In 2008 a group of dedicated individuals came together to rescue local wildlife in and around the towns of Jalisco’s Costalegre.

Hundreds of turtles are still being captured and killed by local poachers on the Jalisco coastline to be sold on the black market for their meat.

A preliminary autopsy report has revealed that Canadian expatriate Ron Lloyd MacKintosh, 64, was strangled to death in the popular beach resort of Barra de Navidad.

Sources tell the Guadalajara Reporter that the body of a man found in wasteland near the coastal town of Barra de Navidad Tuesday morning has been identified as Ron Lloyd Mackintosh, a Canadian expatriate who was reported missing on October 22.

Friends of Barra de Navidad resident Ron Lloyd Mackintosh  are concerned after he has not been seen for 12 days.

Dozens of local hotels and restaurants are participating in Puerto Vallarta’s 18th International Gourmet Festival from November 8 to 18.