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Canadian tourist says streets of Puerto Vallarta quiet after day of violence
Following the death of cartel leader 'El Mencho,' over 26,000 Canadians in Mexico face shelter-in-place orders amid widespread violence and business destruction, officials said.
- On Feb. 22, 2026, Marc Edge said Puerto Vallarta's streets were eerily quiet after Sunday’s violence and fires.
- Following a raid that killed `El Mencho`, Mexican special forces triggered violence, prompting Global Affairs Canada to issue a tourist `shelter in place` order.
- Local residents reported cars burned out and blockades at more than 250 points across 20 Mexican states, with black smoke filling skies over Puerto Vallarta.
- About 5,000 Canadians in Jalisco are sheltering, with no plans for military or consular flights, as the Puerto Vallarta airport may reopen on Tuesday.
- No trucks are entering the city because burned cars and buses still block roadways, limiting deliveries, while John Snyder said locals praise resilience and expect recovery soon.
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Mexico City, Feb 23 (EFE).- The airlines Viva and Volaris reported this Monday on the gradual normalization and easing of their operations at the airports of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, following the effects recorded on Sunday by the wave of violence resulting from the federal operation in which Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, died. Viva explained that from this day on his operations at both airports “have returned to normality…
Canadians Trapped in Puerto Vallarta Say Some Roads Still Blocked, Situation Unclear
Canadians in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding area say some roads are still blocked and the situation remains dangerous and unclear amid a recent outbreak of violence in Mexico between cartel members and government forces. Ottawa resident Carolyn Percy-Searle told The Epoch Times that she and her husband Craig arrived at their timeshare in Puerto Vallarta late on Feb. 20. She said days later, after watching the Canada-U.S. Olympic hockey game…
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