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Protected
by the second largest bay in the American continent,
Bahía de Banderas, with over 40 km of golden beaches
in the center of the Mexican Pacific and surrounded
by the majestic mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental
lies Puerto Vallarta, a paradise whose special charm
is due to its blend of colonial and cosmopolitan
features.
Puerto Vallarta offers amenities and attractions
not readily available in any other part of Mexico,
and perhaps not in the world. Weather hovers in
the mid 80's (30ºC) for much of "high
season," giving way to rainy summer season
from late June to early October. Some folks even
prefer those months, delighting in the electrical
storms that produce an orchestra of lightning that
dances throughout the sky. Then, it's back to those
glorious sunsets that attract "visitantes"
to every rooftop across the town. As the sun sinks,
everyone waits to see if the proverbial "green
flash" will be visible. For those content to
walk established paths, there is hiking, sport fishing,
golf, a balloon trip high above the crowd, and restaurants
galore.
Marina Vallarta offers a selection of European-styled
hotels. Comparable to the "Zona Hotelera"
of Cancun, but it's much closer to a true Mexican
experience. In fact, the town of Puerto Vallarta
is brim full of the complete Mexican experience.
Taco stands and an order of quesadillas is but the
first step. In the past visitors would lodge down
in a central hotel and do their sightseeing from
there. That changed with the opening of the "Romantic
Zone" on the south side. Olas Altas and Basillo
Badillo now offer world class restaurants &
the pier offers panga rides to Animas, Yelapa and
Quimixto.
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Snorkeling
in the local Majahuita Beaches
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