Puerto Vallarta

Cleaning Beaches Like It’s CrossFit: This Week in Nayarit

Puerto Vallarta advances infrastructure with the near-complete Puente Amado Nervo, Playa Destiladeras' public reopening, Amazon Bazaar's launch ahead of new SAT taxes, and weekly beach "gym" cleanups.

Mexicanist

08 Aug 2025 — 4 min read

Limpiatón workout: trash squats, dengue burpees, and a finale of mariachi-fueled high-fives. Beach-body goals, municipal edition.

This week, we're diving into the heart of Puerto Vallarta and the beautiful Bahía de Banderas, a place where the sun is as hot as the stories are strange. Forget the headlines you see on your morning newsfeed—we're talking about the real stuff.

Welcome to Paradise

If you’ve ever driven from Puerto Vallarta to Punta de Mita and felt like you were being punished for sins in a past life—perhaps you were a corrupt toll booth operator in 18th-century Seville—rejoice. Relief is (literally) on the horizon.

A surreal photo of a Mexico City Metro station flooded with murky water.

The City Built on a Lake is Now Fighting for its Life Against the Water Below

In an epic, 500-year-long battle with its own foundations, Mexico City is sinking under the weight of record-breaking rains, a drainage crisis, and a history of botched urban planning.

Empty gas pumps with a frustrated attendant shrugging—fuel crisis in Monterrey’s suburbs.

Why Monterrey’s Gas Stations Are Empty and How Locals Beat the Heat

With gridlocked traffic from a failing $7.3 billion system and a gasoline shortage plaguing drivers, the city of Monterrey finds hope in a young girl's fight against a rare disease, supported by the community's beloved soccer fans.

A soaked businessman stands waist-deep in floodwater outside Mexico City metro station.

U.S. Troops Ordered Into Mexico as President Vows 'Not On Our Watch!

A retiring legal titan warns that Mexico's new judicial reform will be a "historical error," just as the new president faces down a U.S. troop threat and the potential closure of a historic Nissan plant.

A sunlit beach in Quintana Roo with clean turquoise water, a lone traveler walking barefoot at dawn.

Mother of All Mistakes: Son Fleeing Cops Mows Down His Own Mom

Mexican authorities are tackling crime and sargassum, the Cancun airport is packed with tourists, lucha libre is rocking Isla Mujeres, and an ancient Mayan town is getting a cultural facelift.