Presents for Him

Summer is one the most relaxed seasons in the year in many ways, and fashion can’t escape from this denomination. 

Por Enrique Rosas

125 th anniversary Sotirio Bvlgary Watch

 In the mid - 19th century, Sotirio Bvlgari articulated a vision of elegance that has since proven capable of transcending the boundaries of both time and space.

Por Enrique Rosas

Genghis Khan

 Ulysse Nardin has a very wide experience as a complications builder, and especially in sound watches. Maybe the biggest achievement, so far, is the Genghis Khan.

Por Ricardo Vázquez

Iceland

Iceland, the land that inspired Jules Verne to write his most famous work “Journey to the center of the Earth” or the birthplace of artist Bjork, is becoming in one of the favorite European destinations for its many activities as well as its natural accidents like: glaciers, geysers, thermal fountains, active volcanoes, extended lava desserts, aside from its history, literature (through the Icelander sagas) and its rich and vast folkloric traditions.

Por Fabiola Galván Campos

Hallgrims Lutheran Church

The Church of Hallgrimur is the crown on Iceland's capital with its magnificent 73 meters high steeple rising above all other buildings in Reykjavik. It is the largest church of the country with a seating capacity for 1,200 people in the nave. 

Por Roberto Salido

CostaBaja Resort & Marina La Paz, Baja California Sur

CostaBaja Resort & Marina is a master planned community with over 220 hectares of terrain and 1.6 kilometers of beach front.

Por AMURA

From the Earth´s Core

From the Earth´s Core

Por AMURA

A Blade of Rock in Antarctica

A Blade of Rock in Antarctica

Por AMURA

A Splash in the Arctic Waters

A Splash in the Arctic Waters

Por AMURA

A Paradise for Penguins

A Paradise for Penguins

Por AMURA

Hessen´s Celestial Hope 47

 The 47m luxury Motor Yacht Celestial Hope it is the first yacht in the 4700 series, built with an all-aluminum design. It combines superior speed and performance with discreet elegance.

Por Enrique Rosas

Moonen Darsea 97

 For the past 28 years, this young Dutch shipyard has taken his clients by the hand in the construction of yachts for their complete sa-tisfaction, with all the quality and dedication that is necessary to succeed, in a region that has been designing ships for centuries. This is how Moonen has introduced itself to the world assuring a transcending trajectory through time.

Por Edmundo A. Eguiarte

Boston Whaler 345 Conquest

The 345 Conquest is Whaler’s big cabin boat for the maximum enjoyment of deepwater fish fighting, cruising and dockside socia-lizing. Along with the unsinkable safety that only “Whaler” can assure, this luxurious and comfortable boat includes innovative features that set it apart from others, such as an integrated windshield and hardtop, a centerline helm and a beautifully appointed cabin. 

Por Enrique Rosas

Glymur Hotel

Glymur Resort is a family run boutique hotel situated high on a hillside on the northern shore of the beautiful “Whale fjord” just 50 kilometers away from Reykjavik or 90 kilometers away from the airport.

Por Roberto Salido

Audi quatrro Cup

In the past month of May, the 10th Audi quatrro Cup Mexico 2009 took place in the Valle Escondido Golf Club, a beautiful golf course in the north side of Mexico City.

Por Enrique Rosas

Young Mexican Gastronomy

Youth does get along with creativity, that’s why Chef Diego Alejandro Cruz, in charge of the Beach Club Restaurant inside the Fairmont Acapulco Princess Hotel, with significant trajectory as a young kitchen artist, recently won the “Young Chefs” competition that is hosted by the Embassy of France, the Vattel Institute and the State of Guerrero.

Por Ricardo Vázquez

Cognac Richard Hennessy

As living history, Richard Hennessy is among the world’s rare and Precious masterpieces. The fruit of a particular savoir - faire, held to Rigorous standards, it is the cornerstone of the House of Hennessy.

Por Cortesía de la Marca

Hawker 4000

Such demanding professions like the one of Spanish Golfer Sergio Garcia, not only requires having the best set of golf clubs with the latest technology and the best physical and mental atrainers, having the latest generation jet is also necessary, in order to make intercontinental flights in a very relaxing mood towards every tournament he participates in.

Por Laura Velázquez

The Perfect Tri-Force

In this edition, Amura Yachts & Lifestyle has the pleasure in presenting three automobiles tha combine technology, sportiveness and elegance: A perfect Tri-Force, envied in every aspect.

Por Roberto Salido y Enrique Rosas

From the Deconstruction of Imagen to the Demystification of Being

And then the unimaginable was manifested with great intensity: We were around 120 people. We found ourselves on the 51st floor of the tallest skyscraper in Mexico City – in the middle of a delirious atmosphere- while nature wasn’t overflowing even with the fact of being surrounded by giraffes, hippopotamus, Bengal tigers, fishes, elephants and even sharks.

Por Michael Negrete Cruz

Tips & Tops Iceland

Tips & Tops Iceland

Por AMURA

A solstice of colors

Given the previews for spring-summer, for this edition distinguished brands present their so long awaited collections, where informality stands out, without putting aside its elegance. The traditional and simple dresses, the vintage and Mediterranean textures, as well as the white and stronger tones fashion.

Por José María Lorenzo

A man, a watch, a lifestyle

Driven by the love of nature, a need for speed, a belief in human achievement and creative freedom. Mark webber the FI driver for Red Bull Racing is the archetype of the accomplished man.

Por Enrique Rosas

Seville, city of historic beauty and diversity

To talk about Seville we must start by understanding its history and multiethnic heritage.

Por Enrique Rosas, Roberto Salido

Agra, India

Located in the enigmatic India, in the city of Agra, one of the biggest examples of Mogolic architecture can be found: Taj Mahal, it was built in honor of Mumtaz Mahal, the favorite wife of the Muslim emperor Sha Hahan. It was recognized by the UNESCO.

Por Amura

Kerala, India

Inside a beautiful paradise offered by India, we discovered the fascinating Backwaters, a grid of sailable water canals located on the state of Kerala, south in the region. These are about 900 km of canals, which go along the oriental coast in a parallel route. 

Por Amura

Ilha Grande, Brasil

Known as ’the Caribbean of Brazil’ and boasts over 350 different islands within the region. Famous for its 106 beaches and more than 50 waterfalls, caves, and rivers. Its protected by the Brazilian Government as one of the most beautiful wild life reserves of Brazil. 

Por Amura

Portillo, Chile

Two hours away from the capital city, we find Portillo, a perfect place for the practice of the white sport skiing where the tourists enjoy the greatness of its mountains, among them the Aconcagua, highest mountain in South America.  

Por Amura

JW Marriot Guanacaste Resort & Spa

Located on the dazzling northeast coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica; this touristic complex can be found inside the famous Hacienda Pinilla, a unique and sophisticated community of beautiful beaches and golf courses.

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Surprising the future

Here, the typical Pershing qualities of sporting style, speed and control have been further enhanced, as the new Pershing 80’, brainchild of yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni, has once again been specifically designed to offer owners high performance. Offering an incredible peak speed of 50 knots.

Por Enrique Rosas

Custom Line 112 elegant style

Created by a collaboration between the Studio Zuccon International Project and Ferretti’s AYT, Advanced Yacht Technology, the new maxi yacht is a natural development of the Ferretti Custom Line 112’ a highly successful design and while retaining the sleek lines and performance of the yard’s planning models, it offers some tempting innovations:

Por Enrique Rosas

The nautical Culture evolves in the Mexicans

The Mexican nautical culture appears to be awakening while conjugating new tourist's destinations with marina, with more infrastructures and the increment of the number of businesses offering services and even more availability in international brands in Mexico.

Por Ricardo Vázquez

Louis Vuitton's Pacific Series

The year 2009 celebrates the 25th anniversary of Louis Vuitton as an active participant of sailing at its highest level, organizing the “Louis Vuitton Pacific Series” in Auckland, New Zealand from January 30th to February 14th 2009.

Por José María Lorenzo

Coco Island natural paradise of Costa Rica

Coco Island is a National Park located 532 kilometers off the coast of Costa Rica, it was discovered by the Spanish sailor Juan Cabezas in 1526, also known as the “Shark Island”, where these have become the zone's main attraction.

e han convertido en el principal atractivo de la zona.

Por Gerardo del Villar, Fabiola Galván

Cirrus Vision SJ50 begins flight with new name

With a new name, the American company Cimis Design Corporation celebrated the first flight of the Cirrus Vision SJSO. A personal jet previously known as The Jet*.

Por Laura Velázquez

Hennessy X.O decanter

Once again, the Mythical X.0 Decanter from the Cognac house of Hennessy, is adorned for this year’s festive dinners. This new design presents, like a dazzling jewel, its iconic grape bunches made out of 82 crystallized Swarovski elements stones waiting to shine at great festivities and receptions.

Por Roberto Salido

Another way of seeing

The beauty and complexity of the visual stimuli in the world we live in or in which we move as travelers, is endlessly vast and rich. To know how to see and to feel what is discovered by seeing, is the fifth essence in the art of travelling.

Por Michel Berenstein

Tips & Tops Sevilla

When visiting Spain it is necessary to bring a valid Passport, and in some cases, check with your embassy. You must have the corresponding visa and your return ticket, with a stay no longer than 90 days. In some cases they also request proof of economic sustainability during your stay, with a required minimum of 300 euros, which can be presented in cash, traveler checks, credit card, bank certificate or any other legal document.

Por Amura

Back to the past

Retro is still a tendency, and keeps getting stronger 70’s, 80’s and 90’s models are back with a great impact over the biggest brands.

Por José María Lorenzo

Rolex oyster perpetual datejust rolesor

Bom 60 years ago, the Oyster Perpetual Datejust Rolesor is the most recognized watch in the world, with an eternal and universal style, always free from fashion’s yoke, and to prove it are these new models: Datejust II Rolesor for men and the Datejust Rolesor 36mm for women, this last one with diamonds in the bevel.

Por Amura

The golden ellipse by patek philippe

It’s a tradition for Patek Philippe to create collections capable of crossing ages, that’s why the manufacturer is now celebrating the 40th birthday of its legendary Golden Ellipse. With a first platinum version and an exclusive two watch set with matching jewelry in a 100 limited piece edition.

Por Enrique Rosas

Palaces and Fortresses of India

 Country of great contrasts, with a cultural tradition of over 2,500 years B.C, with a population of over 1,150 million inhabitants, India is the second most populated country in the world, only behind China.

Por Fabiola Galván Campos

The blue hole in Bahamas Islands

The “Dean’s Blue Hole” is found in the west bay of Clarence Town, inLong Island at the Bahamas Islands. It is the deepest blue hole (submarine cave) in the world, with a depth of 663 ft, which is twice the averageof the regular blue holes that usually reach a depth of 360 ft. It has a cir-cular shape and abrupt walls with a high contrast of colors between thedark blue from the deep and a clear blue from the shores.  

Por Amura

The desert Wave in Arizona

It is a magicalrocky formation molded by the wind, so hard to access that more thanone has returned frustrated for not finding it. 

Por Amura

The submerged forest in Patagonia

In the Argentinean Patagonia, inside the Nahuel Huapi National Park and 30 meters down deep in the Traful Lake, a submerged forest can be found.

Por Amura

The Erta Ale volcano's lava lake

Northeast of Ethiopia, an unusual source of light and heat can be found emerging fromthe earth’s core.

Por Amura

Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Mumbai, where luxury and details have no limits

The Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay (also know as Mumbai) was born out of Jamsetji N. Tata’s dream, who believed that this commercial capital of India, required a grand hotel, one that would enhance its reputation amongst the great cities of the world. Jamsetji N. Tata was the visionary founder of India’s premier business house  the Tata Group.

Por Roberto Salido

Palmer Johnson Hokulani a floating gold mine

Since it was born at the beginning of the 20th century, and to be more precise in 1918, Palmer Johnson has been characterized by attributes that only experience and persistence can achieve: quality, innovation and performance are words that evoke these ships.

Por Edmundo A. Eguiarte

CRN M/Y Hana sailing with ellegance

From the CRN family we present the Hana mega yacht, a model with a personality and style of it’s own. It’s imposing beauty dazzles with elegance and exclusiveness, trademarks from the shipyard that gives life to this vessel.

Por Amura

Altura 840 a villa on the sea

The Altura 840 combines the philosophy of the Altura a line that has contributed to the history of modern motoryachts with the Ferretti group's technological innovations.

Por Enrique Rosas

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008 a true commitment with sailing

One of the world’s most important long distance regattas (going for 63 consecutive years now), is held in the coasts of Sydney, Australia.

Por José María Lorenzo

Divings fundamentals: Air

In this case, the neutral or not metabolized gas is the nitrogen and this is the one able to cause physio- logical or pathological alterations that if not taken seriously, will cause the decompression disease.

Por Gerardo del Villar

Hooka Concept, the middle east at your feet

For this number, Amura Yachts & Lifestyle presents to its readers a new restaurant proposal that will transport its clients from a city wrapped around chaos to a desert full of peace, calm and optimism: The Hookah Concept.

Por Roberto Salido

Moët & Chandon

Most & Chandon has more than 2G0 years of being the symbol for all fabulous celebrations, for this reason it's important to go back to the 18th century when Jean Remy Most started sharing the magic of champagne with the European aristocracy and the world.

Por José María Lorenzo

Bombardier challenger 300 high class sophistication

Bombardier’s forecast for the Business Jets market for 2008-2017 reports that on this period 13,200 models will be sold, against the 8,200 sold between 1998 and 2007, the equivalent for more than 300 million dollars.

Por Laura Velázquez

Roni Horn and the imperceptible

The Roni Horn aka Roni Horn exhibition, is a review about the north American artist's work with more than two decades of plastic production, and it’s actually presenting on the Tate Modern (London) until may 25th.

Por Anarela Vargas

Tips & tops La India

It is required to have both. Passport and Visa to get into India. To request a Visa, a lot of paperwork is required, for this we recommend to get informed with some time ahead wherever you reside. Some states in India are tied to special access restrictions (Assam. Sikkim. Laquediva Islands. Andaman Islands and Darjeeling) where a special permit has to be presented; the embassy is in charge of its emission. When making the trip, certain vaccines are recommended such as DTTAB. polio and anticholera.

Por Amura

Guiles Papi

 I always liked technical mechanics, automotive mechanics, and aeronautics; I have also lived in many places like Modena, Monaco and Germany. And even though I was very close to cars, my pa-ssion always was technical mechanics.

Por Enrique Rosas

Octavio García

I started in 1993 with Omega until 1998. Then, in 2003 with Audemars Piguet as a Design Manager, and a year after that I got the job for Artistic Director. This means that aside from working with the product and the corporate design, I also help with the brand’s communications.

Por Enrique Rosas

Israel, Between the Desert and the Sea

We arrived at night at the airport of Tel Aviv and it was the four of the dawn when the taxi ran by a freeway that co-llapsed into some anonymous hills, taken a bath by the dry and unusual air. Jerusalem arose like a vision, the open door of Damask in the wall, lonely, imposing, an invitation to the mystery.

Por Patrick Monney

Courchevel, Style on The Snow

Courchevel Resort is a part of the Trois Vallees (Three Valleys), a Winter sports complex of over 600 kilometers of impeccable tracks, modern infrastructure and nature at its best. From the three valleys, Courchevel is the most exclusive, favored by visitors all around the year, because it also offers summer activities.

Por Kundalini Muñoz

Orongo, Isla de Pascua, Chile

At the border line of the Rano Kau Volcano’s Crater, we can find the remains of an old village. The small barren islands of Motu Nui challenge the waves and also took place the Ceremony of the Bird Man, where the contestants had to go down the Orongo cliff, to reach the barren island and collect the first egg of the “Miniature” bird. 

Por Patrick Monney

American Colony Hotel

Very near the Door of Damask, in east Jerusalem an unique, seductive hotel, inmerso in a magic garden arises with scent to jasmine, with a great history and tradition. From the entrance, the stones of their walls count us the legends, the moments of happiness, the miseries of the hard times, the destructions and laments of the wars.

Por Patrick Monney

Emotion and Confort in Grand Hyatt Santiago of Chile

With some of the most respected notes in the economic chart, in quality of life and human development in the world, Santiago of Chile has become in one of the most important capitals of the world; and since there is no big city without great hotels, recently the Hyatt Hotel Chain has upgraded the position of its actual location to Grand Hyatt.

Por Patrick Monney

Mizpe Hayamim

Nested to 570 meters high, the views on the plateau of the Golan and the Sea of Galilee from their terraces are superb. The Mizpe works in an almost autonomous way, consuming the excellent products that produces its farm

Por Patrick Monney

Mochi Long Range 23

The first “Zero Emission Mode” motor yacht over 20 meters, The Long Range 23 is the first craft to obtain the RINA “Green Star Clean Energy and Clean Propulsion” certification. The first "Zero Emission Mode" motor yacht over 20 meters.

Por Enrique Rosas

Ferretti 881 Overwhelming Beauty

For this edition we are finishing with a magnificent model, a yacht that represents the elegance and genius of the Italian house that forged it, worthy representative of its family, Ferreti 881, a peculiar 27 meters that once gain gathers the absolute quality of its components.

Por Viridiana Barahona

122 M/Y “ROMANCE”

Another one arrives from the CRN family: The ”Romance”, a luxurious mega yacht distinguished by the insignia on its name, an authentic nautical jewel in which color, space, style and design are combined to give birth to an exclusive piece of this brand. Its proportions offer and impressive view of the 57 meter model where it holds four decks with authentic amenities.

Por Viridiana Barahona

The Great White Shark In Mexico

Like every year, from July to November the “Great White Shark” (Carcharodon Carcharias) visits our waters arriving to the “Isla Guadalupe”, which is an island with a volcanic origin, with a surface of over 476,971 acres and it’s located in the Mexican Pacific 250 km away from the coast of Baja California.

Por Gerardo del Villar

Emivest SJ30 Aerospace, The Fastest

It’s the first LBJ to maintain sea level pressure in its cockpit at 41 thousand feet, allowing its pas-sengers to arrive “Fresh” to their destination after a long trip. Emivest Aerospace proudly pre-sents the SJ30, a business jet that last November set a new speed world record of 7 hours with 7 minutes –know after this as the “007”- after flying from London to Dubai, with a 41 minute fuel recharge in Istanbul, Turkey.

Por Laura Velázquez

Los Dilemas del Realismo Ricardo Amezcua Cuspinera

To be petrified before a painting could only be another metaphor, which through rhetoric, could pretend to give a clear explanation to the bunch of emotions that are experimented while observing a painting; nevertheless, in the case of Ricardo Amezcua Cuspinera’s work, this phenomenon could be an inherent risk while contemplating it.

Por Michael Negrete Cruz

Tips & Tops Israel

Tips & Tops Israel

Por AMURA