{"id":12663,"date":"2025-03-25T07:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2026-01-18T19:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:51:59","slug":"angels-for-mexico-a-charity-equipping-and-training-puerto-vallarta-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/angels-for-mexico-a-charity-equipping-and-training-puerto-vallarta-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels For Mexico a Charity Equipping and Training Puerto Vallarta Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Angels for Mexico Brings Surplus Firefighting Equipment and Personnel Training to Firefighters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/h1>\n<h2>Angels For Mexico Arranges for Canadian Firefighters to Travel to Puerto Vallarta to Train Mexican Firefighters in Firefighting and Rescue Techniques<\/h2>\n<h3>An Interview with Christena Callaghan Founder and CEO of Angels for Mexico<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12664\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12664\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-The-Puerto-Vallarta-Travel-Show-Facebook-Shops-Cover-Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-The-Puerto-Vallarta-Travel-Show-Facebook-Shops-Cover-Square.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-The-Puerto-Vallarta-Travel-Show-Facebook-Shops-Cover-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-The-Puerto-Vallarta-Travel-Show-Facebook-Shops-Cover-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-The-Puerto-Vallarta-Travel-Show-Facebook-Shops-Cover-Square-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angels For Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35850180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hello fellow travelers, welcome to this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler, and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, in fact my new home, and maybe even yours too and that\u2019s Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/puerto-vallarta-travel-show-podcast\/id1191111653?mt=2\" data-slimstat=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Subscribe With Your iPhone or iPad to Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/how-to-listen\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How To Listen on Your Android Device<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Send Barry an Email<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12480\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12480\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/462559579_936059781730327_277455652149607356_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/462559579_936059781730327_277455652149607356_n-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/462559579_936059781730327_277455652149607356_n-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/462559579_936059781730327_277455652149607356_n-1-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/462559579_936059781730327_277455652149607356_n-1-600x280.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Bistro Restaurant in Puerto Vallarta Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapapv.com\/\">La Palapa Group of Restaurants<\/a><\/strong>. Those are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebistropv.com\/\">The Le Bistro Jazz Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>, riverside on The Isla Cuale, and the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapapv.com\/\"> La Palapa,<\/a><\/strong> Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Oldest Restaurant on the famous<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2003\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2003\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Muertos Beach, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapapv.com\/\"><strong>The El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club<\/strong> <\/a>right next door so you can enjoy that fantastic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors, or during the day in its grand splendor for breakfast, lunch or dinner,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3764\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3764\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/El-Dorado1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/El-Dorado1.jpg 744w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/El-Dorado1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/El-Dorado1-421x300.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>seated with your toes in the sand right at the water\u2019s edge. Or riverside at Le Bistro, it\u2019s so romantic, it\u2019s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends.<\/p>\n<p>This week you are going to meet a very special person who through her time and efforts has over the last 17 years or so been responsible for bring millions of dollars\u2019 worth of firefighting gear from Canada, to Puerto Vallarta and other parts of Mexico. Her name is Christena Callaghan, and her organization is called Angels for Mexico. You will love her story.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information for Angels for Mexico<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Website for Angels for Mexico:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/angelsformexico.com\/\">https:\/\/angelsformexico.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also, we will hear from Kim Bix from Green Go 4 Gringo. Kim will fill us in on the current requirements for those of us who are looking to get their Mexican Visas, either their Temporary or premiant residency in Mexico. In fact, I\u2019ll be talking today about our move to Puerto Vallarta Mexico. We have Vallarta news and more so let\u2019s see what\u2019s happening in Puerto Vallarta, the 24th day of March 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>Tourist Tax in Puerto Vallarta<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve been getting a bit of mail about the new entry fees coming to Mexico and Puerto Vallarta especially of course. It\u2019s confusing for sure. Here\u2019s an article from the Banderas News Dated a month ago, February 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico \u2013 Puerto Vallarta is set to enhance its tourism infrastructure with a new contribution approved by the Jalisco Congress. With 32 votes in favor, two against, and one abstention, legislators approved a reform to the 2025 Income Law of the Puerto Vallarta City Council, introducing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/banderasnews.com\/vallarta-moves-closer-to-new-tourist-tax-for-public-improvements\/\">141-peso charge for foreign visitors.<\/a> That\u2019s approximately $7 US.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This contribution, proposed by Mayor Luis Ernesto Mungu\u00eda and his team, aims to generate additional revenue to support tourism development and upgrade the city\u2019s infrastructure. The measure was discussed with tourism authorities and legislators before gaining approval, ensuring it aligns with the city\u2019s growth plans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The fee will be valid for 365 days, allowing multiple visits within the year. Collection points will be conveniently located at both the airport and maritime terminal, simplifying the process for visitors. Exemptions apply to foreign minors under 14, individuals with disabilities, tourist guides, tour operators, airline and cruise ship personnel, and other tourism sector workers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Collection modules could begin operating as early as March, with an estimated revenue of over 200 million pesos in the first year. These funds will be directed to a dedicated trust, specifically designed to finance infrastructure projects. Key areas for improvement include the tourist strip, the Malec\u00f3n, and beach areas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mayor Mungu\u00eda reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to improving Puerto Vallarta through street upgrades, development of key areas, service enhancements, and community investment. This new funding approach will support long-term growth, benefiting both residents and the city\u2019s tourism sector.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s an update to that article\u2026it reads,<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UPDATE:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0According to information provided by the Puerto Vallarta Municipal Government, \u201cThe collection of this tax will be voluntary and will be carried out in modules located at the airport and at the API (Integrated Port Administration). In addition, work is being done on developing a mobile application that will facilitate the payment process. It is important to note that the new tax will not apply to foreign residents in the city or to those who pay taxes through mechanisms such as property tax or business operating licenses\u2026 thus ensuring that the tax is completely voluntary and respecting the free movement of visitors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And I have a link to that article from the Banderas News, in the show notes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RxPsrk6g9Y\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/banderasnews.com\/jalisco-congress-approves-tourist-tax-for-vallarta-improvements\/\">Jalisco Congress Approves Tourist Tax for Vallarta Improvements<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jalisco Congress Approves Tourist Tax for Vallarta Improvements&#8221; &#8212; Banderas News\" src=\"https:\/\/banderasnews.com\/jalisco-congress-approves-tourist-tax-for-vallarta-improvements\/embed\/#?secret=55RJN24rGE#?secret=RxPsrk6g9Y\" data-secret=\"RxPsrk6g9Y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now the term \u201c<em>ensuring that the tax is completely voluntary and respecting the free movement of visitors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Comes from a law in the Mexican Constitution Article 117 Section 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/pdf\/CPEUM.pdf\">article 117, fraction V of the Mexican Constitution<\/a>\u00a0that states \u00a0\u201cunder no circumstances,\u201d can states tax the \u201cfree transit of people or things that cross its territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, they had to back off and make the tax voluntary rather than change the Mexican Constitution. Very Interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Now in an article in Mexico News Daily they write\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Currently, each foreign tourist entering Mexico pays a fee of 717 pesos (US $35) to transit or remain in the country for up to 180 days, without permission to engage in paid activities. This fee, dubbed \u201cNon-Resident Tax,\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/heroespaisanos\/es\/articulos\/mexicano-extranjero-alista-tu-visita-a-nuestro-pais?idiom=es\">DNR<\/a>) can only be collected by the federal government.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Until 2023, the Federal Tax Law (LFD) allowed 20% of the amount collected by DNR to be allocated to the National Migration Institute to provide migration services. The remaining 80% was allocated to the country\u2019s planning, studies, infrastructure and tourism projects.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Since 2024, the funds collected from the DNR have been allocated to infrastructure works by the army, such as the Maya Train.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The new LFD also requires every cruise ship passenger docking at Mexico\u2019s ports to pay\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/travel\/cruise-fee-mexico\/\">US $42 passenger fee starting July 1<\/a>. The DNR didn\u2019t previously apply to cruise ship passengers stopping in Mexican ports, as they would, on average, stay in the country for less than eight hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And that article from Mexico News Daily, where they lifted their information\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>With reports from\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informador.mx\/jalisco\/Congreso-avala-nueva-cuota-a-extranjeros-que-visiten-Puerto-Vallarta-20250212-0203.html\"><em>El Informador<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cronicajalisco.com\/notas-comision_de_hacienda_aprobo_cobro_de_141_a_turistas_extranjeros_que_visiten_puerto_vallarta-130497-2025\"><em>Cr\u00f3nicas Jalisco<\/em><\/a> in the show notes.<\/p>\n<p>Now the DNR, that 717 pesos or (US $35) is currently collected by your airline and is usually part of the price you pay when you buy your ticket. But cruise ship passengers who are going to get hit with that new $42.00 US passenger fee, starting July 1<sup>st<\/sup> which is not part of the price of passage when you buy your cruise, is going to be a tricky proposition, I think.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s what I have for you on those new entry fees for Mexico Travel. I\u2019ll keep you posted as time goes by. That port fee issue isn\u2019t going anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h3>Vallarta Cares at The Latest Fires in Cabo Corrientes Near Mayto<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12431\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/432995548_742457354687622_3553665394491762444_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/432995548_742457354687622_3553665394491762444_n.jpg 544w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/432995548_742457354687622_3553665394491762444_n-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our last episode I spoke of water shortages and the need to conserve water when you are staying in Puerto Vallarta. I also talked about a fire burning up in Mascota and about how dry it\u2019s been. Well Last week fires broke out down in Cabo Corrientes near El<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12694\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486610428_981085694158119_3234427802292918097_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486610428_981085694158119_3234427802292918097_n.jpg 602w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486610428_981085694158119_3234427802292918097_n-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tuito and Mayto, and our friend Jimmy Plouff from Vallarta Cares was down there with his mobile water tank and his pick-up truck, fighting fires. I caught up with Jimmy to find out what exactly happened, and how we can help some of those effected by the fire.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvallartacares%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02qEQPbYtgPSebs2w7omg8bRm1q6NLkimEkQU9az8Ez65x1DJhQEKcG44X6C8FxryVl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"531\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go to Colonia Lopez Mateos, and talk about it with Jimmy Plough, from Vallarta Cares, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35850180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Jimmy. I have links to the Vallarta Cares Donation Page in the show notes. Remember to mark your donation specifically for fire relief for Mayto.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12702\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12702\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484907823_954407556487687_5818578118917025647_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484907823_954407556487687_5818578118917025647_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484907823_954407556487687_5818578118917025647_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484907823_954407556487687_5818578118917025647_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484907823_954407556487687_5818578118917025647_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vallarta Cares Portable Water Tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Contact Information For Vallarta Cares<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vallartacares.org\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJPKopleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTH-8xk9NiyidOwYSgW2kgfJDWzRaXSh3Jyxii1_-LdKGZhtI7-otk3PWA_aem_ezSb1Gus0Aj8O-SMPNHWDA\">Vallarta Cares Website Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Address: Rio Lerma 468, Lopez Mateos 48340 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12693\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12693\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482264653_980433304223358_7458248966893743348_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local Bomberos and Jimmy Plough With the Vallarta Cares Water Tank Fighting Fires in Mayto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We were down in Mayto a couple of weeks ago quick daytrip, and I had a chance to talk with Raul from the Hotel Mayto about some cool changes they are making at the hotel and the restaurant. Also I have some observations to add about that trip, but I\u2019ll save both of those for next week\u2019s show. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12692\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12692\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/481254433_980433234223365_4606232461890084710_n.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fighting fires With the Vallarta Cares Water Tank Fighting Fires in Mayto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next big celebration in Puerto Vallarta is Easter baby. Semana Santa this year falls April 13<sup>th<\/sup> till the 20<sup>th<\/sup>. And we\u2019ll talk about that soon. For other upcoming events, I suggest you go to the Vallarta Calendar at <a href=\"https:\/\/vallartacalendar.com\/\">https:\/\/vallartacalendar.com\/<\/a>, That\u2019s Marcia Blondon\u2019s baby. Marcia is the editor janitor and dishwasher at the Vallarta Mirror. The calendar is just fantastic and you can add events to it as well. It\u2019s a great tool, and I\u2019ll link it up in the show notes. That\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/vallartacalendar.com\/\">Vallarta Calendar.com<\/a>. Check it out.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s finally get to the rest of the story about our epic move from Simi Valley, California to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. What we had to do. All the planning that went into preparing for our appointment for our Mexican Visas, for our temporary residency. Then, the preparations for the sale of our home in Southern California, the move itself, and then actually going back to the states, to sit for our immigration appointment at the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix Arizona, where we were so relieved, and grateful to be granted our visas as Temporary Residents of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>So, Debbie and I decided to move to Vallarta in early November of 2023. And what that meant, was that we needed to plan for our Mexican residency. That\u2019s because you can\u2019t stay in Mexico legally, past six months per 12 month period. So, we reached out to Kim and Dave Bix at Green Go 4 Gringo. I\u2019ve had Kim on the show before, and I asked her for advice as to the steps we needed to take to get this going. After going through the options, we determined that the only way Debbie and I could qualify would be to each put a lump sum of money, into a savings account, and let it sit there, season the money in their lingo, for a year as required by the Mexican government. That\u2019s because being real estate agents like Debbie and I, we don\u2019t get regular checks. You know, like regular people do who earn a monthly wage. We realtors work as independent contractors. We don\u2019t earn any income unless we sell a house. And even if you make $250,000 or a half a million dollars a year, the Mexican Government doesn\u2019t care because if you can\u2019t show that big, steady check coming in every month, they need another income stream, and that\u2019s a big savings account.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s why Debbie and I opted to go for the lump sum amount.<\/p>\n<p>Our plan was to be in Puerto Vallarta by September of 2024. So, we made a leap of faith and put that money away in November of 2023, and then we made an appointment at a Mexican Consulate. Then, the plan was get our house ready to sell, sell everything including most of our belongings, including our cars, everything, and then, being homeless, the plan was to move to Puerto Vallarta, and then return in November, to the US, when our money had seasoned for that entire year, then to meet with that employee at the Mexican Consulate, and then, hopefully qualify for either a temporary or permanent visa.<\/p>\n<p>As I said, it was a total leap of faith.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of consulate was, at the time, not an issue. We could choose whether we wanted to use the nearest consulate to our home, and in our case that would have been either Oxnard California or Downtown Los Angeles, or according to Kim, we could choose in some cases, another state. Now at that time, a couple of the consulates had, on their websites different amounts listed as to the required minimum dollars you needed to have seasoned in that account for a year.\u00a0 In fact, Kim pointed out to us that the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix Arizona only required that we season something like $43,000 US for a year.<\/p>\n<p>Currently you need to show a monthly income of Over $4,320.93 USD per person, per month over a six-month period for temporary residency, and $7,201.54 USD to obtain Permanente residency status. Now that\u2019s either through a monthly income, a pension or Social Security payments.<\/p>\n<p>Kim will be going over some of this with us in just a few minutes, actually.<\/p>\n<p>So, as I said, we went with a lump sum, seasoning in the bank for a year. Now currently, the requirement is for $72,015.44 USD per person, but when we first put the money in the bank back in November of 2023, the requirement was only, like I said, somewhere around $43,000 per person at the consulate in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Now those lump sum figures are based on the minimum wage in Mexico. And when AMLO was running for the President of Mexico, he promised, and came through with his promise to raise the minimum wage. In fact, during his presidency the minimum wage increased from 88 pesos a day in 2018, or $5.20 US per day, to 289 pesos or $14.70 a day US in 2024. So, the requirements kept, and still keep going up, as the minimum wage increases.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that things would most likely change over the year, Debbie thought we were gonna outsmart \u2018um by putting way more money into each account than we needed just in case of unexpected increases, so we each deposited $70,000 US into two CDs at our bank. I\u2019ll get back to that in a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Other requirements, things you needed to bring for your appointment were\u2026<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Original Passport: Valid<\/strong>\u00a0for at least 6 months. M<strong>ake sure to have at least two blank pages in your passport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Fee: $53 USD<\/strong>, payable in cash or by card (except American Express).<\/li>\n<li><strong> Passport Photo<\/strong>: Frontal view, in color, white background, no glasses.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Application Form:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/cms\/uploads\/attachment\/file\/775253\/solicitudingles.pdf\"><strong>solicitudingles.pdf (www.gob.mx)<\/strong><\/a><strong>(THE FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT AND SIGNED AT THE TIME OF YOUR INTERVIEW\/PRINTED DOUBLE-SIDED)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>5<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Passport Copies: <\/strong>First page, pages with stamps\/visas, and barcode page (last page).<\/li>\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Proof of Legal Status in the US<\/strong>: For non-US citizens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Property in Mexico<\/strong>: Deed, purchase, or leasing agreement (original and copy per applicant).<\/li>\n<li><strong> Retirees<\/strong>: Social security letter copies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Bank Statements\/Investments:\u00a0<\/strong>Letter from your banker stating sole ownership of the account.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Joint Accounts: <\/strong>Copy of marriage certificate + apostille if no individual income is shown.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Individual Income: <\/strong>Each applicant must present their own income.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And so, yes, from November 2023 on, Debbie, while we worked full time selling houses in Los Angeles, spent our time making home improvements. Painting, calking, touching up every little blemish. We put in new carpeting and flooring. I scraped our<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12712\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12712\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484920603_1152386796197111_242112805612123810_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484920603_1152386796197111_242112805612123810_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484920603_1152386796197111_242112805612123810_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484920603_1152386796197111_242112805612123810_n-630x840.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Removing the coping of our pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>acoustic ceilings. You remember acoustic ceilings, don\u2019t you? \u00a0We put in a new HVAC Heating and air conditioning system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12713\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12713\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485077055_2094670970964004_5216691552402573620_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485077055_2094670970964004_5216691552402573620_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485077055_2094670970964004_5216691552402573620_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485077055_2094670970964004_5216691552402573620_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prepping The Pool For New Coping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We did a ton of work on our yard and our on our very big pool and spa, including demolition of the old pool and spa coping, which is the pool\u2019s edge or the lip of the pool, known as coping, that over the years was cracking and falling apart and I knew I couldn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12711\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484799014_682295537580342_3056765357742714110_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484799014_682295537580342_3056765357742714110_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484799014_682295537580342_3056765357742714110_n-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484799014_682295537580342_3056765357742714110_n-405x300.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> sell the house without taking a big loss, if I didn\u2019t fix that. So, I spent months demolishing and cutting and replacing the coping on that 40 x 15-foot pool and spa all by myself and with the help of my lovely wife. And it was brutal, especially when we got to the summer heat. \u00a0And the end result looked very good. I\u2019ll put some before and after shots in the show notes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12715\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486028043_687909987243866_3511852716221195200_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486028043_687909987243866_3511852716221195200_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486028043_687909987243866_3511852716221195200_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486028043_687909987243866_3511852716221195200_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and on top of that, if you remember, I had hernia surgery I had to undergo and recover from in the process.<\/p>\n<p>It was a wild time, but we got it done in time to put the house on the market by the beginning of July.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12714\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485258968_4160333240864823_3237255578212534689_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485258968_4160333240864823_3237255578212534689_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485258968_4160333240864823_3237255578212534689_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We determined that if we priced our home correctly, we could sell the house in 60 days. We would give the home 30 days to get into escrow, and another 30 days to close escrow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12726\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485859457_2023294998151888_283203922446102571_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485859457_2023294998151888_283203922446102571_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/485859457_2023294998151888_283203922446102571_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our real estate office, agents aren\u2019t allowed to list their own houses due to legal issues dealing with conflicts of interest and unnecessary company exposure to said legal issues. Luckily for us, my wife\u2019s sister, my sister in law and her husband are top producing agents with another office in our brokerage, so they handled the sale of our home, which made it really handy and easy.<\/p>\n<p>So, the home went on the market the second week of July and we were in a 30 day escrow within two weeks with a young family who we were confident, loved the house enough, and were financially qualified to make the purchase and be able to stick with that escrow, and then close the deal by the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>And the stars and the planets aligned, and sure enough, we emptied the house selling stuff, donating tons of stuff and giving away everything else to friends, neighbors and family. We sold our cars one day, the next day we handed our keys to the new owners, threw our luggage into the back of our son\u2019s truck and he drove us to a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport where we boarded a plane the next morning, on a one way ticket to Puerto Vallarta where we checked in to our Airbnb in Conchas Chinas, one day earlier than we had planned months before. It was a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>Then, about 2 months later, our funds we had put away had finally seasoned for a year. So, at the end of November, we flew back to California to pick up a couple more suitcases of our belongings from my twin brother\u2019s house. He and his wife also live in Simi Valley, where we also celebrated an early Thanksgiving with them, our kids and some friends. We took time to stop and visit Debbie\u2019s 90 year old mom, who lives in a elder care facility, and my 94 year old dad, who is also in a care home. Both of them, my dad and her mom live in The San Fernando Valley, which, if you don\u2019t know where that is, it\u2019s a suburb of Los Angeles with a population of somewhere near 2,000,000 people, and it\u2019s where I grew Up. It\u2019s not far at all from Simi Valley. So, we did some visiting and got our paperwork and bank statements in order before flying off the Phoenix Arizona for our appointment for our Mexican Visas. Lucky for us, my older brother Ken and his wife, Becky live in Sun City Arizona, just a 40-minute drive from the Phoenix Consulate.<\/p>\n<p>We were treated to another pre-Thanksgiving turkey dinner by Ken before we drove our rental car the next morning to the consulate for our 10 in the morning appointment for our visas.<\/p>\n<p>Now back in July, before we put the house on the market It was at that time I thought I\u2019d make sure that our appointment at the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix that we made a year ago was still on the books. So, I sent an email and received an auto response that read we\u2019ll respond to you soon, then in red it said. Please note the updated economic solvency requirements for 2024 where the new requirement to season funds for 12 months increased from $42,164.00 each applicant, to $72,015.44.<\/p>\n<p>I started to get worried because we thought we were being smart when we each deposited $70,000.00 last November, thinking that would be more than enough.<\/p>\n<p>So I responded to her and wrote while we currently have enough to satisfy the current requirements, when we opened our two Money Market accounts in November of 2023, the opening balance was just at $70,000.00 each,<\/p>\n<p>Currently each money market account has $72,608.08, after interest earned, but as I wrote, our starting balance was just $70,000.00 each.<\/p>\n<p>My question is, will this be, okay?<\/p>\n<p>Then I pointed out that we had other accounts showing that we had other funds that we could show her as well. Then we held our breath to see what the response would be.<\/p>\n<p>She said, not a problem, just bring those other proof of funds for her to look at, at it will be just fine. That was our biggest scare.<\/p>\n<p>We were nervous, but we had everything in order so we were pretty confident that we\u2019d be approved.<\/p>\n<p>The lady\u2019s name was Andrea, and she was the same person who was responding to all my inquiries and who made the appointment for us a year before. She was much younger than I thought she\u2019d be. Very pretty and spoke excellent English.<\/p>\n<p>She asked to see our applications and our bank statements. She asked if we planned to work in Mexico and we said no, we planned to retire in Mexico. She asked us why we wanted to live in Mexico, and I told her that when I was in College, I had an opportunity to come to Mexico City as a student, and for 6 weeks, be immersed in Spanish, for a semester\u2019s credit. And while I was there, I just fell in love with the people, the food, the culture, the history, and I told myself I wanted to one day, retire in Mexico. She seemed to like that. She asked for our passports, took our fingerprints and our pictures, and told us to come back after 3 in the afternoon, and our visas will be ready for us. She sent us down the hall to pay our $53.00 US each, which we had in exact change as was suggested to us, and we both excitedly walked out the doors with big, big smiles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12719\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12719\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n-850x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n-850x1024.jpg 850w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n-1275x1536.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468355578_9464865790195452_4607130720618184897_n.jpg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting Our Mexican Visas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We grabbed a quick lunch and then drove up the road about 40 minutes from the Consulate to visit with a couple who you have heard on the show. Mitch and Donnalee, if you remember them. Mitch told us the story about how he replaced his lost passport <span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">in Puerto Vallarta, and Donnalee who was a masseuse. Well, they happened to be staying at an RV park not far from where we were, so we swung by to have a celebratory shot of Tequila, and to chat for a while before heading back to the consulate where we retuned to Andrea\u2018s office where she had our Visas pasted into our passports. We did it. I even have pictures of us in front of the consulate with big smiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12718\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12718\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468295300_9464865930195438_5776802587878237701_n-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468295300_9464865930195438_5776802587878237701_n-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468295300_9464865930195438_5776802587878237701_n-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468295300_9464865930195438_5776802587878237701_n-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468295300_9464865930195438_5776802587878237701_n.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debbie Getting Her Mexican Visa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We were relieved to have gotten all that done in one day because we had a hotel near the airport reserved, and a 1 o\u2019clock flight to catch the next day to Puerto Vallarta. Everything worked like it was supposed to.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12717\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12717\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n-1024x979.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n-314x300.jpg 314w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/468285911_9464866053528759_8766303978645511978_n.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barry Getting His Mexican Visa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon arriving in Vallarta we checked in through the line for Mexican Nationals and residents, and told her we were in processo de canje, the Canje process, and she stamped my visa and marked it Canje. Same with Debbie, and we were now ready for Kim to do her magic.<\/p>\n<p>She set up an appointment at the immigration office near Puerto Magico where all we had to do was show up on time, and her team walked us through the process at the INM office where we obtained our Temporary visas. It was painless.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12118\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12118\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags-1024x346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags-1024x346.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags-600x203.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GrenGoLogoFlags.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Go 4 Gringo Puerto Vallarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I thought it would be a good time to bring on Kim to let us know about the new requirements for visas in 2025, and to give us maybe a little insight into things you should and shouldn\u2019t do when applying for your visa. So let\u2019s go to Kim\u2019s office right now, and see what she has for us. Kim Bix, Green go 4 Gringo, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.<\/p>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35850180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much Kim.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12115\" style=\"width: 959px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12115\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/307703607_526299292829653_4244099072968289851_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/307703607_526299292829653_4244099072968289851_n.jpg 959w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/307703607_526299292829653_4244099072968289851_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/307703607_526299292829653_4244099072968289851_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/307703607_526299292829653_4244099072968289851_n-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim and David Bitz Green Go 4 Gringo Puerto Vallarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim also set us up with folks who also set up an appointment and even stood in line for us, so all we had to do was show up on time, and they ran us through the process of getting our Mexican Tax ID number, so we could open a Mexican bank account. Did you know you can earn upwards of 10% interest with a Mexican bank account?<\/p>\n<p>So yes, I\u2019d recommend Kim and her team in a heartbeat. Everything was simple on our end that is. They did all the work.<\/p>\n<p>I have links and phone numbers in the show notes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puertovallartatravelshow.com\">www.puertovallartatravelshow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information For Green-Go 4 Gringo<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greengo4gringo.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJPMNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTu64jPxkUOdVV6zyyAmQ-2HhBdXzIi-9VOh5IRNqLjkUHElq7uB4XG-Aw_aem_tcnqz6Ah-gL8zTMz08d6ag\">Website for Green-Go 4 Gringo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greengo4gringo\">Facebook Page for Green-Go 4 Gringo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>US Phone # For Green Go 4 Gringo: +1 360-910-5782<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Angels For Mexico, Bringing Firefighting Equipment and Training From Canada to Mexico<\/h3>\n<p>Next, you are going to meet an angel in real life. Her name is Christena Callaghan, and Christena was introduced to me by my friend<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12704\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12704\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7df9a6f-e5dd-498e-869f-052ab01636e7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7df9a6f-e5dd-498e-869f-052ab01636e7-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7df9a6f-e5dd-498e-869f-052ab01636e7-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7df9a6f-e5dd-498e-869f-052ab01636e7-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7df9a6f-e5dd-498e-869f-052ab01636e7-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barry Interviewing Christena Callaghan of Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stan Gebruk from wait, hold your tender children\u2019s ears\u2026Master Baiters Sportfishing and Tackle, over in Marina Vallarta. I interviewed Stan years ago. Check out the interview if you haven\u2019t heard it. It\u2019s pretty funny. Well, Stan is always giving me good ideas for guests, and on this one, he hit the jackpot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8299\" style=\"width: 759px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8299\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/78062_10150129950949167_2442042_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/78062_10150129950949167_2442042_o.jpg 759w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/78062_10150129950949167_2442042_o-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stan Gebruk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As I pointed out at the beginning of the show, Christena and her charity Angels for Mexico have brought literally millions of dollars worth of firefighting equipment to Puerto Vallarta and Mexico from her native Canada. Now during this interview you<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12678\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12678\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494724_674022088491288_7129676137027029089_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494724_674022088491288_7129676137027029089_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494724_674022088491288_7129676137027029089_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters From Red Deer Alberta Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>will also be hearing from two firefighters, Jason Johnson, from Red Deer Canada and Mario Giovani Joya Garcia, a bombero<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12701\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12701\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484631981_625475003707312_4639945326199819158_n-478x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484631981_625475003707312_4639945326199819158_n-478x1024.jpg 478w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484631981_625475003707312_4639945326199819158_n-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484631981_625475003707312_4639945326199819158_n.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Johnson, Firefighter from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>from Vallarta. My wife and I took an Uber out to the firefighting training facility out near Desembocada to watch them train together. So you will hear them. I inserted our two interviews into the one with Christena. So let\u2019s go right now, to a hotel lobby<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12700\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12700\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484102460_1147591390712874_7920560664347700239_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484102460_1147591390712874_7920560664347700239_n.jpg 400w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/484102460_1147591390712874_7920560664347700239_n-140x300.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mario Giovani Joya Garcia, a bombero from Puerto Vallarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>for this interview. To the Hotel Krystal in Puerto Vallarta, and let\u2019s meet Christena Callaghan, President and CEO of Angles for Mexico\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12680\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496108_1008388847816739_8861731808760571378_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496108_1008388847816739_8861731808760571378_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496108_1008388847816739_8861731808760571378_n-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496108_1008388847816739_8861731808760571378_n-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496108_1008388847816739_8861731808760571378_n-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35850180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12729\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12729\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486776620_959570716378768_6533060919475891220_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486776620_959570716378768_6533060919475891220_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486776620_959570716378768_6533060919475891220_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/486776620_959570716378768_6533060919475891220_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Puerto Vallarta Fire Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you so much Christena. Wow. When the fire chief says you are an angel sent from God\u2026.he means business doesn\u2019t he? \u00a0I<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1743286128814!6m8!1m7!1styiFOLTKMOp7Im7kLFnmng!2m2!1d20.62476521162646!2d-105.224536109639!3f34.033177183946975!4f-3.031434129583289!5f0.7820865974627469\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>have pictures of those firefighting exercises, in the show notes and on the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show Facebook page as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12684\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12684\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476497612_1878086276334737_5840221208230382025_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476497612_1878086276334737_5840221208230382025_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476497612_1878086276334737_5840221208230382025_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476497612_1878086276334737_5840221208230382025_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476497612_1878086276334737_5840221208230382025_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighter Training in Puerto Vallarta Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maybe you know of an organization that might want to hear Christena give her pitch, or maybe you have an in to your local fire station. Hint-hint\u2026 get in touch with her. I have all the information, website and numbers, in the show notes. And thanks to those two firefighters Jason Johnson, from Red Deer Canada and Mario Giovani Joya Garcia, the bombero from Vallarta for talking with me as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12681\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496373_1626775497952087_7534950931832993414_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496373_1626775497952087_7534950931832993414_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496373_1626775497952087_7534950931832993414_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496373_1626775497952087_7534950931832993414_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496373_1626775497952087_7534950931832993414_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information for Angels for Mexico<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Website for Angels for Mexico:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/angelsformexico.com\/\">https:\/\/angelsformexico.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12679\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12679\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494743_3056519551164740_4427443470895899355_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494743_3056519551164740_4427443470895899355_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494743_3056519551164740_4427443470895899355_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494743_3056519551164740_4427443470895899355_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476494743_3056519551164740_4427443470895899355_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighter Training in Puerto Vallarta Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, this has been a long and informational episode. But that should do it for this week, next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.\u00a0 Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12673\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12673\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486136_1321682989046969_8732276016555248800_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486136_1321682989046969_8732276016555248800_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486136_1321682989046969_8732276016555248800_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486136_1321682989046969_8732276016555248800_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486136_1321682989046969_8732276016555248800_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighter Training in Puerto Vallarta Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to <a href=\"https:\/\/vallartainfo.com\/\"><strong>Vallartainfo.com<\/strong><\/a>, JR\u2019s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12676\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12676\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486431_2634930190044718_3767921258335765582_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486431_2634930190044718_3767921258335765582_n.jpg 500w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476486431_2634930190044718_3767921258335765582_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighter Training in Puerto Vallarta Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you\u2019re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on board and share with others what you liked or didn\u2019t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don\u2019t forget his maps, his DIY tours and I have links to all of those in the show notes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12672\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12672\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476485715_1162159391608435_6264710596799429002_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476485715_1162159391608435_6264710596799429002_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476485715_1162159391608435_6264710596799429002_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476485715_1162159391608435_6264710596799429002_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476485715_1162159391608435_6264710596799429002_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighter Training in Puerto Vallarta Angels for Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and follow share with a lover of Puerto Vallarta or give me a good review wherever or however you happen to be listening. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven&#8217;t been to my website, you really need to have a look there.\u00a0 I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blogposts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven&#8217;t already all-right? All right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12682\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496411_1888586788616263_8209667223687616416_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496411_1888586788616263_8209667223687616416_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496411_1888586788616263_8209667223687616416_n-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496411_1888586788616263_8209667223687616416_n-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/476496411_1888586788616263_8209667223687616416_n-307x300.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Kim Bix from Green Go 4 Gringo for coming back on the show to review the newest requirements to get your Mexican Visas both permanante and temporal, and thanks again for all you and your team did to help Debbie and me to the finish line. 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Also thanks to Christena Callaghan from Angels for Mexico. Thanks for all you do to help the Puerto Vallarta Community by giving your valuable time helping Puerto Vallarta Bomberos. The local and also the firefighters in the area. You are a real Angel on Earth. 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