For the fourth consecutive year the Saturday Waterside Art Shows along the Marina Nuevo Vallarta boardwalk are being set up, ready to present local art all throughout the high season in order to reinforce cultural tourism in the Riviera Nayarit. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon there will be a lineup of mostly local...Read More

Mexico’s congress has passed legislation to ban the use of animals in circuses across the country. The lower chamber’s vote Thursday followed one earlier in the week by the Senate and came six months after Mexico City passed a similar ban that is to go into effect next year. Six states also adopted bans. The...Read More

Mayor Ramon Guerrero Martinez states that Puerto Vallarta will receive a half-million visitors during the 2014-2015 Fall/Winter tourist season. Puerto Vallarta hosts about 25,000 hotel rooms and according to the Hotel Association most hotels in the city are reporting near 100% occupancy during this holiday season. Already cruise ship arrivals have increased over 40% while...Read More

As Tricia Lyman first reported with Vallarta Daily, Lou Gramm was unable to attend the Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival due to the death of his father the day before the festivals opening party. Rock vocalist and Hall of Fame songwriter Lou Gramm (The Voice of Foreigner) will have to regretfully bow out of performing at...Read More

When was the last time you went to a BIG party with lots of “stars” of whatever kind?  Yeah, me neither!! So the amount of butterflies I had in my stomach all day Thursday in anticipation of the Opening Rock Fest cocktail party at La Estancia Resort in Nuevo Vallarta became intense by the time...Read More

Expect clouds in Puerto Vallarta occasionally giving way to sun. There is a low risk of rain at 10% on this opening day of the Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival. Attendees should experience temps in the upper 70’s and lower 80’s. Areas around the bay experienced early morning showers but is expected to clear up throughout...Read More

It all began seven months ago when two groups put their words into action and created the Beach Cleanup Network, which went on to become a magnet for other groups that have been cleaning up the beaches of the Riviera Nayarit every month. The 15 groups and communities coordinated and backed by the Riviera Nayarit...Read More

This week, Southwest Airlines announced plans to add non-stop flights from Houston, TX to Puerto Vallarta, and four other Mexico destinations in October, 2015. In addition to flights from Houston to Puerto Vallarta, the airline is also seeking approval for flights to Mexico City, Cancun, and San Jose from Houston’s Hobby Airport. Last month Southwest...Read More