39th Conference of Latin American Geography
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, January 6-9, 2026
We are thrilled to announce the preliminary details for the 39th CLAG to be held at the Centro Universitario de la Costa – Universidad de Guadalajara (CUCOSTA) in Puerto Vallarta from January 6-9, 2026 (google map).
Tentative Agenda (subject to change):
Tuesday January 6th
- 6:00 pm – Evening Reception
Wednesday January 7th
- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions
Thursday January 8th
- 7:30 am – CLAG Board Meeting
- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions
- 6:30 pm – Evening Banquet
Friday January 9th
- 9:00 am to 1pm – Concurrent Sessions
- TBD – Afternoon Field Trip
Saturday January 10th
- TBD – Field Trips
Additional field trips will be scheduled for January 10 2026. Field trip details coming soon … stay tuned.
REGISTRATION:
We prefer participants to be a member of CLAG but non-members may also attend at a higher registration rate. Membership is only $70 for professionals and $20 for students (who are then eligible for grants and awards and may have digital access to JLAG). A discount is offered to those in the ‘Global South’ who are currently based in institutions or are independent scholars in Latin America or the Caribbean.
Registration includes:
- Welcome Reception
- Wednesday and Thursday lunch
- Four refreshment breaks
- Shuttle service between hotels and venue
The deadline for early-bird registration rates is Friday 10/17/2025.
Regular registration closes on 11/17/2025. All presenters must pay registration fees by 11/17 to have their paper/poster included in the program.
| Registration Rates | |
|---|---|
| $200/$150 | US/Global South CLAG members |
| $125/$75 | US/Global South students |
| Late Registration Rates | |
|---|---|
| $250/$200 | US/Global South CLAG members |
| $150/$100 | US/Global South students |
| Registration Rates Non-members | |
| $250/$200 | US/Global South CLAG members |
| $150/$100 | US/Global South students |
| Late Registration Rates Non-members | |
|---|---|
| $300/$250 | US/Global South CLAG members |
| $175/$125 | US/Global South students |
Note: The Conference banquet is an additional $50.
HOW TO REGISTER:
Please login and the registration link will appear here.
Non-members please reach out to communications@clagscholar.org if you would like to register for CLAG without a membership.
Si desea registrarse en CLAG sin una membresía, comuníquese con communications@clagscholar.org.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
Abstract submission is now open.
The deadline to submit an abstract is November 1st 2025.
You must be a CLAG member to submit an abstract for the CLAG 2025 in Puerto Vallarta. Please login and the abstract submission link will appear here. If you are not a CLAG member, please join CLAG and then return to this page.
ORGANIZE A SESSION:
If you want to organize a session, please use the CLAG listserve to make calls for papers. Once you have a complete session (five papers total, or four papers and a discussant) please submit your session proposal using this google form. Encourage your session participants to submit their abstracts as instructed here.
The deadline to submit a session proposal is November 1st 2025.
You must be a CLAG member to submit an session proposal for the CLAG 2025 in Puerto Vallarta. Please login and the session proposal link will appear below.
ACCOMODATIONS:
CLAG has negotiated a conference rate at the Holiday Inn & Suites Puerto Vallarta Marina & Golf (google Map) and the Holiday Inn Express Puerta Vallarta (google maps). There will be a shuttle between the CUCOSTA and the conference hotels.
Discounted reservations from: January 6-10, 2025
CLAG hotel discount code: mention Conference Latin American Geography
Reservations by Telephone: 322 227 3033
Reservations by Whatsapp : 322 230 03 38
Last date for discounted reservations: December 10, 2025.
Tarifas Disponibles del: 06 de enero al 10 de enero del 2026.
Mencionar código de Reserva: ACL o Conference Latin American Geography
Reservas Por Llamada: 322 227 3033
Reservas por Whatsapp: 322 230 03 38
Fecha límite de reserva: 10 de diciembre del 2025.
| Rates in Mexican pesos MX$ | ||||
| Holiday Inn Express – Room & breakfast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Single | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
| 6 January 2026 | MX$2,430.00 | MX$2,430.00 | MX$2,730.00 | MX$3,040.00 |
| 7 January – 10 January 2026 | MX$2,046.00 | MX$2,046.00 | MX$2,346.00 | MX$2,656.00 |
| Holiday Inn & Suite Marina & Golf – Room only | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Single | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
| 6 January 2026 | MX$2,430.00 | MX$2,430.00 | MX$2,730.00 | MX$3,030.00 |
| 7 January – 10 January 2026 | MX$2,250.00 | MX$2,250.00 | MX$2,610.00 | MX$2,970.00 |
| Holiday Inn & Suite Marina & Golf – Room & Breakfast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Single | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
| 6 January 2026 | MX$2,590.00 | MX$2,750.00 | MX$3,210.00 | MX$3,670.00 |
| 7 January – 10 January 2026 | MX$2,410.00 | MX$2,570.00 | MX$3,090.00 | MX$3,610.00 |
