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Crime

A new wave of Mexican filmmakers succeeds internationally

A trio of Mexican directors known as the Three Amigos has made their mark on Hollywood, dominating the Academy Awards best picture contest in recent...
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Two jewelry stores in Puerto Vallarta robbed simultaneously

Almost simultaneously, armed men violently assaulted two jewelry stores in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, on Thursday afternoon, one located in the center of the city. The...
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Puerto Vallarta increases police presence throughout the city

With the aim of deterring or eradicating criminal practices that threaten the integrity of citizens and visitors, Puerto Vallarta continues to carry out the "Safe...
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Mexico’s drug cartels, now hooked on fuel, cripple nation’s refineries

The first call, from someone claiming to belong to the Michoacan Family drug cartel, came in February 2015. “They said they knew who I was...
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More than 80 thousand sea turtle hatchlings released in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta continues to demonstrate its commitment to caring for the environment and its natural species by strengthening the efforts of the Municipal Program for...
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Mexico faces a “lost generation” of corrupt leaders

During the colonial period, the Spanish Americas were governed under the 14th-century formula, “Obedézcase, pero no se cumpla”: obey, but do not comply. This double...
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earthquake dead

Mexico begins to bury earthquake victims | Vallarta Daily News

Slow-moving funeral processions converged on a Juchitan’s cemeteries from all directions on Saturday, so many that they sometimes caused temporary gridlock when they met at...
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US expands Mexico travel advisory on crime, killings

The U.S. State Department is expanding expanded its travel advisories to warn of dangers in more parts of Mexico. The new travel advisory doesn’t mention...
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New National Public Security Survey puts Puerto Vallarta as safest city in Mexico

The National Public Urban Security Survey tracks the public perception of safety in Mexico every quarter, in March 2017 residents felt safest in Puerto Vallarta,...
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Man gunned down at Wal-Mart in Hotel Zone of Puerto Vallarta

A young man was shot dead in the hotel zone north of the city of Puerto Vallarta, according to data collected by municipal and state...
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Women fall victim to violence in Mexico’s decade-old war on drugs

Denisse Velasco has been suffering from acute anxiety since spring, when she narrowly escaped being abducted from a busy street in Guadalajara, Mexico. She was...
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Mexico’s Ciudad Neza rises from slum to success story

Even if Eloisa Vasquez Morales had enough money to leave Ciudad Neza, once a sprawling slum and now a scrappy suburb east of Mexico City,...
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