Amid these troubled times, Puerto Vallarta has rescheduled its popular Restaurant Week promotion, set to run September 15 though October 10.

Conrad Punta de Mita, the first Conrad Hilton resort brand in Mexico, opened its doors September 1 in the Litibu area of Punta de Mita.

Authorities in the coastal municipalities of Cihuatlán and La Huerta have called on state authorities to issue a state of emergency in the wake of last week’s passage of Tropical Storm Hernán, which caused extensive material damages in the region, although fortunately no loss of life.

A judge who dismissed charges of sexual abuse against a Puerto Vallarta public official has been relieved of his duties and his bank accounts frozen.

Tourists are returning in growing numbers to Puerto Vallarta despite indications that the Covid-19 infection rate is increasing and not flattening out.

Restaurants on an eight-block stretch of Puerto Vallarta’s malecon reopened to the public on May 25, along with mandatory sanitary protocols in place.