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Santa Fest 2016: Free Concerts at Los Arcos del Malecón
 Banderas News Team
In celebration of the two-week-long Semana Santa (Easter) holiday period, the Puerto Vallarta Institute of Culture is proud to present a series of free concerts and artistic presentations at Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecón from March 24th through April 1st.
Holland America Adds More Mexican Riviera Cruises
 USA Today
Holland America's 1,916-passenger Westerdam will sail 13 week-long voyages to the Mexican Riviera out of San Diego starting in October through February 2017. The seven-day Mexican Riviera itineraries will call at Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta.
Highway Between La Cruz-Punta de Mita Now Open
 Riviera Nayarit CVB
The Governor of Nayarit has officially opened the new highway between La Cruz de Huanacaxtle and Punta de Mita just in time for the two-week Easter vacation period in the Riviera Nayarit. The new four-lane highway has all the benefits of an expressway - without a toll.
Celebrating Semana Santa & Pascua in Puerto Vallarta
 Banderas News Team
Easter, known as Semana Santa, is the most celebrated holiday in Mexico, and a time of national vacation and 'spring break' from schools. One out of every five Mexicans will travel during the Easter holidays, and Vallarta is one of Mexico's most popular beach vacation destinations.
1st Annual Chicos Yelapa SUP & Volleyball Tournament
 Monica Nelson
Chicos Yelapa Beach Club is proud to present the first SUP and Volleyball tournament on March 26 in Yelapa, Cabo Corrientes during the Easter break. The tournament will start at 11 am, and the 1.5 Km SUP race will take place right after & the volleyball tournament will commence at 2 pm.
People Buzzing about our Turquoise Banderas Bay
 Suzy Chaffee
'This is the most turquoise I have seen Banderas Bay in 15 years,' said Puerto Vallarta fisherman Phil Kerr, and people are wondering why. Could it be from the unprecedented friendly luminescent blue jellyfish that came here and ate up toxins following our December 12 oceandance?
Mountain Biking in the Vallarta Jungle: An EcoRide Tour
 Sean Harris
The El Salto Waterfall tour really is for advanced riders only, as it says on the EcoRide website. I had chosen to ignore this, or at least over-estimated my ability, for one of the downhill portions was so steep and jagged with rocks and boulders that I started to say my prayers.
Amigos de La Cruz 'Sail Away' End of Season Fundraiser
 Amigos de La Cruz
Before you sail, or fly, or drive away from your winter home please join the Amigos de La Cruz for a wonderful, fun-filled party and end-of-season fundraiser at Oso's Oyster Bar & Restaurant at the Marina in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:00 pm.
W Brings Whatever/Whenever Service to Punta de Mita
 Travel Pulse
This May, Starwood Hotels & Resorts will extend its presence in Mexico with the debut of uber cool W Punta de Mita. The 120-villa luxury retreat will join Starwood's 120-room St. Regis and a 173-room Four Seasons in the 1,500-acre Punta de Mita resort & residential community.
Puerto Vallarta Exhibited at 23rd Original LGBT Expo
 Gustavo Rivas-Solis
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board exhibited at this year's Original GLBT Expo held in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from March 12 & 13, 2016, marking the destination's fifth year to participate in the tourism fair, which targets gay consumers.
Crocodiles on the Golf Courses in Puerto Vallarta
 Laura Gelezunas
Crocodiles have not changed all that much for about the last 65 million years, but their habitat has undergone major transformation. Humans have slowly taken over the rivers, estuaries and, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the mangroves that crocodiles still call home.
Campeonato Nacional Charro Vallarta: A Mexican Rodeo
 Sean Harris
The 14th National Charro Championships, held March 3-6 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was hardly an insider event, but when you are young and very far away from home and you are just starting out as a journalist it is nice to have someone as a guide in this brilliant and crazy country.
PVGC Meeting at Di Vino Dante, March 17th
 Matthias Vogt
The Puerto Vallarta Garden Club March meeting will once again be at Di Vino Dante Wine & Tapas Bar on Basilio Badillo on March 17th at 5 pm. The guest speaker will be Mike Laking, the artist and photographer whose beautiful orchid image was chosen for our Fiesta Blanca gala.
Tour Operators, Travel Agents Touting Vallarta - Nayarit
 Travel Agent Central
Tour operators, hoteliers and agents are touting the popularity of Vallarta - Nayarit these days. International visitor numbers for 2015 reached close to the two million mark. If the first quarter of 2016 is any indication, those numbers will rise even more.
Mexico Doesn't 'Spring Forward' Until April 3, 2016
 Banderas News Team
While the U.S. will be turning their clocks ahead for daylight-saving time on Sunday, March 13th, in Mexico we won't be 'springing forward' until the first Sunday of April. So make a note if you'll be traveling to Vallarta-Nayarit this month - there will be an extra hour's difference in time.
Grassroots Mexican Soccer: PV Team Gets a Sponsor
 Sean Harris
The Ixtapa neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta is perhaps the closest you can get to an authentic working class Mexican lifestyle; and where you can see amateur soccer matches on a Friday night. I recently accompanied Ariel Duenas of Kids Around The World to watch a local youth team.
Velas Resorts Raise the Bar on Spring Break Activities
 PRWeb
This spring break, Mexico's 'Beyond All-Inclusive, Beyond All Compare' Velas Resorts in Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit offer a variety of entertaining activities for kids and teens, indulgent nightly programming for parents and unique family programming, perfect for making memories.
March 6 Pool Party at Hotel Mercurio to Support SETAC
 Paul Crist
On Sunday, March 6, Hotel Mercurio will be donating 50% of the total proceeds from their 'Beers, Boys & Burgers' party to SETAC, Puerto Vallarta's local community center and HIV/AIDS service nonprofit. The SETAC crew will also be there promoting their upcoming Duckaton 2016.
Second 'Ballenarte' Whale Festival in Puerto Vallarta
 BanderasNews.com
The local environmental group, Ecology and Conservation of Whales A.C., recently announced that the second Ballenarte Whale Festival will be held March 16-18, 2016 in Puerto Vallarta on beautiful Banderas Bay, which is visited every year by humpback whales and other marine mammals.
Nine Reasons to Head to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
HuffPost Travel
Mexico is a perennial favorite for American travelers looking for a beach getaway. Yet not all beach destinations were created equal. In addition to long stretches of sun-kissed beaches, Puerto Vallarta offers great gastronomy, rich culture and an enchanting town.
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