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Responsible Tourism in Cities: South Africa and Mexico

Posted 28 April 2011 | By | Categories: Ecology, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader The date is set for the Responsible Tourism in Cities Conference in Durban, South Africa: the morning of May 6, as part of the Indaba tourism conference. The event is presented by The City of Cape Town in partnership with Cape Town Tourism and South African Tourism. Media partners include Planeta.com, the [...]

Big Day at the Oaxaca Train Station Market

Posted 06 March 2011 | By | Categories: Events, Food, Markets, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico – Today the train station market celebrates its 4th anniversary! Estacion View more presentations from ron mader Free Flyer!

Say Cheese

Posted 07 February 2011 | By | Categories: Food, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader Oaxaca, Mexico – Casa Bugambilias hosts the third annual Cheese Night (a tasting of local cheeses and mezcals), part of the 2011 Responsible Tourism Fair. If you cannot join us in person, see if you can access a live video on JustinTV (6-7pm).

Happy 2011: Eat Something Delicious

Posted 31 December 2010 | By | Categories: Food, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader Happy 2011! Eat something delicious. (Calendar @ Comala Restaurant in Oaxaca de Juárez)

National Conservation Week

Posted 20 November 2010 | By | Categories: Ecology, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader November 22 – 28 is National Conservation Week , an event hosted by CONANP, in which people are invited to carry out a conservation action from their own field of excellence. It’s a call to action to spread a message of conservation. Planeta.com will be updating our Mexico eco features, including our [...]

Tourism and Climate Change, Take #2

Posted 12 November 2010 | By | Categories: Ecology, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader It’s been two years since my presentation on Tourism and Climate Change at the Foro Ambiental y Turistico conference in Monterrey. This month the world will be focusing on the effects of climate change at a meeting in Cancún.  I wish I could say I had a better understanding of a world [...]

Journalism Jobs

Posted 23 October 2010 | By | Categories: Planeta Mexico | 1 Comment

by Ron Mader Mexico Weekly has posted a Journalismjobs.com listing announcing employment for “energetic, ambitious journalists.” Kudos to the publishers for this new effort in providing an alternative to foreign coverage that too often focuses on violence and natural disasters.  Knowledge about Mexico is preferred and Spanish fluency is a must. More Mexico News Sources [...]