Nearly 80% of colonies in the city of Puerto Vallarta are not being served with trash collection because the company holding the contract has yet to be paid $50 million pesos by the city.
Garbage piling in the streets is becoming a health hazard and source of infection for many residents of the city, and does not appear to be a settled issue before the high-season of tourism approaching.
The debt problem in Puerto Vallarta has been reoccurring for years, since the election of the Citizens Movement party, and has impacted basic services to resident.
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