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PV beaches are varied. Downtown's main beach, Los Muertos, is a fun scene, with shoulder-to-shoulder establishments for drinking and eating under the shade. There's year-round action, although water-sports equipment rentals may be available on weekends only during the rainy season. The itinerant vendors are present year-round, however, and can be annoying. Olas Altas Beach, which runs north from Los Muertos, has the same grainy brown sand but fewer vendors and services and sometimes waves big enough to surf or boogie. During vacation periods it's just as lively as Los Muertos Beach. North of the malecón and Hotel Rosita, more stretches of sand front minor hotels.
Puerto Vallarta Hotels
Centered in the middle of a large bay, Bahía de Banderas, Puerto Vallarta is the traditional hub for area beach hotels. Look for smaller budget hotels...read more
Puerto Vallarta Restaurants
First-time travelers come for the sun and sea, but it's PV's wonderful restaurants that create legions of long-term fans. You can pay L.A. prices for perfectly...read more
Things To Do in Puerto Vallarta
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Travel Deals in Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta Experiences
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In the United States and elsewhere in the world, being direct, efficient, and succinct is highly valued. But Mexican communication tends to be... Read more
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The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe is dedicated to the patron saint of Mexico and of Puerto Vallarta. The holy mother's image, by Ignacio Ramírez... Read more
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Legendary restaurants: Eat barbecued snapper with your feet in the sand or chateaubriand with a killer ocean view.... Read more
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Canopy tours are action-packed rides, where, fastened to a zip line high off the ground, you fly from tree to tree—blue sky above, ribbons... Read more
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Puerto Vallarta's malecón is its Champs Élysées—only shorter, warmer, and less expensive. On the mile-long cement... Read more
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Expanded and updated in 2007, PV's cruise-ship terminal berths three full-size ships at a time and is midway between Marina Vallarta and the... Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
For a walking vacation, stay in Old Vallarta or Marina Vallarta. Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
This includes El Centro (with its hilly, cobblestone streets and excellent views) and the Romantic Zone Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
If you don't feel like partaking of what the vendor's offering, don't feel pressured... Read more
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