Puerto Vallarta News

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Southeast

Welcome to our Southeast Mexico news hub. We gather headlines from Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. Our reporters deliver clear updates on public policy and cultural events. From Tabasco’s energy sector shifts to Campeche’s heritage festivals, we bring you on‑site reports and official statements. You’ll read about ecological work in Yucatán’s biosphere and tourism growth in Quintana Roo’s Caribbean resorts.

Virtual kidnapping extortion grips Puerto Vallarta children

Family warned off paying in virtual kidnapping in Cancun

State police in Cancun stopped a virtual kidnapping scam, found the woman safe, and urged her family not to send the 560,000 peso ransom.
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Cancun holiday security

Cancun holiday security ramps up with 7,000 officers

Quintana Roo will deploy about 7,000 officers for the Guadalupe–Reyes season, concentrating patrols in Cancun’s tourist zones and busy streets.
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Christmas Magic 2025

Christmas Magic 2025 turns Playa del Carmen into month long festival

Playa del Carmen launches Christmas Magic 2025, a month-long festival merging free family fun, tight security and big hopes for local business.
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Playa del Carmen hurricane season

Playa del Carmen hurricane season ends with relief

Playa del Carmen closed the 2025 hurricane season with no major damage, crediting months of drainage work, shelter prep and civil protection training.
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Cancún Christmas roundabouts

Cancún Christmas roundabouts turn traffic into a festival

Cancún lights eight key roundabouts and a full slate of holiday events, turning everyday intersections into nighttime hubs for families.
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Costa Mujeres hotel growth

Costa Mujeres hotel growth surges with 11,600 rooms

Costa Mujeres will reach 11,600 hotel rooms in 2025, a 16 percent jump driven by new luxury resorts just north of Cancún.
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Cancun hotel zone tax

Cancun hotel zone tax could drive up luxury condo costs

Quintana Roo wants property owners in Cancun’s hotel zone to bankroll overdue infrastructure after Fonatur’s exit, sparking debate.
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Guadalupe Sanctuary Cancun

Guadalupe Sanctuary in Cancun braces for 30k pilgrims

Cancún expects more than 30,000 pilgrims at the Guadalupe Sanctuary on December 11–12, prompting expanded security, traffic shifts and safety calls.
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Mexican Caribbean sargassum

Mexican Caribbean sargassum battle clears prime beaches

More than 91,000 tons of seaweed have been cleared from Mexican Caribbean beaches in 2025, keeping key resorts clean and testing new biogas uses.
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La Vaquita shooting

La Vaquita shooting leaves waiter dead in tourist zone of Playa del Carmen

A waiter shot in the head during the La Vaquita shooting in Playa del Carmen’s bar zone died in the hospital as authorities probe the...
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Visitax hike Quintana Roo

New tax hike plan in Quintana Roo alarms Cancun hoteliers

Cancún hoteliers say a 25 percent Visitax hike and forcing hotels to collect it would harm tourism, squeeze small hotels and undercut Plan México.
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Cancun tour boat accident

Cancun tour boat accident ends in tragic death of young man

A 23-year-old man who fell from a Caribbean Golden tour boat off Cancun was found dead near Puerto Juárez after an all-night search.
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