Puerto Vallarta: Entertainment - Art - Events
For people who have traveled to large cities in Mexico, the Puerto Vallarta mercados ("market" in Spanish) are very small in comparison. Because Vallarta isn't a farming region, there are very few farmers willing and able to sell their produce at any type of central mercado. Almost all local produce is sold out of the back of roaming pickup trucks here and to neighborhood fruit stands. A tianguis … [Read more...]
The PVScene is located on the Cuale River on Calle Manantial (mislabeled by Google as "La Rivera" on this map - But, hey, no one ever thought that Google could get everything right). One nice feature of this map is the street view which shows Sarah standing on our balcony and our old white Toyota pickup parked in front. If you haven't been here before, I suggest that you turn on the street … [Read more...]
ARENA VALLARTA, with an area of 10 hectares is the new option especially designed to accommodate all kinds of shows: recreational, sporting, artistic or cultural, charrería, massive concerts, wrestling, motocross, bullfights, cockfights, rodeos, artist presentations, etc. Its building offers 8000 m2 completely roofed at a height of 15 meters, with first class facilities including an area of … [Read more...]
The beach at Playa Mismaloya is located in a small cove, just off of Highway 200, a few miles (25 minutes or so) south of Puerto Vallarta. Mismaloya is the location of the set of the movie, The Night of The Iguana, the John Huston, Richard Burton film that introduced Puerto Vallarta to the gringo world. The old set of the movie is in ruins just to the south of the beach. Access to the … [Read more...]
Punta Negra is fairly well hidden rustic beach. It is just south of Nogalita and the Punta Negra bridge on highway 200 heading towards Mismaloya. It has few amenities. There are parking lots on both sides of the highway near the stairway (quite long and steep) that heads down to the beach. About 6 cars can park on the beach side of the road and a dozen or more on the other. These lots … [Read more...]
Puerto Vallarta is somewhat of an isolated community. It is a 4-5 hour drive to the nearest large city (Guadalajara) with winding, small mountain roads separating it in all directions from the rest of Mexico. The International Airport is very convenient and often an economical method of travel. It is serviced on the ground by an exclusive, rather expensive taxi system (typically twice the price … [Read more...]
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