After Chile was shaken by the most powerful earthquake this century, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the United States placed towns along the Mexican Pacific Coast, including Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco, on tsunami alert.

The rainy season may be several months away but the threat of dengue fever is still high, especially at the coast.

Mexican sailor Tania Elias Calles achieved a  Guinness Record for distance by sailing by wind alone in a laser sailboat from Los Cabos to Riviera Nayarit. This first step of her challenge coincided with the celebration of the Nextel Bicentennial Mexico Cup Regatta during the month-long Riviera Nayarit Nautical Extravaganza. Her next step is to sail from Cancun to Puerto Progreso in 2011, as part of her route to the Olympic Games in London in 2012.

US Airways has announced two new, year-round routes from its Charlotte, NC hub to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos. Flights on both routes begin on June 5, with the airline offering five flights a week to Los Cabos and four to Puerto Vallarta.  The carrier will fly 124-seat two-class Airbus A319 jets on the routes.

Come dance to the rhythmic beat of Latin jazz, blues, flamenco, rock and more at the 7th annual Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival, which kicks-off on Wednesday, March 17 and runs through Friday, March 19, with venues in the Pacific Coast twin cities of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa.

A fund-raiser has been planned on Sunday, February 28 to support Immigration Equality, an organization that is seeking to get the U.S. HIV ban repealed this year, and is working hard to get legislation passed that will allow a U.S. citizen to sponsor his/her same-sex partner for permanent residency in the United States.