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SEAPAL Repairs 139 Leaks, Steps Up Vallarta Service

SEAPAL Repairs 139 Leaks, Steps Up Vallarta Service

SEAPAL Vallarta repaired 139 leaks and logged 351 street actions Feb 2–8, including fast water and sewer fixes in the Romantic Zone.

Puerto Vallarta Airport Traffic Up 2.6% in January 2026

Puerto Vallarta Sees First Measles Cases Amid Vaccine Surge

Puerto Vallarta Sees First Measles Cases Amid Vaccine Surge

Olas Altas Beach stands under a red flag

Rough Seas Continue to Prompt Red Flags at Most Puerto Vallarta Beaches

World Cup 2026 Fan Fest plans include Puerto Vallarta

World Cup 2026 Fan Fest plans include Puerto Vallarta

Profeco sees fewer consumer complaints filed in Puerto Vallarta

Profeco sees fewer consumer complaints filed in Puerto Vallarta

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Tiger Seized in Puerto Vallarta Raid, Foreigner Arrested

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Puerto Vallarta’s Quake Alarm Sounds for Oaxaca 5.7 Earthquake

Quintana Roo earthquake

Earthquake triggers alarms in Puerto Vallarta

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Expat Corner

Expat news, explainers, and more for expats in Mexico.
Why So Many Americans Abroad Refuse to Call Themselves Immigrants

Why So Many Americans Abroad Refuse to Call Themselves Immigrants

For many Americans overseas, “expat” is the polite escape hatch from the uncomfortable reality of...
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Street Food Safety in Mexico

Street Food Safety in Mexico – Eat Confidently Like a Local

Eating street food in Mexico can be safe and enjoyable. Discover tips to navigate market...
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mexico salsa

Mexico’s Salsa Map Beyond Heat and Personal Identity

Mexican salsa is technique, texture, and region. Roasting, grinding, and chiles turn a simple sauce...
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Business & Economy

Local companies, jobs, prices, investment, tourism impact on economy.
Mexico October inflation

Mexico Inflation Ticks Up to 3.79% in January

Mexico’s annual inflation was 3.79% in January, up from December’s 3.69%. Core inflation hit 4.52%, driven by higher cigarette and soft drink prices.
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Profeco sees fewer consumer complaints filed in Puerto Vallarta

Profeco sees fewer consumer complaints filed in Puerto Vallarta

Profeco says holiday complaints at Puerto Vallarta Airport fell to two, both over Volaris delays,...
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Mexico Remittances Fall After 11-Year Growth Streak

Mexico Remittances Fall After 11-Year Growth Streak

Remittances to Mexico dipped in 2025, ending 11 years of growth as U.S. economic risks...
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Mexico Ends 2025 with GDP Rebound, Analysts Still Cautious

Mexico’s economy saw a late surge in Q4 2025 with 0.8% growth, narrowly averting a...
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Mexican peso appreciates

Peso strengthens to 17.19 per dollar ahead of the Fed decision

Mexico’s peso holds near 17.19 per dollar, up slightly from yesterday’s close, as traders await...
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Cartels & Organized Crime

News on cartels and organized crime.
US Offers $34M for Michoacán Cartel Leaders, Mexico Silent

US Offers $34M for Michoacán Cartel Leaders, Mexico Silent

The U.S. is offering a combined $34 million in rewards for Michoacán cartel leaders, even...
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Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

Santiago Gallón Henao

Narco Linked to Andrés Escobar’s Murder Killed in Mexico

CJNG-Backed Tequila Mayor’s Rise Exposes Cartel Influence

CJNG-Backed Tequila Mayor’s Rise Exposes Cartel Influence

Operación Enjambre targets municipal corruption in Mexico

Operación Enjambre targets municipal corruption in Mexico

DOJ pursues cartel money brokers as crypto use rises

DOJ pursues cartel money brokers as crypto use rises

Watchdog Flags Unverified Fentanyl Seizure Numbers in Mexico

Watchdog Flags Unverified Fentanyl Seizure Numbers in Mexico

Why Mexico’s Fuel Tax Evasion Scheme Is So Profitable

Why Mexico’s Fuel Tax Evasion Scheme Is So Profitable to Cartels

Mexico Sees 1,518 Cartel-Related Murders in January 2026

Courts & Justice

Prosecutions, trials, rulings, prisons, human rights cases.
Eric N Charged in Clarisa Rodríguez Death in Puerto Vallarta

Eric N Charged in Clarisa Rodríguez Death in Puerto Vallarta

After a hearing, a judge charged Eric N with negligent homicide in the death of...
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Pemex CFE lawsuits

Pemex and CFE lawsuits threaten 100bn pesos hit to Mexico

Mexico’s two state giants face 59,000+ legal cases with an estimated 100bn-peso exposure, raising questions...
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Mexico’s Supreme Court warns international law can’t yield to “the law of the strongest”

Mexico’s Supreme Court opened 2026 with a rare global message, warning that international law must...
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Culture & Traditions

Stories about cultures and traditions in Mexico.
Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

Cartels Drive Out Indigenous Communities for Gold and Timber

In Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara, organized crime groups are forcing Indigenous families off their land to...
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Wood-Chopping Contest Keeps Mixtec Tradition Alive in Oaxaca

Wood-Chopping Contest Keeps Mixtec Tradition Alive in Oaxaca

A rural Oaxaca community revives a communal wood-chopping tradition, turning a once-essential labor into a...
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Oaxaca honors last purple snail dyers to save ancient art

A handful of Mixtec elders in Oaxaca keep alive a millennia-old craft of milking sea...
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Development & Real Estate

Real estate, zoning, construction, rents, short-term rentals.
12 Mexico City Neighborhoods Dominate New Apartment Construction

12 Mexico City Neighborhoods Dominate New Apartment Construction

In Mexico City, new apartments are mostly built in 12 central neighborhoods, widening the gap...
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San Miguel de Allende Mayor warns buyers about real estate scams

San Miguel de Allende Mayor warns buyers about real estate scams

San Miguel de Allende’s mayor urges buyers to confirm developments have valid sale permits before...
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Aguascalientes Airbnb tax

Playa del Carmen plans license rules for Airbnb stays

Playa del Carmen will require municipal licenses for short-term rentals and may limit where they...
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Environment

Climate, conservation, protected areas, air/water quality, and disasters’ aftermath.
Nayarit sea lion with broken jaw headed for surgery

Nayarit sea lion with broken jaw headed for surgery

The underweight sea lion rescued at Lo de Marcos will be moved to Guadalajara on...
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Mexican Navy in Puerto Vallarta removes one ton of waste from Boca de Tomates

Mexican Navy in Puerto Vallarta removes one ton of waste from Boca de Tomates

Mexico’s Navy says it removed 1,000 kg of plastic, glass, aluminum and fishing gear from...
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Mexico Revamps Vaquita Protection Effort in Upper Gulf – Again

Mexico’s government and local fishers have agreed to revise Upper Gulf fishing rules. The aim...
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Government & Politics

President, federal government, city halls, budgets, ordinances, public policy, elections.
Los Cabos trash pickup gaps spark sanitation worries

Los Cabos trash pickup gaps spark sanitation worries

Cabo San Lucas residents report weeks without trash pickup as Los Cabos cites broken trucks,...
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Mexico Denies U.S. Lawmaker’s Canceled Meeting Claim

Mexico Denies U.S. Lawmaker’s Canceled Meeting Claim

A U.S. lawmaker claimed Mexico’s president canceled a meeting with his delegation. Mexico’s government says...
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Mexico Stagnates Near Bottom in Global Corruption Index

Mexico Stagnates Near Bottom in Global Corruption Index

Transparency International’s latest index finds the global average score at a decade low, while Mexico’s...
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LGBTQ+ Mexico News

News and topics of interest to LGBTQ+ people and their allies.

Los Cabos launches municipal office for sexual diversity

Los Cabos approved a Municipal Coordination for Sexual Diversity, giving LGBTQ+ groups a formal channel...
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Cancún Pride 2026 moved to May amid World Cup rush

Cancún Pride 2026 moved to May amid World Cup rush

Cancún shifted Pride 2026’s main events to May 15–17 to ease June crowding linked to...
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Puerto Vallarta opens Diversity Module inside UNIRSE

Puerto Vallarta opens Diversity Module inside UNIRSE

New UNIRSE module in Puerto Vallarta offers HIV and STI testing, PrEP guidance, and legal...
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Public Safety & Crime

Policing, crime, fire, emergency response, and prevention programs.
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Tiger Seized in Puerto Vallarta Raid, Foreigner Arrested

Authorities in Puerto Vallarta seized a young tigress and arrested a foreigner man after a...
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High Surf and Rip Currents Spark Weekend Warnings in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta Civil Protection warns of dangerous waves and rip currents through the weekend, urging...
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Six Vallarta Beaches Continue Under Red Flags Amid High Surf

Red flags are up at six Puerto Vallarta beaches after heavy surf and strong rip...
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Tourism

Visitor trends, attractions, policy, safety, hospitality sector.
Mexico tourism GDP rises 0.4% in Q3 2025, INEGI shows

Mexico tourism GDP rises 0.4% in Q3 2025, INEGI shows

INEGI data show Mexico’s tourism GDP grew 0.4% in Q3 2025 as goods strengthened and...
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Cancun airport upgrade

Cancún airport ends 19-month dip in international traffic

ASUR data show Cancún’s international passenger traffic rose 2.2% in January 2026, the first year-over-year...
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Puerto Vallarta Airport Traffic Up 2.6% in January 2026

Puerto Vallarta Airport logged 731,700 passengers in January 2026, up 2.6% year on year as...
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