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The Banderas Bay area is home to a variety of charities and non-profit organizations that enhance the lives of those who are in need of help, so once again, CasaMagna Marriott Resort Puerto Vallarta and American Consular Agent Kelly Trainor are teaming up to host the 8th Annual International Festival of Altruism. Scheduled to be [...]
Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission said on Friday it will begin an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices by the country’s broadcasters. The commission, known as Cofeco, said it will investigate practices in the market for TV content. Cofeco did not give further details. Mexico’s TV sector is dominated by two players, Televisa and TV Azteca. Televisa, the biggest producer of Spanish-language content in [...]
The mutilated corpses of two Mexican photographers were found on Thursday by police in the easternstate of Veracruz, the latest in a series of attacks that have madeMexico one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. The bodies of Guillermo Luna and Gabriel Huge were discovered chopped up in garbage bags and dumped in a canal in [...]
“We must cultivate our garden,” Voltaire famously wrote at the end of “Candide,” but even he could not have imagined this: a towering arch of 50,000 plants rising over a traffic-clogged avenue in a metropolis once called “Mexsicko City” because of its pollution. The vertical garden aims to scrub away both the filth and the [...]
In July, Mexico will elect a new president to replace Felipe Calderón. Whoever wins will need to address the foremost challenge confronting the country today: the battle against the drug cartels. And despite all the negative headlines, the next president will find that the government under Calderón has made huge gains toward defeating them. When [...]
Four Cuban migrants were rescued when a Mexican navy ship spotted their raft adrift off of Coatzacoalcos, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico some 373 miles from Mexico City, a Navy Secretariat spokesmen said. According to the spokesman, the migrants were all men ranging in age from 38 to 50, and at least [...]
México’s Senate approved changes to a bill last week that would exempt pensioners earning less than $28,048 pesos ($2,187 USD) monthly from paying federal income tax. The bill that came from the Chamber of Deputies set the exemption at 25 times the minimum daily wage rate. The Senate reduced the rate proposed by the Chamber [...]
A severe drought in Mexico that has cost farmers more than a billion dollars in crop losses alone and set back the national cattle herd for years, is just a foretaste of the drier future facing Latin America’s second largest economy. As water tankers race across northern Mexico to reach remote towns, and crops wither [...]
Hola, it’s Jalapeño from Tropicasa Realty. I’ve been the mascot for one of Vallarta’s most trusted real estate agencies for over 14 years. Sitting on this “T” is harder work than you think, and now they are asking me to step-up and work even harder! Several times throughout the year, I will dress up in [...]
During Tianguis Turístico México 2012, Nayarit Governor Roberto Sandoval Castañeda announced a new way to promote the state by launching new theme attractions within the Riviera Nayarit region. The announcement was made to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the creation of the Riviera Nayarit brand, whose rapid positioning, recognition and success since its launch at [...]