BANAMEX reported alleged manipulation of ATM machines located on Juerez at Plaza Aquiles Serdán across from city hall. Bank staff reported four individuals at the machines appeared suspicious and possibly were tampering with the machines when police were called. Bank employees provided a description of the four men but no arrest has been made. Police...Read More

With Mexican raspberry and blackberry producers gearing up to send their first shipments to China, one industry body says five-year returns could reach as high as US$100 million. Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) said growers in the western coastal states of Jalisco and Michoacan expected their first consignments to...Read More

Assistant environmental prosecutor Alejandro del Mazo said Monday his agency has conducted tests of unmanned aircraft flights in cooperation with the Mexican Navy. Del Mazo says he hopes to have three drones patrolling the vaquita’s habitat in coming months. Also known as the Gulf of California, it is the only place vaquitas are found. “We...Read More

The Palm brings back to the stage live Spanish Gypsy Guitars and hot Rumba, Cuban, and Flamenco rhythms, showcasing award-winning local and international musicians. Latcho & Andrea; The Blond Gypsies are European recording artists who perform Gypsy Rumba and Spanish Flamenco Guitar music in Puerto Vallarta. Both of German descent, Latcho & Andrea’s music takes...Read More

The Instituto Electoral y de Participación, the state’s electoral authority responsible for carrying out the process of elections and vetting political candidates, has approved a real clown’s entry into the city’s mayoral race. Guillermo Cienfuegos Pérez, known as “Lagrimita”, isn’t clowning around about being the city’s next mayor and he sure knows how to draw...Read More