by jbutler on May 18, 2011
What is the explanation for Latin America’s position within the international system and what are the opportunities and challenges posed by globalization?
This is one of the questions posed in a project supported by Daniel Chavez Moran and the Vidanta Foundation in cooperation with the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Scholarly articles written over a period of two years were presented and analyzed in three workshops held in Washington, D.C., Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico and Mexico City.
The primary objective that propelled the foundation project was to provide a preeminent study of Latin America’s position in the international system, the main opportunities and challenges the world order of the first decades of the 21st century poses to the region, as well as the status of and trends in intraregional relations with special emphasis on the factors that block Latin American integration and cooperation.
Chavez Moran and the Vidanta Foundation compiled the articles and thoughts of prominent international analysts and scholars on Latin American international relations in a book edited by Ricardo Lagos. The book “América Latina:¿integración o fragmentación?” was published by Editorial Edhasa (Buenos Aires). For more information on this study and other foundation publications, visit: http://www.fundacionvidanta.org.
by jbutler on May 16, 2011
Daniel Chavez Moran's Inspiration
Daniel Chavez Moran’s work with the Vidanta Group Foundation has possible because of the three decades of success in business before his 2005 retirement. Chavez Moran is committed to bettering the countries of Latin America by helping them meet their business and economic obstacles.
Success did not come without challenges for Moran. A case was brought against Daniel Chavez Moran and Grupo Mayan Palace, which is one of the first luxury resorts he established in 1974. The case was submitted in 2008. Daniel Chavez Moran succeeded in defending his adherence to moral and ethical principles for his business practices as well as his high standards for customer service. A U.S. federal district judge sided with Chavez Moran, dismissing the plaintiff’s case in its entirety against Daniel Chavez Moran, Grupo Mayan Palace and the other vindicated defendants, Desarollo Marina Vallarta S.A. de C.V., Daniel Omar Chavez, Scott R Erikson, Casey Jon Owens, Canamere Inc., Huffsmith-Kohrville Inc., Preferred Vacations Inc., Premium Travel Services Inc., Resort Solutions Inc., Seven Oceans US Inc., AZM Marketing LLC, Resort Quality Controls Inc., Resort Condominiums International LLC, and Resorts International Marketing Corp.
The customer’s rights were championed in Grupo Mayan Palace’s contracts, and the vacation ownership purchase decision was solely at the customer’s judgment, ruled the judge. The plaintiff filed no appeal, with the claim successfully defeated. There have been no other case filed since against Chavez Moran or Grupo Mayan Palace,which is now known as Mayan Resorts.
Mayan Resorts has more than 20 top leisure developments in Latin America established to cater to vacationing needs of its members and users. Daniel Chavez Moran is now focused in furthering his philanthropic ventures like, Fundación Delia Moran A.C. and the Vidanta Group Foundation.