20Apr2014
US: HSBC Has Much to Do on Anti-Laundering Fixes
Thomson Reuters Foundation
HSBC has made some progress in improving its anti-money laundering program as required by a 2012 deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, but there remains "much work to be done," federal prosecutors said in a recent court filing.

20Apr2014
Picachos is Mexico's Newest Hot Bass Lake
TylerPaper.com
Lake Picachos, a 14,000-acre irrigation and water supply lake an hour east of Mazatlan, could be the next big thing in Mexico bass fishing.

20Apr2014
YouTube Star Fights Immigration Battle, Tries to Bring Mom 'Home'
NBC San Diego
Jorge Narvaez, best known for his cover of “Home” on YouTube alongside his young daughter, is fighting a battle to bring his mother back to San Diego from Mexico.

20Apr2014
Awash in Weapons, Mexico Has Just One Gun Shop Where You Can Legally Buy a Firearm
McClatchyDC
Mexico has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. If any of the nation's 112 million citizens want to buy firearms, there's only one store where they can do it legally. That, however, hasn't stopped Mexicans from acquiring firearms.

20Apr2014
HarvestPlus: Biofortified Tortillas to Provide Micronutrients in Latin America
Inter Press Service
Latin America is one of the regions in the world suffering from “hidden hunger” - a chronic lack of much-needed micronutrients. Brazil is heading up a food biofortification effort in the region to turn this situation around.

19Apr2014
Is Mexico's President Enrique Pena the Most Interesting Man in the World?
The National Interest
All of his first-year accomplishments raise a question: Like the old adage about a tree falling in the forest, if an eccentric and allegedly corrupt leader accomplishes good things, does it still count?

19Apr2014
Google Glass Takes Mexico Students to Hawaii Island
KHON2.com
Google Glass helped take students from three Oahu schools and one school in Mexico on a virtual field trip to Hawaii Island.

19Apr2014
Meatless Monday - A Simple Idea Sparks a Global Healthy Food Movement
TED Talks
Meatless Monday has become a global movement through viral dissemination by committed advocates and the participation of key influencers and organizations like Oprah, Mario Batali, Sodexo and a growing number of schools, companies, restaurants and whole communities.


We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!

Celebrate a Healthy Lifestyle

Health and WellnessFrom activities like hiking, swimming, bike riding and yoga, to restaurants offering healthy menus, Vallarta-Nayarit is the ideal place to continue - or start - your healthy lifestyle routine.

News & Views to Staying Healthy

From the Bay & Beyond

Discover Vallarta-Nayarit

Banderas Bay offers 34 miles of incomparable coastline in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, and home to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit's many great destinations.