Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta on the map of Jalisco

Puerto Vallarta is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Jalisco next to Acapulco and Cancún, the most important seaside resort in Mexico, on one of the largest bays ( Bay of Banderas ) of America. In the census of 2010, the city had 203 342 inhabitants Puerto Vallarta. It is the administrative seat and largest town of the municipality of Puerto Vallarta.

About ten kilometers north - already in the state of Nayarit - Nuevo Vallarta is located, which is more or less a city hotel with a marina, golf courses and miles of sandy beach.

The old town with its promenade Malecón is reflected in the Spanish colonial style. In the 1960s, Puerto Vallarta was made famous by the filming of John Huston's film The Night of the Iguana (1963 ), in consequence of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton settled here and the international jet set applied here. Burton bought the house Villa Kimberley ( now a museum ) for Elizabeth Taylor. They married in the main church of Puerto Vallarta. In 1987, the movie Predator was filmed starring Arnold Schwarzenegger among others in Puerto Vallarta.

During the peak tourist season (October to May: almost no rain, pleasant temperatures and humidity tolerable ) place almost every day for a day stop cruise ships on their flights in Los Angeles - Los Cabos - Mazatlan - Puerto Vallarta - Manzanillo - Acapulco here. Because of the narrowness of the natural harbor, the application and removal of up to 300 meter long cruise ship is always a difficult operation.

In February, Puerto Vallarta is one of the most popular destinations Cancun next of U.S. students in Mexico for Spring Break. Overall, Puerto Vallarta has in recent years, however, have to accept a decrease in the number of tourists: since 2008 the number of tourists increased from a total of over one million, the number of foreign visitors fell between 2005 and 2010 from 1,057,029 to 431,181.

The city has an international airport ( IATA code PVR).