TAFER Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the grand opening of Hotel Mousai's South Tower located in the exclusive south zone of Puerto Vallarta. Sitting adjacent to the resort's original North Tower, the South Tower adds 72 suites, three new gourmet eateries, and an open-air shopping and entertainment center to the property.
Nearly 24,000 people were vaccinated with first, second and third doses of AstraZeneca during the three day vaccination clinic that took place in Puerto Vallarta on January 13, 14 & 17th, according to Dr. Jaime Alvarez Zayas, director of the Eighth Health Region.
One of the most popular programs that senior citizens enroll for in Mexico is the INAPAM (Instituto Nacional para las Personas Adultas Mayores) discount card. This is offered to all Mexicans and foreign residents who are 60 years of age or older and enables them to enjoy very worthwhile discounts on a whole range of goods and services.
Now that Covid-19 infections have increased in Mexico, several states are requiring a vaccination certificate or negative PCR test to enter bars, clubs, casinos, stadiums, conventions centers and other establishments. Unsurprisingly, this has resulted in an increase in the number of falsified documents available on the black market.
Property taxes. Just the words make most Canadian and American homeowners nervous about potential damage to their bank balance but, in Mexico, you don't need to worry. Property taxes for homes and condos in Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay are exceptionally affordable.
Dr. Jaime Álvarez Zayas, director of the Eighth Health Region, reported that the La Lija module will be open on Monday, January 17, to apply the 7,000 doses of AstraZeneca that remained after last week's vaccination clinics in Puerto Vallarta. First and second doses are available to those 18 and over, and booster shots for ages 60 and up.
The municipal government has been coordinating efforts with the Jalisco Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works to ensure that the reconstruction of the Insurgentes street bridge, which connected downtown Puerto Vallarta with the Romantic Zone but collapsed after the passage of Hurricane Nora, will be completed by no later than March.
Important date change! COVID Boosters (3rd dose) for adults over 60, and second shots for those over 18 years of age who received the first dose of AstraZeneca in October 2021, will now be administered at the La Lija Sports Center in Puerto Vallarta from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 13 and Friday, January 14, 2022.
Although there will be no closures in Jalisco, due to the exponential growth of Covid-19, as of Friday, January 14 a vaccination certificate will be required to enter bars, clubs, event rooms, casinos and convention centers, as well as large events until February 12, 2022.
As of Tuesday, January 11, the COVID-19 laboratory at the University of Guadalajara Puerto Vallarta Campus, Centro Universitario de la Costa, will reopen and resume offering free PCR tests on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8-10 am. The lab will attend up to 60 people per day by appointment, which can be made via the Call Center at 333-540-3001.
