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Kellie Delka is Puerto Rico's only Winter Olympics athlete, and she's racing down the skeleton track in a stunning custom suit that celebrates her adopted home. The Texas native now lives and trains full time in Puerto Rico, where she also runs her own business.
Puerto Vallarta will transform into a cruise ship homeport by 2029, allowing passengers to start or end voyages there instead of just passing through. The upgrade could double the port's capacity and add millions to the local economy through extended tourist stays.
Puerto Vallarta's growing network of nonprofits makes it easy for visitors and residents to give back to the beach city they love. From feeding families to protecting wildlife, volunteer opportunities welcome newcomers with open arms. ##
More than 30 groups will fill Puerto Viejo's streets Saturday for the 12th annual Wolaba Parade, celebrating Costa Rica's Afro-Caribbean culture. The community-created festival returns stronger after nearly ending in 2024.
Nearly a decade after hurricanes destroyed El Yunque's visitor center, Puerto Rico unveiled a resilient new facility built to withstand future storms and welcome over a million annual visitors. The $18 million redesign combines cutting-edge climate adaptation with art, accessibility, and community connection.
Puerto Vallarta's Sexual Diversity office is doing more than cleaning a beach. They're officially adopting a beloved coastline to protect it forever.
In Puerto Vallarta, a thriving network of nonprofits is giving visitors and expats meaningful ways to give back to the beach city they love. From serving meals to walking shelter dogs, thousands are turning gratitude into action.
An endangered toad that nearly disappeared from Puerto Rico is making a comeback, thanks to conservationists rebuilding the island's forests one tree at a time. The same species even made a surprise cameo at this year's Super Bowl halftime show.
After retiring to Mexico in 2021, Shashanda Trujillo transformed her newfound free time into a quiet force for good, volunteering with four animal welfare organizations across Puerto Vallarta. Her sustainable approach to giving back offers a blueprint for anyone wondering how to help without burning out.
While Puerto Rico faces water rationing, a local nonprofit has quietly installed 73 rainwater harvesting systems that help families stay resilient during droughts. The simple technology could capture 30 billion gallons annually if just one million households adopted it.
Puerto Rico's men's lacrosse team erased a two-goal deficit in the final quarter to defeat Mexico 9-8, securing the last spot at the 2027 World Championship. Jayden Vega scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals in the final six minutes.
Rooftop solar panels now generate one-fifth of Puerto Rico's electricity, outpacing natural gas to become the island's second-largest power source. Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses are leading an energy revolution that's bringing grid independence to a territory once plagued by blackouts.
Just 10 days after violence shut down tourism, Puerto Vallarta's port reopened with mariachi music and 4,300 cruise passengers stepping onto the dock. The Norwegian Bliss's arrival marks a milestone moment for the Mexican destination, proving resilience can sound like celebration.
Puerto Rico just recorded its lowest child poverty rate in more than three decades, dropping from 58% to 52% in two years. The progress shows that focused public policies and family support programs can create real change, even as challenges remain.
Clean Energy Fuels is bringing natural gas infrastructure to Puerto Rico, helping a pharmaceutical manufacturer and luxury resort secure reliable, cleaner power. The projects mark the company's first expansion into the island's energy sector.
Global music star Bad Bunny donated $100,000 to support cancer patients at a Puerto Rico oncology hospital through his Good Bunny Foundation. The gift is part of his broader work helping underserved communities across the island where he grew up.
Small restaurants in Puerto Vallarta are seeing up to 70% sales jumps during the FIFA World Cup, turning their slowest season into a winning streak. The soccer tournament is helping local businesses stay above water when they need it most.
A groundbreaking water treatment system in Las Marías, Puerto Rico, could finally bring clean drinking water to rural communities left behind by traditional infrastructure. The portable system filters sediment-heavy river water into safe drinking water, offering hope to areas still recovering from Hurricane María.
Families in Culebra, Puerto Rico who depend on medical equipment now have solar power to keep life-saving devices running during outages. The new solar panels with battery backup mean medications stay cold and breathing machines stay on when the grid fails.
A mountain bike race through the steep streets of Puerto Vallarta came down to six hundredths of a second, as France's Rémy Métailler edged Portugal's Pedro Ferreira in a thrilling finish. Mexico's Raymundo Fournier took third, electrifying the home crowd.
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