Tourism
Vallarta Pride 2026 Generated 2 Billion Pesos for Puerto Vallarta Economy
An estimated 240000 LGBT visitors flooded Puerto Vallarta during Pride Month generating roughly 2 billion pesos in economic activity.
Puerto Vallarta
The Pacific jewel that went from Elizabeth Taylor's hideaway to Mexico's most LGBTQ-friendly resort , tourism, real estate, Banderas Bay, and the expat haven that keeps growing.
Disappearances
Jalisco Disappearances Unit Raids Puerto Vallarta Tourist Police Headquarters
State investigators with weapons searched the Tourist Police command post in Puerto Vallarta, inspected patrol cars, and detained one female municipal officer as part of a sealed investigation into forced disappearances.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta Said No Alcohol at Pride. The Block Party Had It Anyway.
Three Puerto Vallarta municipal offices each said they weren't responsible for alcohol at the Pride 2026 block party. Documents show the city approved the event with 13 stands and no alcohol permit. The drinks flowed anyway.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta Plans Crocodile Monitoring Station After Tourist Killed
After the fatal attack, Mayor Luis Munguía announced that the city has opened formal talks with Marina Vallarta's residents' association and the federal environmental agency Semarnat.
Fiction
The 5.5 Million Peso Rosca , Episode 4: The Rosca
Hector makes his choice. Three Kings Day arrives. A man eats rosca on the Malecon and tastes only bread.
Fiction
The 5.5 Million Peso Rosca , Episode 3: The Audit
An auditor from Guadalajara arrives. She has all the invoices. She knows about the markup. Hector has days to decide.
Fiction
The 5.5 Million Peso Rosca , Episode 2: The Mayor Brother
Arturo Mondragon visits Hector in his office. He leaves a business card for a private surgeon. The choice is no longer abstract.
Fiction
The 5.5 Million Peso Rosca , Episode 1: The Invoice
A 5.5 million peso invoice for Three Kings Day pastries lands on a city treasurers desk. The vendor is the mayors brother.
Mexico
Crocodile Drags Mexican Tourist to His Death at Puerto Vallarta Beach
He was wading in the shallows off a hotel beach when something grabbed him and pulled. By the time the Navy found him, 20 hours had passed.
Mexico
200,000 Coat Rack and 400 Million Gone: Puerto Vallarta City Hall Accused of Absurd Spending
One receipt showed a coat rack priced at 200,000 pesos.
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta's Malecón Turns Green as Mexico's World Cup Run Ignites the Coast
The bartender killed the TV at the seventy-third minute. Not because the game was over, but because the street outside was louder than the broadcast. Mexico had won, and Puerto Vallarta was about to find out what that meant.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta LGBT+ Collectives Adopt Beach Area Around Iconic El Caballito Sculpture
The papers slid across the municipal desk in Puerto Vallarta, and with a few signatures, the LGBT+ community of Mexico's most famous beach town officially adopted the patch of sand around El Caballito.