Pope’s visit should raise Mexico’s spirits
Anticipation is building ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Mexico next weekend, which promises to be a grand occasion for the world’s second largest Catholic population.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Anticipation is building ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Mexico next weekend, which promises to be a grand occasion for the world’s second largest Catholic population.
As Mexico’s presidential election on July 1 pits a ladies’ man against a woman, the female vote could play a more decisive role than usual.
Puerto Vallarta also found itself at the epicenter of the violence that erupted across Jalisco following the death of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” on February 22.
Preparations are well underway for Pope Benedict XVI’s impending visit to the state of Guanajuato, amid lingering tensions over what exactly the pontiff will say to his devout audience.
A relaxing afternoon at Puerto Vallarta’s Camarones beach turned into a near-tragedy last weekend, prompting urgent warnings from authorities about the danger of ignoring posted beach flags.
Jalisco’s push to position itself as a global destination for sports tourism gains speed this May with the return of Downhill Puerto Vallarta, an urban mountain biking competition that transforms the city’s historic center into a high-octane racetrack.
Forget austere and cramped tour boats from now on! Puerto Vallarta’s tourism scene just got a massive upgrade with the launch of the “Ferry Vallarta,” a modern passenger ferry designed to boost tourism along the Banderas Bay coastline.
On March 4, ten days after drug cartel violence abruptly shattered Jalisco’s calm, Puerto Vallarta welcomed the arrival of a major cruise liner, marking what officials described as a return to normalcy for the region’s cruise sector.
Beginning in late January, a new maritime route will connect Puerto Vallarta with the Islas Marías, an archipelago of profound natural and historical significance situated about 70 miles west of the port.