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Mexican hang gliding open to be held in one of the most wonderful sites on earth: the dry lake bed in San Marcos Evangelista, Jalisco. FAI2 Event with Open and Sport Class. ...

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Flying site

The dry Laguna de San Marcos, along with other tectonic depressions as Sayula, Atotonilco and Chapala (within the Transverse Volcanic Belt ) crosses the republic of Mexico along 880 km of the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico along the latitude 19N.

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Mexican hang gliding open to be held in one of the most wonderful sites on earth: the dry lake bed in San Marcos Evangelista, Jalisco. FAI2 Event with Open and Sport Class.

Flying site

The dry Laguna de San Marcos, along with other tectonic depressions as Sayula, Atotonilco and Chapala (within the Transverse Volcanic Belt ) crosses the republic of Mexico along 880 km of the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico along the latitude 19N. Its highest point is the summit of Ciltaltépetl volcano with a height of 5636 m. The history of hang gliding in Mexico dates back to the early 70's with the Brothers Vico and Miguel Gutierrez in Mexico City. It was in 1977 that Vladimir "The Vladi" Muñoz and Jorge "El Coquis" Suárez who started this discipline in Jalisco, to be precise on a hill called Santa Maria - today it is located within the urban area of ​​Guadalajara. At the same time they opened more takeoffs in the Sierra de Tapalpa. They arrived in San Marcos the 1979 opening a south-west take off with Rafael "El Choco" Sanchez halfway up the mountain. Then later they opened another behind the village and after flying at this hill for almost twenty years, alternating with new takeoffs in Tapalpa, which are 500 m higher tha the current launch of San Marcos.
The climate of the region results from the interaction of its continental position, the effect of the surrounding mountain barriers and general air traffic is under the control of subtropical high pressure. It is defined as semi-arid, with cool winters and hot summers, summer rains, presenting seven months of dry season.

San Marcos Evangelista Takeoff
GPS position 21'5.91 "O103 32'28.43"
West facing, altitude 1850 meters, it is located 35 minute drive from HQ

Landing zone is at the San Marcos Evangelista Aeroclub
N20 20’59.43”, W103 33’26.11”

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México es un país de montañas, el 64% de su superficie está cubierta por sistemas de cordilleras formadas en diferentes periodos geológicos. La Laguna seca de San Marcos, junto con otras depresiones tectónicas como Sayula, Atotonilco y Chapala, se encuentran dentro del Eje Transversal Neovolcánico que cruza la república a lo largo de 880 km del Oceano Pacifico al Golfo de México a lo largo del paralelo 19 Norte. Su punto mas alto es la cima del Volcán Ciltaltépetl con una altura de 5636 m.s.n.m. La historia del Vuelo en ala Delta en México se remonta a principios de los años 70´s con los Hermanos Vico y Miguel Gutiérrez en la Ciudad de México. Y fue en el 77 que Vladimir “El Vladi” Muñoz y Jorge “El Coquis” Suárez que iniciaron esta disciplina en Jalisco, mas puntualmente en un cerrito llamado Santa María que hoy en día se encuentra dentro de la mancha urbana de Guadalajara. Al mismo tiempo abrieron mas despegues en la Sierra de Tapalpa.
Estos locos llegaron a San Marcos el año de 1979 abriendo un despegue sur-oeste junto con Rafael “El Choco” Sánchez a media altura de la montaña. Luego mas tarde abrieron otro a espaldas del Pueblo y después de volar este cerro durante casi veinte años, alternándose con despegues nuevos en Tapalpa, se abrió el despegue actual de San Marcos a 500 metros de desnivel.
El clima de la región resulta de la interacción de su posición continental, el efecto de las barreras orográficas circundantes y la circulación aérea general bajo el dominio de altas presiones subtropicales. Esta definido como semiárido, con inviernos frescos y veranos calientes, lluvias estivales, presentando 7 meses de temporada seca.

San Marcos Evangelista.- Despegue con orientación Oeste, altitud 1876 mts, el mismo se encuentra al este de los HQ de la competencia posición GPS N20 21’5.91”, O103 32’28.43”.

Selection and entry fee

OPEN to: Sport and Open Class Pilots

Entry fee: $180 USD

Pilots will informed how to pay after registration.

Prize fund and scoring categories

Trophies to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places.
Open Class
Sport Class

General schedule

Sunday, April 10, 2016
09:00 - 15:00 - Training day
15:00 - 17:30 - Official Registration
18:00 - 19:00 - Mandatory Safety Briefing
20:00 - 22:00 - Pilots Welcome Dinner

Monday, April 11, - Saturday, April 16, 2016
Contest flying days

Saturday, April 16, 2016
18:30 - Prize-giving ceremony and closing festival

Daily schedule

08:30 - Headquarter opens
09:30 - Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
10:00 - Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
10:45 - Transport to take-off
12:30 - Take-off window opens
16:00 - Scoring office opens
21:00 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

POSADA DEL PESCADOR
Dirección: Miguel Arana # 611 | Miguel Arana # 611, Jocotepec 45800, México
Ubicación: México, Jalisco, Jocotepec
Rango de precios (sobre la base de las tasas medias): $737 - $1,263
Categoría del hotel:3 estrella(s) — Posada del Pescador 3*
Cantidad de habitaciones: 27
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QUINTA SAN CARLOS
Dirección: Pino Suárez No. 1 | San Pedro Tesistan, Jocotepec, México
Ubicación: México, Jalisco, Jocotepec
Rango de precios (sobre la base de las tasas medias): $1,128 - $2,346
Categoría del hotel:3.5 estrella(s) — Quinta San Carlos 3.5*
Cantidad de habitaciones: 12
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HOTEL & SPA VILLA BORDEAUX
Dirección: La Paz Oriente No. 420 Lote A, San Juan Cosalá 45820, México
Ubicación: México, Jalisco, San Juan Cosalá
Cantidad de habitaciones: 11

How to get here

How to get to Laguna seca open VIDEO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTFbYZQgqc

Acatlán de Juárez, Jal., México
San Marcos Evangelista Mexico

Plane

The nearest airport is Guadalajara. There you get a local flight from Mexico International Airport. Check such companies as Aeromexico, InterJet, Volaris. It takes 1 hour to get to Guadalajara from Mexico.

Car

Take Federal Highway 15D (Carretera Federal 15 de Cuota) it takes 6 h 25 min to pass 584 km from the capital Mexico.

Take Federal Highway 15 or 44 to get to the place from Guadalajara. The road takes 60-70 km depending on the route.

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Organizers

Laguna Seca Open Fest
PRIVADA HIPODROMO 1997
COL. COLOMOS PROVIDENCIA
WWW.LAGUNASECAOPEN.COM
Yakin Oggier
GENERAL DIRECTOR
Lucas Lujan
MEET DIRECTOR
Lucas Lujan
SCOREKEEPER

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