A 30-year-old civil engineering graduate from the Universidad de Guadalajara is developing what he describes as a groundbreaking project: the world’s first astrological park and resort.

General public ticket sales are now open for LUDŌ, Cirque du Soleil’s innovative new resident production, set to debut December 12 at VidantaWorld in Nuevo Vallarta.

The Centro de Actividades Culturales (Center for Cultural Activities, or CENAC) in the coastal town of Melaque is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a fundraising Street Festival on Wednesday, March 5, starting at 5 p.m.

A man and a woman, described only as being of “foreign origin,” were arrested this week in Puerto Vallarta in an operation involving the Mexican Navy, the National Guard and municipal police.

Mirroring similar measures introduced in the Riviera Maya, the Jalisco State Congress has approved a 141-peso (approximately US$7) “tourist tax” to be levied on all foreign visitors arriving by airplane or cruise liner.

The Vallarta Botanical Garden is hosting a special gala dinner on Saturday, March 1, to celebrate its 20th anniversary and support its ongoing conservation efforts.