Puerto Vallarta

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Puerto Vallarta is a well known and loved travel vacation destination in its own right and the gateway to Riviera Nayarit because of its international airport.

Puerto Vallarta is located on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Jalisco at the border of Riviera Nayarit.

Puerto Vallarta SkylineThe city has won many accolades such as being named the friendliest city in the world by Conde Nast, best place to retire by The American Association of Retired Persons, and best Mexican vacation destination by US News.

Year round you can find tourists and expatriates walking about and feeling quite comfortable and safe. English is heard nearly everywhere. Most locales cater to this group, offering anything from familiar cuisine to local TV programming such as sports and news from United States and Canada. Locals in Puerto Vallarta will generally go out of the way to make visitors feel comfortable, living up the the fame of being the world's friendliest city.

Puerto Vallarta is situated on the Banderas Bay, Bahía de Banderas, with many beautiful beaches, lush jungle and waterfalls, offering many opportunities for tourists. The boardwalk, called Malecón, is a favorite place to stroll during day or night. Many hotels and restaurants offer a great number of options of where to stay and eat.

Locals refer to Puerto Vallarta as simply Vallarta, while English regular visitors or expatriates refer to it as PV. Puerto Vallarta gained notoriety and world wide attention when in 1963 American director John Huston filmed his movie The Night of the Iguana starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in nearby town of Mismaloya.