Araya comes to Las Ventanas with 17 years of hospitality management and food and beverage experience at noted luxury hotels and resorts around the world.  Most recently, he was executive assistant manager /director of food & beverage at the Ajman  Kempinski Hotel & Resort, United Arab Emirates.  Previously, he served as director of food & beverage at the: Conrad Cairo Hotel & Casino, Cairo, Egypt;   St. Regis Aspen, Aspen, Colorado;  Sheraton María Isabel, México City, D.F., and The Palace of the Lost City, Sun City, South Africa.

Araya assumes responsibility for overseeing the resort's day-to-day operations, reporting directly to Mr. Fernandes.

Dramatically located at the tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, nestled on fine white sands along the sparkling-blue Sea of Cortez, Las Ventanas has set new standards for luxury and service in Latin America since it opened in July 1997.  The resort has redefined luxury and pampering, reaching out with special touches that are the hallmark of refined hospitality.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages properties worldwide including The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, Las  Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico, Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, The Dharmawangsa, Jakarta, Indonesia, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties � Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua.