Natural features

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico Jalisco Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Pacific resort with a seafront Malecón promenade lined with sculptures, a cobbled old town, and beaches backed by jungle mountains. Boat trips go to the Marietas Islands and the hidden beach, and humpback whales visit from December to March.


Villages such as Sayulita are surfing spots.

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