com has a 48 inch base and got 10 inches of new snow in the last 48 hours. You can ski or snow board 20 minute away from Casa Bonita at Santa Fe Ski Basin.

The lifts are open from Thanksgiving thru the first week of April. There are 7 lifts and 43 runs.

The top of the mountain is over 12,000 feet so the snow is usually great. You can stop at 10,000 Waves Spa on the way back to Casa Bonita for a private jacuzzi and massage.

Taos is an hour or so north of Santa Fe and has great skiing and snow boarding. The Taos Pueblo is an hour and a half away and open all year round and is a 1000 year old pueblo.

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(12.1 miles) south from Puerto Aventuras http://www.

rivieramaya-golfclub.com Considered one of the areas top 4 courses: Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

18 hole, par 72 Championship course, plus 9 hole par 27 Executive course. Call 52(984) 875-5048 See MAYAKOBA Considered one of the areas top 4 courses: The El Camaleon championship golf course at the Fairmont Mayakoba is a 18 hole, par 72 course designed by Greg Norman.

Feb.19-25, 2007 the PGA will host the 'Mayakoba Classic' The first money paying tournament ever held in Mexico, with a purse of $3.

5 million. Green fees $185 - $240 depending on time of year.

Follow this link for information or more info or for reservations or call 52(984) 206-3088. http://www.

rivieramaya-golfclub.com Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club: 36.

7 km. (23 miles) north of Puerto Aventuras.

Considered one of the areas top 4 courses: This 6712 yard, par 72 course was designed by P.B.

Dye and considered one of the areas' best. For more details see their web site Iberostar Golf or call 52(984) 877-2847 Other Activities: (less)

In our villas we want you to feel like your home. When you book a villa, we have all the information and assistance to help make planning your vacation hassle free.

We have downloadable maps to Costco, Wal-Mart in Playa del Carmen & Cancun and Hospitals. You can go online thru our site and view videos of activities and reserve online, including Golf Tee Times or a Catamaran trip to Isla Mujeres, and Fishing and Snorkeling in Puerto Morelos.

Our FAQ have every question you could think of including a Mayan Riviera Swine flu update. We offer a grocery shopping service that will buy all your grocery?s and have them waiting in the villa for you.

Chef Miguel & Welcome Dinner Menu: The villa owner is a professional chef and restaurant owner (Hola Asia in Puerto Morelos) and will cook your food with the 'Sazon y Sentimiento' (Taste and Feeling) of Mexico, for the 'foodies on vacation' you can schedule an afternoon private cooking class with Chef Miguel. Here is our Welcome dinner we offer arrival night so guest can relax and get their bearings without having to go out to a restaurant to eat.

One of the many dinners on our villas food service menu. The Mexican Welcome dinner - $18 per person (Served on Sat.

evening for arrivals ? you may also order this meal anytime) ? Chicken Flautas ? Guacamole ? Pico del Gallo & Chips ? Beef Fajita ? Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas ? Mexican Rice ? Fried Plantain ? Beans ? Flan ? Margaritas. All meals come with a pitcher of Margaritas or Pina Coladas or Sangria.

Meals run $18 - $24. Not up for dinner, we also offer 'Happy Hour' munchies and we deliver them right to you, so you can snack at the pool.

Chef Miguel and Private Cooking Class: Chef Miguel will come to your vacation villa and teach you the in and outs of some of the popular Mayan Dishes along with hands on training..

. be prepared to be involved with the food preparation as Miguel?s Suez Chefs or grab a stool with a margarita or a cerveza and just watch.

It?s a fun and festive afternoon preparing a Mayan dinner along with insights to both Mexican/Mayan Ingredients as well as Cultural viewpoints? afternoon of pure Foodie heaven! You don?t have to be a seasoned Chef?or you could be? but either way you learn recipes that you can easy make back at home. After the cooking is done sit down to a memorable Mayan dinner you have just prepared.

You can go to Chef Miguels website Cancun Chef and learn about his passion for food. Miguel is a real 'Foodie' and loves nothing more than to talk food the villa guest, many of whom are chefs themselves.

This last yaer he spent a month in Southeast Asia takig cooking classes in Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan. The Mayan Rivera is the fast becoming a world renowned golf destination.

Some of the top golf course designers such as Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus have brought their resources to Mexico and have built some remarkable golf courses; both the PGA and the Canadian PGA both have annual tournaments here. The Secret Beach Villas are as close as Five to Twenty-Five minutes from these championship courses.

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They are also open to the public Tell us about your celebration and we will try to assist with the details, weddings on the island, anniversary parties etc. Other Activities: Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website: (less)