From August to January, Jalisco’s coast enters turtle nesting season, and the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), primarily through its University Center of the South Coast (CUCsur), has been leading conservation efforts since 1985.

A couple—apparently of foreign origin—was spotted walking a young lioness on a leash through a residential area near the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk. 

Starting in November 2025, Porter Airlines will begin connecting Puerto Vallarta with Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton, expanding the number of Canadian cities offering direct service to this popular Mexican resort to 17.

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.