Fun lovers take note: the third annual Festival del Mar takes place in San Patricio, Melaque on Jalisco’s Costalegre, with a range of events planned throughout December.

Fans of TripAdvisor.com have voted Puerto Vallarta as the “Best Destination in Mexico.” Playa del Carmen and Cabo San Lucas came second and third in the popular website’s Travelers Choice 2012 gongs.

As winter sets in up north, the expanding expat community in Manzanillo is cranking up its activities. Here are some upcoming events locals and visitors might care to note in their diaries (or digital devices).

In 2008 a group of dedicated individuals came together to rescue local wildlife in and around the towns of Jalisco’s Costalegre.

Hundreds of turtles are still being captured and killed by local poachers on the Jalisco coastline to be sold on the black market for their meat.

Friends of Barra de Navidad resident Ron Lloyd Mackintosh  are concerned after he has not been seen for 12 days.