On Friday, Aeromexico announced the launch of a new route from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) in Mexico City to the leisure destination of Puerto Vallarta (PVR). The route to Puerto Vallarta will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, starting on May 1, 2022.
Daylight saving time, usually referred to as the Horario de Verano in Mexico, begins at 2:00 am local time on Sunday, April 3, 2022. So, if you are lucky enough to be celebrating Spring here in Puerto Vallarta, don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed this Saturday night!
The new Expats In Mexico 2022 Survey reveals that when asked to choose why they make Mexico their home, nearly one-quarter of all expats who participated in this year's study chose low cost of living as the main reason, although the Mexican lifestyle and climate also scored well.
While Americans turned their clocks ahead for daylight saving time on Sunday, March 13, 2022, for most of Mexico, daylight saving time does not begin until 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 3rd. So make a note if you’ll be traveling to Puerto Vallarta this month - there will be an extra hour difference in time.
A 30-year-old US citizen who tried to slither past US border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing was arrested earlier this week. Nine snakes and 43 horned lizards were seized. The reptiles were tied up in small bags and concealed in the man’s jacket, pants pockets and groin area, authorities said.
During the President's morning press conference on Wednesday, Mexico's Undersecretary of Health, Hugo López-Gatell, was questioned about de-escalating sanitary measures. He replied that, although the number of Covid cases has been on the decline over the past few weeks, it is not yet time to lower our guard.
Remittances to Mexico totaled 3.9 billion USD in January, representing a 19.6% year-on-year surge. This follows December's 30.2% year-on-year increase. There were 10,589 remittances sent in January with an average value of $371 USD. That represents 10.4% more payments than in January 2021 and the average payment was 8.3% higher.
On Monday night, Mexico received 14,038,500 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, acquired through the Covax global initiative of the United Nations. It is the largest shipment that Mexico has ever received during the health emergency. To date, the pharmaceutical company has delivered 103,318,000 doses to the country.
Mexico's America Movil said on Tuesday it has launched 5G services in 18 Mexican cities and plans to spend $1.8 billion to kick off what regulators have said will become the largest 5G commercial network in Latin America. About 1 million Mexicans are now connected to the 5G network from subsidiary Telcel.
This season's bullfights in Mexico City may be the last, as legislators in the city assembly seek to revive a bill banning the activity. Since 2013, five states in Mexico have banned bull fights, and recent polls indicate substantial support for a ban in Mexico City, as well.
