English-language teachers head to the coast
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- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 12:11
- Written by GR Staff
A truckload of experts in the fast-moving field of English-language teaching will be wheeled into Puerto Vallarta next week as the Mexican Association of English Teachers (Asociacion Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles or MEXTESOL) holds its annual convention in the resort.
Teatro Vallarta's star is rising
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- Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 12:10
- Written by GR Staff
Puerto Vallarta’s Teatro Vallarta may only be two years old but it has already forged a solid name for itself.
Mundo Cuervo for Vallarta
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- Published on Thursday, 05 April 2012 01:00
- Written by GR Staff
Spurred on the by the success of their Mundo Cuervo destination in Tequila and this year’s Cuervo Express passenger train that carts the tourists in from Guadalajara, Jose Cuervo plans to build a new Mundo Cuervo attraction in Puerto Vallarta.
A new resort experience in PV
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- Published on Friday, 14 September 2012 12:18
- Written by GR Staff
The grand opening party of Mexico’s first Hard Rock Hotel featured performances from a pair of celebrities.
Economic forum brings leaders to PV
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- Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 12:51
- Written by GR Staff
The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America is coming to Puerto Vallarta for its 2012 meeting from April 16 to 18.
Project softens the effect of ‘Septihambre’
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- Published on Friday, 24 August 2012 12:06
- Written by Sue Fornoff
“Septihambre” is slang for September, where hambre, meaning hunger, makes light of the reality that this month, more than any other, is the most difficult economically for businesses owners, their employees and their families.
Tourist Tianguis exceeds expectations
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- Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 12:32
- Written by Aaron Burkholder
Held for the first time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s 37th Tianguis Turistico (Tourism Fair) saw a significant increase in numbers of exhibitors, visitors and sales.
Canadian stabbed to death in Vallarta
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- Published on Friday, 10 August 2012 12:11
- Written by Duncan Tucker
A Canadian citizen found dead while on vacation in Puerto Vallarta last month was stabbed 23 times, investigators revealed on Tuesday.
Still time to register for Tourism Fair
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- Published on Friday, 16 March 2012 11:48
- Written by GR Staff
The long-anticipated Tianguis Turistico (Tourism Fair) 2012 comes to Puerto Vallarta from Sunday, March 25 through Wednesday, March 28.
Developers take over yet another Jalisco beach
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- Published on Friday, 20 July 2012 11:07
- Written by GR Staff
Since July 7 private security guards trucked in from the State of Mexico have been denying vehicles access to the pretty Careyitos beach on the southern Jalisco coastline.
St. Patrick’s Day at the beach
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- Published on Friday, 09 March 2012 13:26
- Written by GR Staff
Saturday, March 17, those in the know will be wearing the green, and what better place to celebrate the man who drove the snakes from Ireland than San Patrico Melaque in Costalegre.
New flight from Canada
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- Published on Friday, 08 June 2012 10:49
- Written by GR Staff
Sunwing Airlines will begin weekly flights from the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta to Puerto Vallarta on December 19, Canadian news reports say.
Foreign tourists robbed at gunpoint in Puerto Vallarta
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:31
- Written by Aaron Burkholder
A masked man brandishing a firearm and a knife held up 22 foreign passengers who had just arrived by bus at an adventure park a few miles south of Puerto Vallarta.
Vallarta boardwalk wins award
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- Published on Friday, 01 June 2012 11:21
- Written by GR Staff
The designers of Puerto Vallarta’s revamped malecon have earned recognition from their peers, winning the top award at the biennial organized by the Federation of Architects Colleges of Mexico.
Sayula turns up the heat
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- Published on Friday, 17 February 2012 12:50
- Written by GR Staff
Sayula is one of several Jalisco towns currently celebrating Carnaval. Although the colorful parade took place February 17, the fun continues through February 22, with a gastronomic fair, vendors’ booths and performances daily in the historic center. Visit this charming town 45 minutes from Guadalajara just off Highway 54 to Colima.
Canadian drug trafficker arrested in Nayarit
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:13
- Written by Duncan Tucker
One of the most wanted cocaine traffickers in Canada was arrested in Nayarit on Wednesday, according to reports in several Spanish language newspapers.
Tourism fair to be cash bonanza for Vallarta
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- Published on Friday, 17 February 2012 11:39
- Written by GR Staff
Mexico’s premier tourism fair that is being hosted by Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit for the first time.
Canadian gangster shot dead in Nuevo Vallarta Starbucks
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- Published on Monday, 30 April 2012 12:47
- Written by Duncan Tucker
In an incident of gang-related violence, a Canadian man with a history of drug trafficking was murdered in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit on Saturday morning.
Sayulita to host surfing tourney
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- Published on Friday, 17 February 2012 11:37
- Written by GR Staff
Surf’s up. Sayulita will be hosting its third annual surfing tournament, “The Classic,” from March 9 to 11.
La Huerta granted Tenacatita beach zone concession
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- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 11:48
- Written by GR Staff
Full public access to Tenacatita Bay is still being restricted even though the federal concession for the beach zone was returned into the hands of the La Huerta municipality last week.
Vallarta to host 7th annual writers’ confab
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- Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 12:17
- Written by Bill Jory
The printed page may be going the way of the silent movie so writers keen to learn about the latest innovations in digital publishing are being offered a look into the future at the 7th annual Puerto Vallarta Writers’ Conference on February 24-26 at Biblioteca Los Mangos.