General News

The first, 54-kilometer section of the new Guadalajara-Puerto Vallarta “Via Corta” (Short Route) toll road opened at the start of the Easter holidays. 

The Jala to Compostela section of the new highway/toll road to Puerto Vallarta, often referred to as the Via Corta, will be completed in time for the Semana Santa (Easter) holidays, Mexico’s Communications and Transportation (SCT) Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Esparza announced last week. 

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week gave a four-day course in sea search and rescue to 20 members of Jalisco and Michoacan Civil Protection units. 

The Jala to Compostela section of the new highway/toll road to Puerto Vallarta, often referred to as the Via Corta, will be completed in time for the Semana Santa (Easter) holidays, Mexico’s Communications and Transportation (SCT) Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Esparza announced this week. 

The American Legion and Nacho Daddy’s won bragging rights by sharing the top prizes at the 5th Annual Charity Chili Cook-Off at beautiful El Rio BBQ. 

Dinner in the Sky, a Belgian-based novelty restaurant service which uses a crane to hoist its diners, table and waiting staff 150 feet into the air, is flying high in Puerto Vallarta this month. 

The Puerto Vallarta Chamber Orchestra and the Instituto de Artes Musicales Puerto Vallarta present concerts on Sunday, March 26 and Monday, March 27 at two venues.

Faced by the possibility of further federal budget reductions in 2017, Jalisco legislators are urging Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to give his commitment to building a “macrolibramiento” (ring road or bypass) around Puerto Vallarta.