Mexico's Jalisco state government said on Tuesday that "order and stability have been restored" to the state's main tourist areas, including Puerto Vallarta and the Guadalajara metro area.
The region had upheaval over the weekend after the killing of cartel boss Nomesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, with reports of roadblocks with burning vehicles in Jalisco and other places.
A directive on Feb. 22 from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico for U.S. citizens to shelter in place following his killing spread to other parts of the country. Those restrictions began lifting Monday, including in Quintana Roo, a state that includes Cancun, Tulum and Playa del Carmen. All were lifted on Tuesday.
An alert from the embassy on Tuesday said that public transportation and business continued to return to normal operations, and that flight schedules had returned to normal in Guadalajara and many airlines had extra flights planned in Puerto Vallarta. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, operator of the Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara airports, said they were operating 95% and 96% of scheduled flights, respectively.
In a statement from Monday night, the Jalisco government said a strong operational presence from Mexico's Navy, National Defense Secretariat, National Guard and State Public Security Secretariat enabled the partial recovery of mobility and "guaranteed conditions of calm for residents and visitors."
"Puerto Vallarta is in safe conditions, with a strong presence of federal and state forces ready to respond to any possible contingency," it said. "Visitors have been safeguarded and properly assisted by hotels, the airport and tourism establishments."
The Puerto Vallarta cruise port, bus terminals, Malecon, beaches and historic downtown "report zero impacts and safe conditions," Jalisco's government said. All restaurants in Guadalajara and the main tourist zones of Puerto Vallarta were expected to open Tuesday.
The state's Pueblos Magicos were partially reopened in Tequila, Sayula and Cocula and fully open in Ajijic, Mazamitla, Lagos de Morena and Temacapulin.
Elsewhere, Los Cabos Tourism Board managing director Rodrigo Espondo wrote to partners to affirm that the city "remains fully operational and prepared to welcome travelers."