The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT), with support from Jalisco emergency crews, is currently removing debris and conducting cleanup operations on the Melaque to Puerto Vallarta section of federal Highway 200.

Most travelers heading from the Guadalajara/Lakeside area to the southern Jalisco coast—destinations like Barra de Navidad, Melaque, and La Manzanilla—choose to take the toll highway (autopista) to Manzanillo rather than the free Highway 80, which passes through towns such as Cocula, Tecolotlán, Autlán and La Huerta.

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus has sought to calm public concern after the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert this week warning of kidnappings in Puerto Vallarta.

The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has filed a constitutional challenge with the Supreme Court against Puerto Vallarta’s 2025 Revenue Law, which includes a provision imposing a fee of 141.42 pesos on foreigners entering the municipality.

During last month’s visit to Puerto Vallarta, cadets and officers from the USCGC Eagle joined the community at Casa Hogar Máximo Cornejo to assist with painting, tree pruning, garden cleanup and space organization.

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.