Amapas Neighborhood Association started a Recycling Program two years ago. It has been a high learning curve and one that we continue to master. Monthly we collect around 200 kilos of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), which is the most commonly recycled plastic (bottles) and about 10 kilos of aluminum. ANA nets about $300 pesos when we sell […]
Reporting Crime and Police Response Procedures As part of ANA’s Collaboration on Crime Prevention VEA is Vallarta’s new neighborhood-based crime prevention program – sort of a ‘Neighborhood Watch’ on steroids, providing instant reporting via Whatsapp, VEA is an acronym for Vecinos En Alerta – ‘Neighbors on the Lookout’ – and Amapas has been invited to […]
On March 23, mostly Gringo ANA co-hosted our first bilingual, bicultural celebration of international friendship with mostly Mexican sister association Viejo Vallarta (part of Emiliano Zapata) at the Lions Club, and it was a blast. Over 300 guests sampled great food provided by 40 top Vallarta restaurants and caterers, accompanied by Mariachi music. Margaritas flowed […]
Your Amapas Neighborhood Association has an excellent relationship with our local police. That’s one reason they invited our colonia to participate in the new VEA Program – a sort of ‘Neighborhood Watch on steroids’ with an added Whatsapp element to ensure a rapid response in crime emergencies. It’s all about crime prevention and community participation, […]
911 has finally arrived in Puerto Vallarta as a universal emergency phone number – and the operators speak English! But to get truly rapid response throughout greater Vallarta, it’s necessary to upgrade the radio transmissions of our emergency responders: police and bomberos. Local businesses attempted to raise $10,000 USD through private donations. But contributions stalled […]
Some generous ANA members in Paramount Bay have pledged about $3,000 USD = $60,000 pesos to fund Phase One of ANA’s Highway Sidewalk Project. As reported earlier, ANA commissioned an architectural plan for improving the partially paved path that runs along the west side of Highway 200. Our goal is a continuous hard-surface, all-weather sidewalk […]
Before Christmas, we improved safety, traction and the ride up Calle Hortensias from Highway 200 by installing new, meter-wide concrete tracks. Our thanks to our generous members on Hortensias and Gardenias who contributed north of $200,000 pesos to help ANA make it happen! Soon after Easter/Semana Santa – when many of our snowbirds will have […]
ANA is the official representative of Colonia Amapas to City Hall, so if you want your voice heard & your concerns addressed, membership in the Amapas Neighborhood Association is your best bet. All ANA’s Full Member Buildings have renewed for 2017, rejoined by Brisas Lunar, joined by Estrella Del Mar, and bringing our total to […]
Recently, ANA met with Lic Eduardo Valdivia, of Tourism’s Legal Attention to Visitors Office, to discuss its free legal assistance for, not just tourists, but all foreigners in Puerto Vallarta, including us part- and full-timers. Lic. Valdivia’s office, conveniently located in the little casita at the southeast corner of Cardenas Park, is open 8-4, Monday […]
VEA is Vallarta’s new neighborhood-based crime prevention program. Sort of a ‘Neighborhood Watch’ on steroids, providing instant reporting via Whatsapp, VEA is an acronym for Vecinos En Alerta – ‘Neighbors on the Lookout’ – and Amapas has been invited to participate. Our first VEA meeting with the police, February 3, was hosted by ‘Taste’ Restaurant. […]
