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Marina Vallarta: Puerto Vallarta’s polished side

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Puerto Vallarta’s Marina is a bustling, commercial hive of activity. Here’s why you should love it.
A cockroach like those you can name after your ex at the Nuevo Laredo Zoo

This Valentine’s Day, feed your cockroach ex to the animals at...

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The Nuevo Laredo Zoo is offering a creative way to get back at your least-favorite ex.
A view of the church and malecon of Puerto Vallarta

Jalisco approves new fee for foreign tourists in Puerto Vallarta

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The collected funds will go toward infrastructure and beautifying the city — if the law doesn't get suspended as unconstitutional.
Puerto Vallarta International Airport

Mexico’s Pacific Airport Group charts US $2.5B airport expansion amid tourism boom

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The Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana and Los Cabos international airports will see major upgrades over the next five years.
Chinese new year careyes

Celebrating Chinese New Year along Mexico’s remote Costalegre

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The sleepy-yet-luxurious town of Careyes turned out to be the ideal spot to welcome the Year of the Snake.
Mazatlán, Sinaloa beachside cliffs

As Carnival approaches, Mazatlán seeks to reactivate its tourism sector

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Sinaloa's security crisis is strangling the beach town's tourist economy. Can Carnival 2025 change that?
A guide to Yelapa, Jalisco

A guide to Yelapa, Jalisco: Mexico’s hidden boho beach escape

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Waterfall hikes, unspoilt beaches and ice cold micheladas — here's how to get the most out of a slice of Jalisco paradise.
Two men boxing in a white boxing ring. One is wearing red gloves and the other blue. Both gloves have the Paris Olympics logo on them. The boxer in blue is Marco Verde of Mexico and the one in red is Lewis Richardson of the U.K.

Mexican Olympic boxer Marco Verde goes pro

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The 22-year-old native of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, will make his professional debut against an as-yet-unnamed opponent.
What's on in Puerto Vallarta February

What’s on in Puerto Vallarta in February?

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Charity fundraisers, pet-centered parties and a world famous carnival — it's all going on in the Bay of Banderas this month.
Puerto Vallarta rodeo

How to experience charro culture in Puerto Vallarta

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The Charrería World Championships are arriving in the Bay of Banderas, bringing color, tradition and cowboys to the coastal city.
Hundreds of protesters in white can be seen gathered around a banner reading "Culiacán está en luto"

Thousands protest insecurity after the killing of two young brothers in Culiacán, Sinaloa

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After months of frustration and uncertainty, the deaths of Gael, age 12, and Alexander, 9, brought the city to a boiling point.
An endangered Vallarta mud turtle next to a Mexican 10-peso coin

55 endangered Vallarta mud turtles stolen from Jalisco laboratory

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Authorities have alerted customs officials to be on the lookout for tiny terrapins leaving the country.
In the first three weeks of 2025, Mexico's navy has confiscated 8.4 tonnes of methamphetamines and 68 tonnes of chemical substances from 10 narco-labs.

Navy seizes 2 narco-labs in Culiacán, Sinaloa

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The newspaper La Jornada estimated that the bust cost drug cartels more than US $4 million.