Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same.

Here in Puerto Vallarta, HealthCare Resources is planning several very "pink" events to raise breast cancer awareness in our community, and we are thrilled to have many local businesses participating in the Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities!

We hope that you'll support them and take advantage of the great deals they are offering this month in order to promote early detection of breast cancer.

Cork + Bottle - All Rose and Sparkling Rose wines in stock – receive a 15% discount! Cork + Bottle is located within Los Mercados, Aquiles Serdan #265 on PV's South side.

Foot Clinic - Pink Fridays! Wear something pink and receive a 20% discount on an office visit or medical pedicure with Podiatrist Paty Villanueva and her staff. Send an email to pamela(at)healthcareresourcespv.com to make your appointment.

Yoga Vallarta - Wear pink and get a FREE Yoga Class! Open to everyone, new students as well as Yoga Vallarta loyal members. Wear something pink! The approximately one-hour classes are held on M-W-F at 11:15 am; Tuesday & Thursday at 9:00 am; and Saturday & Sunday at 10:15 am. For more information, call Yoga Vallarta at 322-116-5809.

Curvas Peligrosas - THE place to find a swimsuit! 15% off WITH CASH on pink swimsuits and 15% off WITH CASH on Mastectomy swimsuits! Curvas Peligrosas is located at Juarez #178 in downtown Puerto Vallarta.

Diamonds International - 15% discount off all Pink Sapphire Jewelry and pink watches from Hublot, Dior and Movado! Complimentary jewelry cleaning for the month of October using the Promo Code: I Love Pink! Diamonds International is located at Gustavo Díaz Ordaz #920 in the Small Vallarta Mall at the beginning of the Malecon.

Aroma Cafe - is going to have "Buns for Tatas" with pink icing on our Cinnamon Buns and a Healthy Pink Smoothie on special for the month of October! Aroma is located within Plaza Romy, 231-A Lazaro Cardenas, on Vallarta's south side.

Plush Catering - is offering free Pink Signature Cocktails when booking your event during the month of October. To learn more about Plush Catering's services, visit plushcatering.com.

Mavi Arte Culinario - Our participation on this promotion consists of adding - at no extra cost - our delicious "Pink Soup" to the specific menus people chose to learn on our Cooking Classes. This soup is made with roasted beets perfumed with orange peel and then mixed with "crema fresca." It is very pretty, besides being delicious and healthy, and very, very pink! Learn more about Mavi Arte Culinario's cooking classes at arteculinario-mavigraf.com.

Bravos Restaurant Bar - Delicious! Special pink cocktail blended raspberry vodka snow cone! Bravos is at Francisco I. Madero #263, Romantic Zone.

No Way José! Restaurant Bar - To honor those who are bravely fighting breast cancer and families who are living with this horrible disease, No Way José! presents the "Rosalinda." Enjoy an original pink champagne cocktail with strawberries and mint and "think pink" during the month of October. No Way José! is located at 5 de Febrero #260 in the Romantic Zone. (322) 223-2853

Carol's Boutique - 25% off the regular price of anything pink! (Cash only) Carol's Boutique is located at Basilio Badillo #250 in the Romantic Zone.

FabFabricFellows! - 25% discount on all Pink Aprons. Wide variety to choose from! For more information, send an email to unonumerobomb(at)gmail.com.

Fireworks! - Paint to your heart's content – and during the entire month of October, receive a 10% discount if you use the pink ribbon stencil (even on the back of your ceramic piece for a signature!) Fireworks! is at Los Mercados, Aquiles Serdan #265 on the South side of Puerto Vallarta.

Please support these local businesses who have kindly offered to participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Think Pink!

Pamela Thompson has lived and worked in Puerto Vallarta for almost 20 years, 10 of them in health care. Pamela now leads HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta, a local healthcare resource network. Her years of experience and expertise are available to you by emailing your questions to pamela(at)healthcareresourcespv.com or by visiting HealthCareResourcesPV.com.

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