A masked man brandishing a firearm and a knife held up 22 foreign passengers who had just arrived by bus at an adventure park a few miles south of Puerto Vallarta.

Sayula is one of several Jalisco towns currently celebrating Carnaval. Although the colorful parade took place February 17, the fun continues through February 22, with a gastronomic fair, vendors’ booths and performances daily in the historic center. Visit this charming town 45 minutes from Guadalajara just off Highway 54 to Colima.

Mexico’s premier tourism fair that is being hosted by Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit for the first time.

Surf’s up. Sayulita will be hosting its third annual surfing tournament, “The Classic,” from March 9 to 11.

The printed page may be going the way of the silent movie so writers keen to learn about the latest innovations in digital publishing are being offered a look into the future at the 7th annual Puerto Vallarta Writers’ Conference on February 24-26 at Biblioteca Los Mangos.

The case of a Canadian woman assaulted in a Mazatlan hotel last month refuses to die down, with the plot thickening on a seemingly daily basis.