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Mexico FOR THE AGENT residential, tourist, social and sports center in Mexico. It will also house the first Jack Nicklaus golf academy in Mexico, which is in its final phase of construction and is slated to open in September or October. We were not given a specific time frame for the rest of the resort. Flamingo Lakes Golf Resort (www.flamingolakes.com) is in a virtually undiscovered part of the Yucatan peninsula, just a couple of miles inland from the Flamingo Coast and 30 minutes from Mérida. The resort offers a range of luxury accommodations, which range from twobedroom condominiums to fivebedroom villas dotted around 27 holes of golf. A stunning clubhouse will be the social heart of the resort and will complement the 18-hole Parkland Continued from page 35 and hostels are opening almost every month in the Yucatan. Tour Operators Most major U.S. tour operators sell Mérida and the Yucatan in general, including Liberty Travel (www.liberty travel.com), Travel Impressions (www. travelimp.com), Pleasant Holidays (www.pleasantholidays.com), Signature Vacations (www.signature vacations.com), Abercrombie & Kent (www.abercrombiekent.com), Collette Vacations (www.collettevacations. com) and Classic Vacations (www. classicvacations.com). Hacienda Mérida’s pool (top left) and rooms (Room 3 shown) offer ample comfort in a tranquil setting offers flights from Miami, which are about one hour and 30 minutes. There are also several daily connections with Mexico City, which is about one hour and 40 minutes away. International flights can also be taken from there. Course and the nine-hole Executive Course, both designed by John Jacobs Designs. The resort has several sporting and leisure facilities including tennis, a health, fitness and spa complex and restaurant, bar and shopping amenities. Construction is currently underway on the site infrastructure with construction of the homes due to start in July. —JP Flights Mérida has an international airport that serves more than a million passengers a year. Some international flights leave from Houston through Continental Airlines (www.continental.com). That flight is about one hour and 45 minutes. Also, Aeromexico (www.aeromexico.com) New Golf Courses in the Yucatan The Yucatan Country Club (www. yucatangolf.com) will be a complete 36 Home-BasedTravelAgent JULY /AUG US T 2008 http://www.flamingolakes.com http://www.libertytravel.com http://www.libertytravel.com http://www.travimp.com http://www.travimp.com http://www.pleasantholidays.com http://www.signaturevacations.com http://www.signaturevacations.com http://www.abercrombiekent.com http://www.collettevacations.com http://www.classicvacations.com http://www.collettevacations.com http://www.classicvacations.com http://www.continental.com http://www.yucatangolf.com http://www.aeromexico.com http://www.yucatangolf.com

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