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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. ##
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.
Puerto Vallarta's Sexual Diversity office is doing more than cleaning a beach. They're officially adopting a beloved coastline to protect it forever.
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.
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.
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 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.
Hidden in the hills above Puerto Vallarta's famous beaches, a small butterfly sanctuary is showing visitors there's more to Mexico's coast than sand and surf. The Mariposario Jardín Mágico has become an unexpected favorite for travelers seeking something quieter and more transformative.
Mexico's Navy joined a nationwide beach conservation effort, removing trash from Puerto Vallarta's popular Playa Los Muertos. The cleanup is part of a larger campaign to protect the country's coastlines.
Puerto Vallarta's women's soccer team has fought its way to the Copa Jalisco semifinals, where they'll face top-ranked Zapopan in what promises to be an electrifying showdown. Meanwhile, a remote Indigenous community in Nayarit celebrates a life-changing upgrade: clean drinking water for 600 residents.
Puerto Vallarta is giving residents a chance to wipe out 90% of their overdue tax penalties while celebrating its latest Tree City of the World recognition. The Mexican coastal city is also hosting free World Cup watch parties and leading the nation in youth surfing talent.
Mexico's beloved beach city threw a three-day birthday party complete with Air Force aerobatics, fireworks over the bay, and neighbors sharing cake in the streets. The coastal town marked 108 years as a municipality and 58 as a city with ceremonies that honored quiet heroes and celebrations that lit up the night sky.
Suzanne York directs an international environmental advocacy organization from her home office in Mexico's coastal paradise. Her story shows how the digital age lets changemakers work from anywhere while staying deeply connected to nature.
A Mexican beach city just took a major leap toward cleaner air by introducing its first electric buses, with 38 zero-emission vehicles now serving over 500,000 residents and six million annual tourists. The move promises healthier commutes and lower costs for one of Mexico's most visited destinations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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