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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.

•February 1, 2016

World’s longest golf cart bridge right here in Nuevo Vallarta

The Riviera Nayarit boasts the longest hanging bridge for golf carts in the world, a recent build that aids the flow of players between the...

•February 1, 2016

Mexico kills two, nabs 22 in bust of Sinaloa cartel smuggling ring

Twenty-two members of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel have been arrested and two were killed in a police raid near the U.S.-Mexico border where authorities seized...

•January 21, 2016

6.6 earthquake strikes off Jalisco coast

Authorities say a strong earthquake has struck well off the Pacific coast of western Mexico. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and...

•January 7, 2016

Ciclovía de Nuevo Vallarta: Un Gusto que Darse en Riviera Nayarit

Desde su inauguración en marzo de 2015, la Cliclovía Nuevo Vallarta se ha convertido en un gusto más para disfrutar en Riviera Nayarit. Diariamente decenas...

•December 29, 2015

Actress Kaitlin Doubleday takes holiday in Nuevo Vallarta

The Riviera Nayarit’s Celebrity Watch detected the presence of Kaitlin Doubleday in the Destination this past Christmas Eve and Day. Kaitlin grew up surrounded by...

•November 25, 2015

Hurricane Sandra alert issued for Jalisco and Nayarit

Mexico’s weather service has issued an alert for heavy rains, winds, and surf in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, and Nayarit. The area...

•September 21, 2015

New Pueblo Màgico for Jalisco could be named next week

The Federal Ministry of Tourism will announce 17 new certified ‘Pueblo Mágico’ towns in Mexico during their convention in Puebla next week, September 25-26. Jalisco’s...

•August 27, 2015

New convention center unveiled in Nuevo Vallarta

The anticipation generated with the laying of the cornerstone in October of 2014 was amply rewarded last Saturday, August 22nd, when the All Inclusive Collection...

•June 23, 2015

Son of Jalisco’s New Generation Cartel leader arrested

Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican federal forces have arrested the son of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel's leader, an official said Tuesday, dealing a...

•June 6, 2015

Son of immigrants from Jalisco gets accepted to all Ivy League schools

It would have been a success story if Fullerton High School senior Fernando Rojas, the son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth...

•May 20, 2015

Eight People Killed in More Jalisco State Cartel Violence

At least eight people died in a shootout between Mexican federal police and suspected gang members in the troubled western state of Jalisco, a government...

•May 17, 2015