Ready... Set... Shop! Earlier this week, the Riviera Nayarit’s coastal towns kicked off the season for farmers markets, where visitors can find a wide variety of fruits and vegetables harvested from family gardens, organic coffee, prepared foods, and handicrafts. They can even meet local artists and artisans!
On November 2nd, Puerto Vallarta welcomed the long-awaited American Airlines flight from Austin, Texas, which will operate three times a week. The addition of new air routes from international markets confirm the high expectations that Puerto Vallarta has for visitor arrivals during the autumn-winter tourist season.
The almost 16-meter-tall Catrina that was installed on the Puerto Vallarta Malecón as part of the city's Day of the Dead celebrations has attracted so much positive attention that, next year, the municipal government will seek to break the Guinness record in the 'Largest Catrina In The World' category.
Princess Cruises announces a 'The Love Boat' themed Mexican Riviera cruise that will take place aboard the Majestic Princess cruise ship in 2022. The seven-day cruise, a tribute to Actor Gavin MacLeod, will depart from Los Angeles on February 26 and call on Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas before returning home on March 5.
From Wednesday, November 3 to Friday, November 5, another vaccination campaign for stragglers over 18 years of age will be held in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Sinovac will be offered to those who have not yet been vaccinated, and to those who received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine in July, from 9 am to 5 pm at the La Lija Sports Unit in Lomas del Coapinole.
Tournament officials have secured an impressive six-team field of Division I softball powerhouses and high-achieving mid-majors, all gearing up for the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge slated for Feb. 10-13, 2022. Scheduled to attend in 2022 are the programs from Arkansas, Lamar, Long Beach, Memphis, Rutgers and Washington.
About six million AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Mexico on Saturday. Data from the health ministry showed 5,993,700 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the Latin American country. News of the vaccine delivery comes after Mexico received almost 6.5 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.
As part of his third government report, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez said that he anticipates the State to return to green when Mexico's Covid-19 Risk Traffic Light Map is updated next week. This is positive news for Puerto Vallarta, as a good number of tourists are expected during the winter season.
There are just a couple of days left before we get that opportunity for an extra hour's sleep in the morning. That's right, daylight saving time 2021 officially ends for most of Mexico at 2 am on Sunday, October 31st. If you are here in Puerto Vallarta, be sure to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
According to Jalisco Tourism Secretary Germán Ralis Cumplido, Puerto Vallarta and other popular vacation destinations throughout the state have high expectations and are preparing for a busy tourist season from the end of 2021 to the beginning of 2022.