JUN 1-3: Second Annual Mexico Underwater Dive Show—Cozumel, Quintana Roo The show will offer industry professionals the unique opportunity to explore Mexico’s amazing underwater environment and learn more about the natural treasures surrounding the country. Hosted by the Cozumel Tourism Board and the Mexico Tourism Board, the second annual dive show is open to the public and will include educational seminars, news on dive technology, equipment information, travel opportunities, new product demonstrations, and free time for diving. For more information visit www.islacozumel.com.mx.

JUN 1-4 Mexico: Gateway of the Americas, Mexico City. Annual cultural program that promotes social, cultural and political understanding that emphasizes the importance of the performing arts and civic society. Gateway enables artist from Mexico and America assemble to work with ither professionals in the performing arts: presenters, managers, cultural leaders, among others. http://www.puertadelasamericas.org/

JUN 1-5: The Enkidu Summer Conference 2006. Testimonial Texts, Stories, Lives and Memories, Mexico City. The primary focus of this inclusive and interdisciplinary conference organized by Enkidu Magazine in Mexico City in cooperation with Mexico’s National University of Pedagogy (UPN) is to explore the power of storytelling in the construction of memories, collective and individual identity formations, and oral traditions. The conference will interrogate storytellng (oral and written), memories and identity constructions from a wide range of perspectives, definitions and in their manifold cultural and social manifestations. Papers that challenge traditional disciplinary boundries as well as traditional theoretical paradigms are welcomed. http://www.enkidumagazine.com/eventos/texts/intro_en.htm

JUN 1-15: Buenavista Festivities, La Paz, Baja California Sur. Go and try the wind surf and all the amenities this lovely town has for you, celebrate with the rest of festivities like the “Loreto´s Dorado International Fishing Tournament” and “The Coyote 300 Off Road Race” among other activities. http://www.vivalapaz.net/english/calendar.html

JUN 2-4: Mexico’s Annual International Outdoor and Specialized Travel Expo (8ª Expo Aventura y Ecoturismo) – Ciudad de Mexico. Including new destinations and exotic sites. This year, you will be seeing traditional festivals, luxurious eco-touristic hotels, archeological expeditions and much more. Featuring a wide variety of exhibitors such as local tourism offices, international tourism offices, outdoor travel operators, parks and natural reserves and many more. For more information, please visit: www.aventurayecoturismo.com or you may also e-mail: anacorral@tradex.com.mx ; gina@tradex.com.mx

JUN 2-4: 37th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Race–Ensenada, Baja California. This race will welcome more than 280 participants from 15 countries. More than 250 vehicles competing in 24 professional and five sportsman categories for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs will participate in this race which covers 450 miles of mountains, valleys, deserts, forest and gorgeous Pacific coastline. The race will finish in downtown Ensenada inside the Deportivo Antonio Palacios Baseball Stadium on 9th Street and Guadalupe Avenue. www.score-international.com

JUN 4-7: IV Meeting Place Mexico — Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. The beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta will be the host for approximately 100 different services providers and 150 buyers at the IV Meeting Place Mexico tradeshow. This year the marketplace will be at the Hotel Sheraton Buganvilias. The event is a professional and exclusive exposition of incentives, conventions and seminars; designed for national and international buyers to get to know the infrastructure, services and different destinations in Mexico, and will also be a first hand experience to meet the possibilities that Puerto Vallarta offers. For more information visit: http://www.meetingplacemexico.com/