Violence has erupted in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta following studies that cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Cervantes was killed… however at the least one well-known hotspot says that it’s enterprise as ordinary.
A spokesperson for Lodge Casa Kimberly — the previous love nest of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton — tells TMZ the property has sustained no harm amid the unrest and is totally operational for visitors.
A rep for Casa Kimberly says presently, the resort workforce continues to give attention to making certain all visitors, employees, and group are effectively cared for and safe.
The historic property — as soon as residence to Hollywood’s most notorious romance within the 60s — was remodeled right into a luxurious boutique resort with 9 suites, open-air eating and the preserved Puente del Amor, aka the Bridge of Love, connecting the 2 authentic properties.
Elizabeth and Richard visited Puerto Vallarta in 1963 through the filming of “The Night of the Iguana” and ended up shopping for property within the space. They’ve been credited with reworking it right into a well-known vacationer vacation spot.
Outdoors these partitions, although, it’s been something however romantic. Suspected cartel members reportedly blocked main roads, torched autos, looted shops and triggered flight cancellations — with authorities issuing shelter-in-place orders.
The chaos erupted after Mexican navy forces killed Oseguera, the chief of the Jalisco New Era Cartel, throughout a shootout roughly 180 miles east of Puerto Vallarta.
