Located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, Puerto Vallarta was Elizabeth Taylor’s romantic hideaway and the Love Boat’s most popular stop, making millions of people fall in love with Mexico.
Puerto Vallarta’s iconic Malecón is the new main feature. The renewed boardwalk consists of almost 6,000 feet of safe pedestrian public space. Featuring a Mosaic pavement inspired by Huichol mankind’s origins myth, the boardwalk was conceived for local residents and tourists to leisurely spend time shopping, watching live performances under spectacular sunsets, and enjoying a gourmet meal at a wide range of award winning restaurants which have made Puerto Vallarta a world renowned culinary destination.
While maintaining its romantic architecture and cobblestone streets, Old Town Puerto Vallarta has also been made more pedestrian friendly with new lighting. This area offers the perfect backdrop to inspire art lovers, with its vibrant cultural scene.
For the adventurous, Puerto Vallarta provides multi generational families a wide array of outdoor activities. Have a thrilling adventure in the sun by kayaking, horseback riding, racing in a 4×4 or scuba diving year-round. Alternatively, try Puerto Vallarta’s “Extreme Adventure”, a multi-activity tour which includes Mexico’s longest and fastest zip line at 4,000 ft in length and reaching speeds of 60 mph.
This picturesque city is also home to a state-of-the-art convention center, and world-class hotels that hosts multiple events throughout the year. Guests will be impressed by its legendary marina, championship golf courses, and world-class Spas.
Puerto Vallarta is also a leader in ecotourism. Opened earlier this year, El Salado is an urban santuary dedicated to the ecological rehabilitation, research and protection of the area’s ecosystem. El Salado consists of mangrove and marsh vegetation, semi-deciduous and thorn forests. Sitting on a protected area of nearly 330 acres, El Salado is home to more than one hundred species of birds, 29 species of amphibians and reptiles, along with ten species of mammals. El Salado offers expert trainings in wild cocrodile handling and guided tours on pangas (small canoe) through the mangrove canals.
Two of Puerto Vallarta’s newest hotels, Secrets Vallarta Bay and the Now Amber will provide luxury and seclusion. The AM Resorts properties have also introduced new standards of sustainable tourism practices by partnering with the University of Guadalajara to develop trainings and technologies that protect the Bandera’s Bay natural and cultural resources, improve waste management and implement effective procedures for hotel staff to assist in these initiatives.
Scheduled for this winter Hilton Worldwide and Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe will open the Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort, Mexico’s first all-inclusive Hilton property that will feature vanguard and elegant architectural and design concepts.
Mexi-Go! magazine has covered the destination extensively. Interesting stories and tips from Canadian living in Vallarta can be found in our blogwww.mexi-go.ca
An array of flights and vacation packages are offered by Transat Vacations and Nolitours
For more information on Puerto Vallarta visit it’s recently redesigned web site: www.visitpuertovallarta.com where visitors will find PDF versions of a travel planner, maps and a convenient booking engine to help visitors experience the destination time and time again.
Puerto Vallarta fast facts
? The Puerto Vallarta area features 40 miles of coastline
? Puerto Vallarta was made famous with the film The Night of the Iguana entirely produced on location in 1963
? Vallarta has a population of 220,368 residents (2005 census) of which 6,500 are expatriates, and visited by more than 3.7 million tourists a year
? There are over 1,000 licensed taxis operating in Puerto Vallarta
? Puerto Vallarta offers over 18,150 rooms from luxury 5-star properties to boutique hotels, bed and breakfasts, private homes and condominiums
? Locals refer to the destination as Vallarta
? Puerto Vallarta natives are also known as “salty feet”
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