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.
Almost four in five Mexican adults are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest official data. The Health Ministry reported Sunday that 69.97 million people, or 78% of adults, have had at least one shot. Of that number, just under 53.5 million people, or 76% of the total, are fully vaccinated.
The Biden administration on Monday released updated guidelines for traveling into the United States, including stricter requirements on U.S. citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 as well as some exceptions for foreign travelers. The new regulations will go into effect on November 8.
Researchers have so far discovered nearly 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures, 80 burial sites and thousands of vessels and fragments along the route of the 'Maya Train,' Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced on October 21. Discoveries ranged from mounds to bases with complex architecture, INAH archaeologists said.
After analyzing COVID-19 indicators and the progress of vaccination in our State, the Jalisco Health Board established that pantheons will be opened at 70% of capacity between October 25 and November 6. However, food, alcoholic beverages & live music are prohibited.
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic continues to decline in Mexico. An average of 4,322 cases per day were reported in Mexico over the past week, according to the Reuters COVID-19 tracker, a figure just 23% of the peak recorded in August, the worst month of the pandemic in terms of new infections.
Mexico City residents looking to buy marigolds to decorate Day of the Dead altars will find plenty on the capital’s south side. For a second consecutive year, 'cempasúchil' producers will sell their flowers along the Flores del Mictlán agrotourism route in Xochimilco.
When traveling in Mexico, the law requires that foreign visitors carry a passport and entry permit. You may be asked to present these documents at any point. If you do not present these documents, immigration authorities may lawfully detain you for up to 60 days while they review your immigration status.
The US plans to ease land travel restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors from Mexico & Canada in November, lifting pandemic restrictions for non-essential travel after 19 months. Vaccination requirement will also extend to essential travelers starting from January 2022.
In order to stop the migration crisis in the country, as of October 1st, those who are planning to travel across Mexico by bus will need to present official identification to purchase tickets. For foreigners, this includes immigration status documents that proves that they are in the country legally.
