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Puerto Vallarta, with the city shown nestled amid surrounding hills

MND Local: 4 stories that reveal a changing Puerto Vallarta

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The recent fatal crocodile attach in Puerto Vallarta made international news, but it's one of only several recent stories that show a city in transition.
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Twin clashes near Mazatlán leave 1 marine and 10 criminals dead

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The marine was killed when his patrol was ambushed by armed men from a Sinaloa Cartel faction, while the 10 criminals died in a subsequent clash 180 kilometers to the north.
A courtyard at Rancho La Puerta in Baja California, Mexico, ranked the No. 1 wellness resort in the world.

3 Mexican cities are among Travel + Leisure’s top 10 in...

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From wellness retreats to colonial streets, the country garnered numerous accolades in one of the most influential rankings in the tourism industry.
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Las Hadas neighborhood in Manzanillo, Colima

‘Could we live here?’ Pondering a move to Manzanillo, and what matters in a...

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What happens when you live in Mexico but, for various reasons, want to move to another Mexican city? Writer Charlotte Smith examines some potential factors, as she ponders a move to Manzanillo.
Maná, members of the iconic Mexican rock band

The real story behind the Maná song ‘En El Muelle de San Blas’

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The Maná song "En El Muelle de San Blas," one of the most iconic ever released by the beloved Mexican rock band, has true origins, even if parts of the story were changed for creative reasons.
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28-year-old man killed by a crocodile on Puerto Vallarta beach

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Mexico recorded 200 crocodile attacks, 25 of them fatal, from 2015 to 2024, and close encounters have increased in recent years, including two injuries in recent days.
Woman holding FIFA World Cup trophy in a Puerto Vallarta restaurant

MND Local: World Cup delivers early boost for Puerto Vallarta restaurants during low season

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Summer is the slow season in Puerto Vallarta, but the resort city's bars and restaurants are getting a much needed boost from World Cup fans gathering to watch games.
hurricane map

2 possible hurricanes are forming off Mexico’s west coast

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The two weather systems are notably close to one another, whiich suggests the possibility, though remote, that they could increase in intensity either by merging or by circling around each other.
drug bust Sinaloa Cartel

Authorities seize over 24,000 liters of liquid meth, Mexico’s second-largest drug bust in history

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According to Mexico's National Defense Ministry, the seizure represented an economic blow to organized crime to the tune of more than 9 billion pesos (US $512.3 million).
a protester seen looking left with large plant equipment in the background

Semarnat promises permanent environmental oversight of controversial Topolobampo ammonia plant

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The Environment Ministry (Semarnat) clarified its position after local protesters, who have maintained a fierce movement to cancel the project, blocked the plant's construction entrance last week.
Balneario el Rincón, a spring of the Teuchitlán River in the shadow of the Tequila Volcano

How Mexico’s celebrated splitfin fish were rescued from the brink of extinction

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Mexico's splitfin fish were on the brink of extinction, but thanks to a dedicated army of volunteers, both domestically and abroad, their numbers are now growing again.
Bay of Banderas surfing beach

MND Local: A global mission from a home office in Puerto Vallarta

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Suzanne York, director of the non-profit environmental advocacy organization Transition Earth, is making a difference from the place she calls home: Puerto Vallarta.
Members of Maná at a tree nursery

Maná to donate World Cup concert proceeds to reforesting Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta

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Even free concerts take in money from the government, and Maná will be donating all of it to one of the social causes it has long been identified with: protecting the environment.