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Welcome to Western Mexico News, by Vallarta Daily, your central hub for the latest Western Mexico news, breaking Western Mexico headlines, and up-to-the-minute Western Mexico politics updates. We cover Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Colima—from coastal resorts to inland capitals—ensuring you’re always in the loop on government decisions, economic trends, and cultural events that shape life along Mexico’s Pacific coast.

•May 4, 2018

Women in Jalisco are showing their strength as political candidates

During the 2018 elections in Mexico a phenomenon will occur in Jalisco that surely has not happened in the electoral life of Mexico, which incidentally,...

•May 3, 2018

Operation Jalisco has failed after three years

On May 1, 2015, the Federal Government implemented Operation Jalisco, which is intended to dismantle the New Generation Jalisco Cartel and capture its leader Nemesio...

•April 26, 2018

Thousands protest in Guadalajara after brutal killing of film students

Thousands of people gathered in Mexico’s second-largest city Thursday to protest the deaths of three film students who were killed and dissolved in acid in...

•April 26, 2018

‘No Manches Frida 2’ filming in Rivera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta

The Riviera Nayarit will serve as the location for the filming of sequel to the movie No Manches Frida, starring Martha Higareda and Omar Chaparro,...

•March 12, 2018

Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit host 3rd Ballenarte Conservation Festival

The 3rd Ballenarte Conservation Festival will be held from March 20-23, 2018, with activities in the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta to raise awareness regarding...

•March 6, 2018

Chacala, the Riviera Nayarit’s “Gallery Town”

Chacala, the Riviera Nayarit’s “Gallery Town,” is a very friendly, community-oriented place. Families, friends, and couples will all enjoy the calm ambiance of this micro-destination,...

•February 22, 2018

Canada wins the VI Flamingos Can-Am-Mex Riviera Nayarit 2018 Cup

Canada was crowned champion at the VI International Flamingos Can-Am-Mex Riviera Nayarit 2018 Cup, which took place last February 17th at the Flamingos Golf Club....

•February 9, 2018

Earthquakes cause evacuations from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara

The National Seismological Service reported two different earthquaks in Jalisco, one magnitude 4.5 and another magnitude 5.9, the governor of the state, Aristóteles Sandoval, confirmed...

•January 22, 2018

Gastronomy, a cornerstone of global tourism promotion for Riviera Nayarit

The state of Nayarit received the Excelencias Turísticas 2017 award for Successful Use of Gastronomy as a Cornerstone of the Riviera Nayarit’s Tourism Promotion during...