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From Frozen Beverages to Hands-On Tastings, Three Properties Bring A Beloved Mexican Flavor to Life This Season

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (September 9, 2026) - Furthering its commitment to Mexican culinary traditions, Velas Resorts in Mexico celebrates one of Mexico's most iconic flavors with a series of new chamoy-influenced experiences across its portfolio. Chamoy traces its roots to Mexican street food culture, where the sweet, tangy, and spiced condiment has long been used to enhance fresh fruit, snacks, and beverages. A defining flavor in Mexican culinary traditions still today, the condiment is woven into new activities at Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, and Mar del Cabo by Velas Resorts that blend culture, creativity, and culinary exploration.

Mar del Cabo by Velas Resorts
Located in Los Cabos, Mar del Cabo offers a chef-guided, showcooking-style workshop, where guests take part in preparing an artisanal chamoy. Centered around a single communal table, that also elicits a sense of community among guests, traditional in Mexican culture, the experience begins with an individual tasting tray featuring four chamoy varieties: Classic Tamarind, Mango-Habanero, Black Pasilla Chili, and Pitahaya (Dragon Fruit). The tray is accompanied by bites like seasonal mango and jicama, shrimp skewers, and seared sea scallops with a toasted coconut crust, along with signature drinks crafted to highlight the sweet, sour, salty, and spicy profiles of each chamoy. The beverage selection features the tequila-based "Pitahaya Paloma," the smoky mezcal-based "Smoke & Chile," and a local Baja Brewing Lager craft beer. The chef walks guests through the local ingredients and the preparation process, covering base preparation, pulp extraction, seasoning and balance, and the final blend. Once complete, each guest bottles their own portion of chamoy and receives the recipe to take home. The experience has limited capacity, accommodating a minimum of two and a maximum of six guests, and requires advance booking of at least 72 hours. The price is $117 USD per person.

Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Grand Velas Riviera Maya presents the Chamoy Collection, a limited-edition trio of frozen beverages at AMAT, the property's coffee and snack bar. Available in Mango, Cucumber, and Strawberry, each handcrafted drink combines fresh fruit with lime juice and chamoy, finished with a touch of spice. The beverages are prepared with two ounces of chamoy, one ounce of fresh lime juice, two ounces of fruit purée, and one ounce of sweetener. The Chamoy Collection is included in the all-Inclusive plan for resort guests.

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit
Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit incorporates chamoy into two seasonal poolside activations. The resort's Fruit Cart & Salt Bar, inspired by the fruit carts found in Mexico City's plazas, features local fruit such as mango, watermelon, jicama, and pineapple alongside chamoy, freshly cracked coconuts, a curated selection of salts, including Maldon, Himalayan pink, black volcanic, truffle, and Colima sea salt, harvested by hand by salineros from the Lagoon of Coyutlán. Separately, the resort offers a reimagined Chamoyada, a non-alcoholic frozen beverage blending fresh local fruit in flavors such as mango, strawberry, and watermelon with chamoy, served poolside. Both activations are included in the All-Inclusive plan.

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About Velas Resorts:
Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, and Los Cabos have earned 70 AAA Diamonds, including the prestigious Five Diamond Award. Other esteemed international awards for services and facilities include one MICHELIN Star for Cocina de Autor restaurant in both Los Cabos and Riviera Maya, Virtuoso's Best Family Program, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award for SE Spa, and TripAdvisor's Top Hotels in the World, among others. Offering unparalleled all-inclusive experiences, properties include Grand Velas Los Cabos, with dramatic ocean views and unique spaces infusing every area of the resort; Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, which enjoys a long stretch of pristine beach and a dramatic backdrop of the Sierra Madre mountains; and Grand Velas Riviera Maya, offering a sophisticated resort experience in the Caribbean with jungle and beach settings. Velas Vallarta is a family-friendly resort in Puerto Vallarta, offering spacious suites, gourmet dining, and spa treatments with ocean and Sierra Madre views on 10 beachfront acres along Banderas Bay. Casa Velas is a boutique adults-only hotel located on the Marina Vallarta Golf Course where guests have beach access at Táu Beach Club, a casual, relaxed atmosphere overlooking the ocean, with a jacuzzi, pool, delectable cuisine, and an expansive event space. Mar del Cabo, a boutique hotel on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, is the only European Plan property. Opened January 2024, Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos is a new 79-suite resort and concept in the all-inclusive space. Velas Resorts was built by Eduardo Vela Ruiz, Founding President of Velas Resorts. Juan Vela Ruiz is Chief Executive Officer of the company. Explore tips, recipes, lifestyle and travel trends, and the latest news about Velas Resorts on the digital mag: www.velasmagazine.com.