Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro is overseeing construction progress of the Costalegre airfield to ensure the airport will have the appropriate infrastructure, corresponding permits, and capacity to receive planes from different parts of the world.
Since its opening in 2005, Vallarta Botanical Garden has won numerous awards, and now, for the fourth time, it has placed on USA Today's 2022 '10 Best' list of public gardens and arboretums in North America. This year the VBG came in third, the highest it has ever placed.
It seems everyday, U.S. news reports reinforce why this election is perhaps the most important of our lifetimes. If you have been putting off registering to vote this calendar year, now is the time. Register at votefromabroad.org or in person at various locations in Puerto Vallarta this month.
According to official figures from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, the overall crime rate in Puerto Vallarta decreased 27.1% from January to May 2022, compared to the same period in 2018. This was reported by Governor Enrique Alfaro during a security meeting held on June 1st in the port city.
As part of its Conservation in Action Campaign, Vallarta Botanical Garden is announcing the establishment of the world's first Ocelot Sanctuary (Santuario de los Ocelotes) on 85 hectares of densely forested land just south of the Garden in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The goal is to raise awareness of this endangered cat and the importance of habitat continuity.
On May 30, SEAPAL Vallarta began working on the rehabilitation and recalibration of drinking water and drainage lines in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood. While the work is being done there will be traffic restrictions on different sections of Basilio Badillo.
The 2022 edition of the Tianguis Turístico, which was held from May 22-25 in Acapulco, Guerrero, broke records again, according to Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués. He also said that Puerto Vallarta stood out among the most popular destinations among buyers, ranking fourth with a 32% preference.
After almost five years of negotiations and paperwork, the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism has donated a four-hectare property on Litibú Beach in Punta de Mita to the Secretary of the Mexican Navy for the construction of an advanced naval station, which will be financed by the state, the municipality, and private initiative.
Canirac, the Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit and Costa Alegre restaurant association, announced that they will be implementing the "You're Safe Here" campaign, which consists of Banderas Bay area restaurants acting as safe spaces for women that feel threatened, and the installation of panic buttons.
According to the president of the Puerto Vallarta Hotel and Motel Association, Álvaro Garciarce Monraz, this popular beach vacation destination has high expectations for a busy summer season. In all of April, and to date in May, hotel occupancy has been reaching 95% on weekends thanks, in part, to sporting and cultural events.
