For expats who have held residency in Puerto Vallarta for years: what Mexican citizenship actually changes, including owning coastal property without a fideicomiso, and what the process requires in 2026.
Mexico has three different kinds of closed day and they do not overlap the way you would expect. The seven legal holidays, the bank calendar, the cultural days nobody legislated, and how to plan a closing around all of them.
Rockets before dawn, roosters on the hillside, and a truck that buys refrigerators. Here is what each sound actually is, what the city noise ordinance says, and how to choose a home for sound before you sign.
What you need before you can register a car in your own name, the used-car paperwork checklist that saves real money, and what a vehicle costs to keep in Jalisco in 2026.
Bringing your household goods in duty-free, what you can actually buy locally, and why delivery timelines — not prices — are the thing that catches new residents off guard.
What each flag color means, how to read the water before you get in, and which beaches in Banderas Bay are the gentlest for families.
Hiring someone to clean, garden or care for your home in Puerto Vallarta makes you an employer under Mexican law. Here is what IMSS enrollment actually requires, what people pay, and how to build a working relationship that lasts.
The city took collection back in-house in 2026 and rebuilt the routes around three daily shifts. Here is how pickup actually works in Puerto Vallarta, why there is no curbside recycling, and where recyclables really go.
Hurricanes get the attention, but the thing that actually shapes life in Puerto Vallarta is five months of heat and humidity — and the electricity bill that comes with it. What the rainy season is really like and how the CFE tariff works.
Mexican home insurance is cheaper than most foreign buyers expect, but the coverage that matters here — hydrometeorological — is the part people leave off. What a policy covers, what it costs, and why the building master policy is not enough.