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Venezuela’s economy is so bad that thieves can’t find people to rob

The feared street gangster El Negrito sleeps with a pistol under his pillow and says he’s lost track of his murder count. But despite his...
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Mexico freezes bank accounts of former Pemex CEO

Mexico’s Finance Ministry said on Monday it had blocked the bank accounts of the former chief executive of state oil firm Pemex, one of ex-President...
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Mexico could shop abroad if necessary to fix medicine shortages

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed on Monday to alleviate a medicine shortage in public hospitals, pledging to shop abroad for essential drugs if...
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Incanto Spotlights Local Artists in Special June Concerts

Incanto once again features many local acts as the summer season begins. Three of those will be special concerts by established popular local artists Anais...
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Miniso opens new store in Galerias Puerto Vallarta

The Japanese store Miniso has arrived in the city of Puerto Vallarta with a brand new store in the Galerias Vallarta shopping center, located on...
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Puerto Vallarta promoted as a national transportation model

Puerto Vallarta will be the first city in Mexico to launch the new 'Mi Transporte' transportation model, aligned with the integrated mobility policy of the...
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California beach closes after Mexico sewage flows north

Imperial Beach’s entire shoreline has been closed to swimmers after sewage-contaminated runoff has flowed into California from Mexico’s Tijuana River. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports...
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Puerto Vallarta police report being forced to participate in Gay Pride Parade

Some police officers were reported to have made anonymous complaints of being forced to participate in Puerto Vallarta's Gay Pride Parade. The gay pride parade,...
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Puerto Vallarta police who harassed Trans Woman are suspended

In full celebration of gay pride (Vallarta Pride) in Puerto Vallarta, a commander of the municipality's police was suspended from his duties for reports of...
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Puerto Vallarta authorities inspect hurricane shelters before 2019 season

As part of the preventive actions that have been taken in Puerto Vallarta for the 2019 hurricane season, authorities of the three levels of government,...
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Procrastinating genius: did da Vinci have attention disorder?

Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci’s litany of exquisite but unfinished work shows he probably had an attention disorder common to modern society. That is the...
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Mexican congress approves safeguards for new National Guard

Mexico’s Congress approved a series of safeguards Thursday intended to prevent abuses under the country’s new militarized police force known as the National Guard. Critics...
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Puerto Vallarta City Council holds daily security briefings

Security is one of the priority issues of the City Council, so much so that there are meetings every day with those responsible for keeping...
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Police mistreat trans woman during Puerto Vallarta Pride Week

During the early hours of Monday, a female commander on board the PV-336 patrol apprehended a trans woman by the name of Lorena Amor Barajas...
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6-year-old girl found wandering the streets of Puerto Vallarta

A 6-year-old girl was found wandering the streets of Puerto Vallarta in what was originally described as blood-stained clothes, but without injuries, Thursday morning. The...
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Explosion at Popocatépetl Volcano sends a column of smoke and ash 3.5 km high

Civil Protection warned about the continuous emission of gases and ash, as a result of an explosion recorded at 7:10 pm at Popocatépetl Volcano, which...
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Ikea plans to open first Mexico store in 2020

IKEA, the world’s largest furniture seller, will open its first store in Mexico next year and plans to launch other stores around the country, the...
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Hotel Recyclathon in Riviera Nayarit hauls in over one ton of waste

The 1st Hotel Recyclathon in the Riviera Nayarit was held to raise awareness on the importance of changing our consumption habits and waste management; the...
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Easiest Way To Report Emergencies In English While in Mexico

Expat911 is a mobile app that has been developed to assist English speaking Expats to report their emergencies. Mexico’s 911 does not have full-time English...
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Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings

Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying...
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