The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
A new hospital has opened in the Paradise Village complex in Bahia de Banderas. The Hospital San Javier Riviera Nayarit is looking to get a lot of its business from the growing medical tourism market, especially from Canada, hospital directors say. The new facility is run by Grupo Empresarial San Javier, which has operated hospitals in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta for the past 17 and 11 years, respectively.
A local turtle preservation group in Bahia de Banderas whose work was curtailed by devastating storms in the summer of 2010 is seeking new funds.
An U.S. citizen was discovered stabbed to death in Puerto Vallarta this week, in what is thought to be an act of violent robbery, although authorities have given no suspected motive for the crime.
It looks like the dream expat property: a beachfront villa complete with a terrace, garden and swimming pool. But its would-be occupants were no normal expatriates.
Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez says it is up to the people of Puerto Vallarta to decide if their malecon should remain pedestrian only in the future.
Puerto Vallata’s new Los Muertos pier will be finished before the end of the year, according to Victor Mijangos, planning supervisor at the Jalisco Department of Tourism. A major attraction of the pier will be fabric sails that will be illuminated at night. The pier structure is reportedly being manufactured in Guadalajara and will be transported in segments to Puerto Vallarta. The image above shows an artist’s rendition of what the finished pier will look like.
Dutch airline Arkefly is offering weekly direct flights between Amsterdam, Holland and Puerto Vallarta every Monday, the result of efforts by the Jalisco and Nayarit tourism officials to attract more Dutch visitors.
Anyone who appreciates fine dining is in for a treat this month, as the 17th International Gourmet Festival unfolds in Puerto Vallarta from November 10 to 20.
