miura Flamenco “Pasa la Vida”

In Angela Peralta Theater two shows 5 and 8 pm $160 pesos. Lucero Martinez Miura’s director presents a show full of passion, musicians and dancers take us inside the Flamenco world.

June 25
Eliza Perez Meza

Museum and Casa de los Perez Meza is hosting the monthly concert performed by Eliza Perez Meza who has been very active keeping alive the music that her late father (famous “Luis Pérez Meza”) sang and made famous. Ticket: $150 pesos.


This month and the next many graduations from the Mazatlan’s Municipal school of music and dance are taking place in the Angela Peralta Theater. These shows have a great artistic quality and they are open to the public, tickets are available in the Theater box-office.
The Program as follows:

June 24 & 25
Fantasía

The graduates from the Mazatlan Municipal School of classic ballet are performing this lovely classic from Disney in the Angela Peralta Theater at 8:00 pm.


July

The 2nd / Professional School of Dance
The 6th / Concert by Graduates of Professional in Music Program
The 12th / Concert by Graduates in Singing
The 14th / Concert by Graduates in various instruments



Marina Costa Bonita Villas Resort

domingo, 29 de mayo de 2011

Mazatlan










I hope you enjoy this beautiful video!!
This is the translation of the text in the video.


There is a place where life is an intense, profound and vibrant sparkle.

MAZATLÁN
Open spaces to cover roads. To amazed the senses, to discover new emotions. Roads that pictures the past. We share our memory so you can live it in the present, because here the eternity dresses memories.
It is a path in the middle of destiny, an Altar to reach and discover heaven.

MAZATLAN
To believe it is possible to cover hope with colors, to open the soul, to close your eyes, to dream awake; to listen to endless sounds the cadence of divine, to dare living, to submerge in deepness, to rise high.

Mazatlan is an adventure, a mystery of thousands emotions, a calm ocean, a wind stroke. We are sons of the light of thousands colors with thousands stories from other time from other places. We reencounter here with our brothers of journey. We give ourselves with joy.

MAZATLAN

More than you imagine!!
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viernes, 20 de mayo de 2011

Weekend









Weekend! At Marina Costa Bonita, Mazatlan; take out your boat, jet-ski, paddle, kayak or what you prefer to be in the water and have fun!

Marina Costa Bonita





jueves, 19 de mayo de 2011

Why to Invest in Mazatlan Real Estate??








According to the US census bureau 55% of the people in United States want to move when they retire.
The reason is very simple, they want to make sure they are investing properly and spending wisely their life savings, they also want to make sure they have a comfortable lifestyle with a fix income.
They have found out they can own a first class property and have a premium life style in beautiful Mexico for half of what it would cost them in United States or Canada; in addition to that there is the wonderful weather.
Many of the baby boomers are investing in Mazatlan Real Estate because it has all what they are looking for, climate, art, culture, food, activities, value but most of all affordability. An interesting fact is that a high percentage of the foreign investment is from middle age people who are looking into get an important return for their investment, how is that? Well, consider this, to invest in a property that will pay off it self by renting it, maybe the first years won’t represent an earning but eventually will and don’t forget getting and excellent profit when re-sale it, or keep it as a retirement home when the time comes. All this possibilities have been considered by the thousands of happy property owners of Mazatlan Real Estate.

There are properties available for all budgets, it depends on the size of house or condo and the area where you want to live. For investment purposes it is more desirable to invest in a gated community that also offered resort type facilities which will rent out easily and has a great value for the premium life style that offers.

This morning I was having a cup of coffee in one of the cafes in Marina Mazatlan area and felt the fresh breeze on my face while sipping my aromatic coffee and thought this is Paradise!! To me Paradise is: been able to enjoy a nice weather, been able to afford the quality life I want and deserve, to have friends who I share same interest with, to walk on the beach any time I want to, swim in warm waters beaches, to take a deep breath while watching the most beautiful sunset and not worry about any thing but enjoy life, family and friends. I have my own piece of Paradise here in Mazatlan; have you found yours??

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lunes, 16 de mayo de 2011

Fish Cleaning








In Marina Costa Bonita, one of the good things when coming back from fishing: you don’t have to clean the fish Felipe will do it for you! So, you just hold the fish for the pictures and he’ll do the rest.
Marina Costa Bonita has the best facilities and fish cleaning area is one of the best, we also have the vacuum and frozen facilities so you can take home your catch as much as you want.
Today they got 6 mahi-mahi and 15 groupers (red and gray). It’s been a good catch so don’t miss the fun and come to Mazatlan!!

Marina Costa Bonita



lunes, 9 de mayo de 2011

Blue Shirt Team













Mazatlan has captivated many people along the years, Tourist after their first visit always come back. Some others just fall in love and want to move in as soon as possible. I can say that the foreign community has become locals, Mazatlan is really their home.

There is a group of foreign Volunteers who wear a blue T-shirt and you can see them any where in Mazatlan: Centro Historico, Malecon, Golden Zone, Down Town, Beaches; their mission is to provide of information or directions to tourists with the only purpose of making them feel welcome and secure. For the blue shirt group Mazatlan is home, so they really care about it, they are also aware that even tough Mazatlecos are great people, friendly and helpful, they feel more comfortable with the familiar language and communication style, tourist trust their countryman opinion.

This shows how much they love Mazatlan.

This initiative emerged after the unfair and untruth portrayal by the international media of Mazatlan as an unsafe place to live or visit, so they started to think on what they could do to help. Some of them have been living in Mazatlan for many years, some full time, some part time, even people who only come for vacation but on regularly bases.
Roger who is a trip advisor, asked if any one would be interested to do something, a week after they were having their fist meeting with 25 volunteers. They share their love for Mazatlan and know Mazatlan is not what it appears to be in the news.
They have made their own shirts and banners, the main purpose is to provide of information and directions to tourist, make them feel welcome so they know what a safe and wonderful place Mazatlan is.

“Mazatlan Tourist Aide Volunteers” as they named themselves, is an independent group, they are not affiliated nor sponsored by any business. Now they are close to 50 volunteers and tourism students from the State University are volunteering as well; The Sinaloa Tourism Office is providing training to the volunteers on places, things people and detailed information to support the great job they are doing unselfish, just one more thing to say to the volunteers:

“Thank you for loving Mazatlan”


Mazatlan Real Estate

jueves, 5 de mayo de 2011

PROGRAM FOR MAY/ACTIVITIES IN MAZATLAN








1-5

Dance festival José Limón

1-5
Quiksilver Classic

On the beach by Sumbawa is taking place this world-class contest, more than 100 ranked surfers from Japan, Australia, South Africa, Latin America and United States come to town just to participate. There are fashion shows, live bands, eco-events and more.

5-8

Canadian Pro-Golf Tour
Mexican PGA at Estrella del Mar- $125,000US in prizes

4-28

Luna Gallery presents last show of the season “Visiones y Obsesiones”
Address: Niños Héroes #1211, Centro.

6-11

“Temporada Primavera”

Dance groups encounter, about 24 different groups make possible this extraordinary spectacle. Angela Peralta Theater 8:00 P.M
Tickets: $100.00/$250.00 pesos.

6

Sinaloa Symphony

Gordon Campbell, the Orchestra Director. Angela Peralta Theater at 8:00 P.M
Tickets: $80.00/$200.00 pesos

15

International Singing Contest

Opera singers competition and Sinaloa Symphony are directed by Maestro Enrique Patrón de Rueda. Angela Peralta Theater 6:00 P.M

28

Homage to Composer Luis Perez Meza, Mariachi Continental and daughter Elisa Perez Meza will perform his most famous songs.
Casa de los Perez Meza 8:30 P.M
Tickets: $150.00 pesos.




martes, 3 de mayo de 2011

PAJARITOS FROM MAZATLAN








The sun is setting in a warm afternoon, I hear the sound of the seagulls flying to find a place to sleep, and then I see the slow movements of the lazy Pelicans to do the same. There are a lot people cheerfully having trivial conversation, the fisherman getting ready to go out and the solemnity they do it with looks more like a ritual done for hundreds of years. Now I see the pangas(fishing boats) first dancing a waltz and as they go further they increase the speed until they reach their point of encounter with the fish; then they stop and turn on the big light and wait. After this everything will be up to their expertise, when they see the first fish sparkle in the water they know its time to fish.

This Phenomenon happens only once a year during May, it is now part of the many traditions we have in Mazatlan. This specie is known as California halfbeak (Hyporhamphus rosae) and it is found from the south of California to Peru, but it is in the warm waters of Mazatlan where they reproduce themselves. There are records of their presence since 1880.

In Mazatlan it is a great happening awaited for all locals, every afternoon they go to Playa Norte where all the fisherman take their boats and go out fishing for “Pajaritos”, this fishing has to be done only at night, and to attract the attention of the fish the fisherman make sure to have a big light in the boat and then they extend the fishing net to get them; from the beach it is a fabulous spectacle to see dozens of lights in horizon.

But the locals don’t go only because they like the spectacle; they go because they can get the freshest fish at a very reasonable price. This small fish can reach the maximum size of 11 inches but it is a real delicacy, it is usually cook deep fry and accompaniment (garnish) with beans and fresh tomato, onion, lime and cilantro salsa, you can enjoy it with just made tortillas. Mazatlan is the only place where it is fished so that makes it a very special meal.

There are many things that make Mazatlan unique and fabulous, we have a wonderful weather all year around, history and culture, wonderful beaches for all type of water sport activities, food and friendly people; in Mexico Mazatlan is the tourist destination more affordable than any other. For all this Mazatlan Real Estate has an excellent value and now is attracting a lot of the international investments.





jueves, 28 de abril de 2011

EL SANTUARIO SPA OPENED A NEW SECTION




El Santuario Spa opened the Beauty Salon section to provide the most complete experience. This new Beauty Salon has a panoramic glass wall that gives you the best view of the gardens and Marina while you are pamper.
The services are Manicure, Pedicure, Hair Cut and Styling, Hair Dyeing, Facials, Eyebrow and lip line tattoo, Hair treatments and more. Only the best products are use at El Santuario Spa and Beauty Salon by the expertise hands of well trained therapists and cosmetologis.


El Santuario Spa is in Marina Costa Bonita