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Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. The City of Puerto Vallarta is the government seat of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta, which comprises the city as well as population centers outside of the city extending from Boca de Tomatlán to the Nayarit border (the Ameca River). The city is located at 20°40′N 105°16′W. The municipality has an area of 681 square kilometres (262.9 sq mi). To the north, it borders the southwest of the state of Nayarit. To the east, it borders the municipality of Mascota and San Sebastián del Oeste, and to the south, it borders the municipalities of Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corrientes.Puerto Vallarta is named after Ignacio Vallarta, a former governor of Jalisco. In Spanish, Puerto Vallarta is frequently shortened to "Vallarta", while English speakers call the city P.V. for short. In Internet shorthand, the city is often referred to as PVR, after the International Air Transport Association airport code for its Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT -06:00
Currency
Mexican Peso
1USD = 19.98 MXN
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
16.7°
16.7°
FEB
16.5°
26.8°
MAR
16.4°
27.7°
APR
17.6°
29.1°
MAY
19.7°
30.2°
JUN
22.1°
29.2°
JUL
22.5°
29.0°
AUG
22.6°
29.1°
SEP
22.3°
28.6°
OCT
21.7°
28.6°
NOV
19.5°
28.0°
DEC
17.5
26.6°
Popular Activities
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Los Muertos Beach Pier
Hill of the Cross Viewpoint
Plaza de Armas
Los Arcos
Marigalante
Puerto Vallarta Malecon
Butterfly Sanctuary Mariposario Jardin Magico
Rhythms of the Night
Playa de los muertos
Lazaro Cardenas Park
Palo Maria waterfall
Mirador los arcos de mismaloya
Gringo Gulch
Marina Puerto Vallarta
Galleria Dante
Las Caletas
Vallarta Dancers
Dolphin Discovery Vallarta
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Jorullo Bridge
Las Gemelas Beach
Olas Altas Beach
Mercado Municipal Rio Cuale
Parque Fluvial Vallarta
La Rotonda del Mar
Welcome to Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Magico
Malecón Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Letras Puerto Vallarta
Aquaventuras Park
La Fuente de los Delfines
Cuale Island Flea Market
Water activities
El Cora Crocodile Sanctuary
Voladores de Papantla
Galeria Olinala
Vallarta Eats Food Tours
Galería Uno
The Sail at Muelle de Playa los Muertos
Playa Camarones
Splash Parque Acuatico Vallarta
Tequila & Raicilla Tasting by Noble Corazon
La Calavera más grande del Mundo (Vallarta)
Fish Finder, Captain Rick
Malecón de Puerto Vallarta
ChocoMuseo Puerto Vallarta
Zona Romántica
Parque Lazaro Cardenas y Estacionamiento
Faro de Matamoros
Mueller Zona romantica
Área Natural Protegida Estero El Salado
ESCULTURA DE ARENA, Mexican Sand Sculpture
Parque
The ORO beach
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