After announcing the results of the 28th National Urban Public Safety Survey (ENSU), carried out by INEGI, Puerto Vallarta confirms its place as one of the ten safest cities in the country, placing it in 7th place according to the perception of security shown by the inhabitants in the third quarter of the year. The...Read More

In order to prevent and contain the transmission of Covid-19, the Jalisco Health Secretariat notified municipalities that cemeteries and pantheons will remain closed during Day of the Dead, as well as the cancellation of all celebrations. Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña confirmed the notification of this mandatory official measure, which must be complied with by municipal...Read More

The secretary of tourism in the state, Antonio Riojas Meléndez, reported that before the announcement issued by the state government about the opening of beaches to 30%, the number of tourists in the area begins to rise. He pointed out that current tourism is due to the influx of nationals arriving by road, however, due...Read More

At least 187 establishments have been closed in Puerto Vallarta so far in the pandemic by failing to comply with sanitary measures. The closures are according to the Director of Inspection and Regulations, José Juan Velázquez Hernández, noting that economic activity in the city is practically 100 percent. He explained that the closures have been...Read More

It is young people who in recent weeks have contracted COVID-19 in Puerto Vallarta. According to Dr. Jesús Aarón Curiel Beltrán, head of the COVID Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) in the beach destination, just over 70 percent of the positive cases of SARS CoV2 in the city are found in the...Read More

Given the increase in the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Puerto Vallarta and the region, Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña, made a new call to the general population not to relax preventive measures and strengthen health protocols to avoid more infections. During the virtual meeting of the Executive Council of Public Safety IX...Read More

A few months after the tests to detect COVID-19 began in Puerto Vallarta, the positivity rate has remained higher than 40%, above the state average. According to data from the COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of Guadalajara in Puerto Vallarta, installed in the University Center of the Coast, in which this laboratory has been...Read More

Business owners in Puerto Vallarta express their concern about the possibility of stopping the economy due to the increase in coronavirus infections and the activation of the Emergency Button. Businessmen point out that preventive measures should be redoubled to avoid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, which has steadily been increasing over the...Read More

Puerto Vallarta is the tourist destination with the highest recovery of hotel occupancy in Mexico, above other destinations such as Cancun or Mexico City. According to information from the research firm STR, Puerto Vallarta, as well as Tijuana, registered a hotel occupancy greater than 30% in August, a better record than other destinations in the...Read More

The recent case of a minor who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a Puerto Vallarta official has increased concern about the trafficking networks and child prostitution in the city due to the ineffectiveness of the authorities. In Puerto Vallarta, there are local networks dedicated to the sexual exploitation of children that, together with...Read More

Due to the torrential rains registered over the last several days in Puerto Vallarta, landslides have been registered on the roads that lead to the city. The most recent landslide occurred this morning in the Talpa de Allende-Mascota section, where a large amount of stones and mud partially blocked the road. According to data from...Read More

Puerto Vallarta prepares to open artistic workshops offered by the municipal government, through the Vallarta Institute of Culture (IVC), based at the Cuale Cultural Center. The 13 workshops will be offered free of charge, with the exception of material costs, at the cultural center during the months of September to December. The director of the...Read More

Mexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 5,974 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections and 673 additional fatalities, bringing the total to 591,712 cases and 63,819 deaths. In the past week, Puerto Vallarta has reported 221 new cases of COVID-19, compared to 267 the previous week, that represents a 20% decline this week. There are...Read More

Through the campaign “Put a stop to contagion!”, which promotes the use of face masks for at least 50 days, the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) will deliver face masks in the most vulnerable neighborhoods of Puerto Vallarta to be able to return to everyday life as soon as possible. In an effective...Read More

On Tuesday, August 18, Puerto Vallara recorded 81 new COVID-19 infections, the highest number of daily infections reported since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous daily record was set on July 29 with 65 new cases recorded in a single day. To date, less than 1% of the city population has been tested for...Read More