Hot on the heels of Polo comes Rachel. The tropical storm intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on September 30, prompting preventive alerts across the region.

Visual pollution from billboards and signs is often dismissed as a lesser concern than air contamination and excessive waste. But when one company decided to turn the horizon into an advertising space, it managed to unite authorities, residents and tourists in outrage.

Puerto Vallarta’s hotel occupancy has fallen by about 20 percent compared with the same period last year, according to Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus. At a press conference, Lemus attributed the decline to the lingering effects of the violence of February 22 and to the exchange rate — not to recent crocodile attacks and sightings that have drawn media attention.

Vallarta Nayarit Gastronómica 2026 holds its 18th edition from October 4–7, bringing together 80+ chefs, mixologists and culinary experts under the theme “Discovering a New Reality.” 

London is awash with Frida Kahlo this summer.

Since June, huge crowds have been packing the Tate Modern’s major exhibition “Frida: The Making of an Icon” (running until January 2027), which features over 30 of her most iconic works alongside more than 200 pieces by contemporaries and later artists inspired by her legacy. 

The death of a tourist in Puerto Vallarta last week serves as a reminder of the importance of wearing life jackets while out on the ocean.