Puerto Vallarta has evolved over the centuries from a safe haven for pirates and a treasure trove for pearl divers to become one of Mexico’s most popular tourist beach destinations for romance and culture along the Pacific Coast.
Found nestled at the foot of the verdant Sierra Madre mountains in the country’s deepest and widest natural bay, Bahia de Banderas, the unrivaled natural beauty of Puerto Vallarta lends itself to active watersports, adrenaline-pumping adventures in the jungle, explorations of powder sand beaches and hidden coves. Visitors who want to know all about Puerto Vallarta and its heritage will delight in a plethora of cultural, artistic and historical sites in the town which was at one time a simple and thriving Mexican fishing village.