Puerto Vallarta was awash in visitors, color and diversity for the third annual Vallarta Pride event from May 17 to 25.

State and municipal police in Puerto Vallarta have been asked to maintain a low profile in the wake of the May 1 disturbances in the port. Although the federal government is maintaining its operation in Jalisco aimed at dismantling the criminal gangs, local cops will be acting “with discretion” so as not to provoke alarm among locals and tourists, state Tourism Secretary Enrique Ramos Flores said this week.  Although three cruise lines cancelled stopovers in Vallarta after the violence, vacation firms  say that bookings are holding steady.   

Well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Goldberg died of a head injury after falling in the gym of a private villa within the Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita. Details surrounding the death are still not clear, but it is believed Goldberg died after tripping while checking his smartphone on the treadmill. He was rushed to the Hospital San Javier in Nuevo Vallarta but died shortly after his arrival.  Goldberg was the husband of Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg,

A massive groundswell has hit the Pacific Coast, bringing waves as high as ten meters to Oaxaca and Guerrero. The freak weather left three dead and prompted warnings from Guerrero authorities that a similar event could strike again.  “Between May 12 and 15, wave heights and intensity will reach a new peak. We strongly suggest that residents remain vigilant of Civil Protection information releases, and of the behavior of the sea itself,” 

Organizers of this year’s Vallarta Pride festival – the third year Puerto Vallarta has hosted the event – are planning to accommodate close to 10,000 people.

A ten-strong work party from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett rolled up their sleeves last week to finish the total overhaul of a kindergarten in  Puerto Vallarta.