As of this Monday, a new security plan in Puerto Vallarta led by the Secretary of the Navy began. In a statement, the Government of Jalisco said that this new strategy has the objective of strengthening security in the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, where the former Governor of Jalisco, Aristóteles Sandoval, was assassinated last December....Read More

The Jalisco State Health Board announced the new State measures in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus contagion crisis that will run from Saturday, January 16 to Sunday, January 31. The governor of Jalisco announced the measures: first, there is no return for face-to-face classes, until further notice; face-to-face work activities that can be performed...Read More

The long awaited day is coming. Municipal authorities of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit are preparing for the application of the vaccine against COVID-19 in health personnel who have been treating the coronavirus pandemic for almost a year. In the case of Puerto Vallarta, members of the municipal government met with personnel...Read More

At the beginning of the year, the number of tests carried out at the COVID-19 Diagnostic Center of the University of Guadalajara in Puerto Vallarta decreased, however, their positivity increased by 12 percentage points. Coordinator and person in charge of the laboratory located at the University Center of the Coast, Dr. Jesús Aarón Curiel Beltrán,...Read More

In the first week of the new year, more than 50 flights that passed through the Calgary airport have been confirmed to have carried passengers with COVID-19, four of which were flights from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The federal government is reporting that Calgary’s airport received 35 international flights with cases of the virus between Jan....Read More

The Regional Hospital of Puerto Vallarta of the Ministry of Health is at 100 percent occupation of general beds. Within the last few days, the number of patients have doubled, being only 49 percent occupied on Thursday. Beds with ventilators available reached 60 percent occupancy, and the General Hospital of Zone 42 of the IMSS...Read More

The lifeless body of a person was taken from the beaches of Puerto Vallarta, it’s still unknown how the unidentified person died or how he ended in the Bay of Banderas. The discovery occurred around 4:00 p.m. in the Conchas Chinas area, when tourists observed a body floating in the sea in the distance. Lifeguards...Read More

Friday morning, a tourist boat sank in Puerto Vallarta with almost 60 people on board, all rescued without any injury, reported the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit (UEPCBJ). At 11:43 am, the Kanuha catamaran picked up 55 passengers from Quimixto beach along with two crew members, with Juan Pablo Urrutia as captain. About...Read More

A 26-year-old man was treated by Civil Protection elements on Playa Los Muertos, in Puerto Vallarta, with symptoms of COVID-19. While walking along Playa Los Muertos, the young man had trouble breathing, so they requested medical attention. The man, originally from Puebla and identified as José Manuel, explained that three days before traveling he was...Read More

In order to avoid crowds, Civil Protection and Firefighter personnel will carry out operations around the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta during December 31, since there will be no New Year celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Adrián Bobadilla García, head of the municipal agency, reminded people that the municipal government will not hold any events...Read More

According to a Global Traveler survey, carried out by the magazine and site specialized in tourism, it announced that Puerto Vallarta was named the Best Leisure Destination in Mexico. According to the most recent survey made by the readers of the site, it is based on the destination’s offer for the whole family, its extensive...Read More

Facing the arrival of the end of the year season, the Public Trust for Tourism Promotion and Advertising of Puerto Vallarta, launched its new website with the aim of being an official tourist guide for visitors arriving at the destination, which provides relevant information on activities and places to visit. The new website will provide...Read More

Eight flights either departing or arriving in B.C. have been added to the COVID-19 exposure list late Tuesday, including an arrival from Puerto Vallarta. Those flights carrying a confirmed case of COVID-19 include: • Dec. 9: KLM 681, Amsterdam to Vancouver, Rows 6-9. • Dec. 9: WestJet 3320, Vancouver to Kelowna, Rows 15-19. • Dec....Read More

The State Government announced the application of new lockdowns in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta to slow the spread of Coronavirus. At the health and economic reactivation meeting, it was established that from December 25 to January 10 there will be a new partial closure of non-essential businesses. Unlike the previous emergency button, decreed at the...Read More

After the murder of the former governor of Jalisco, Aristóteles Sandoval at dawn last Friday, more than one hundred elements of the Jalisco State Police arrived in Puerto Vallarta with the aim of reinforcing security in the city, where several violent criminal acts have been registered in recent months. The state agents arrived in at...Read More