Marina Vallarta
Upscale Marina Vallarta is a modern, planned development known for elegant hotels and resorts, sandy beaches, and a large marina that’s home to luxury yachts. Upmarket boutiques and restaurants, just a 5 minute walk from Shangri-La, serving global fare line a pedestrian boardwalk, and the landmark El Faro lighthouse has a rooftop bar with views of the marina and hills beyond. The area’s namesake 18-hole public golf course features lagoons and palm trees.
Marina Vallarta is located 5 minutes south of the Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport just minutes from Downtown Puerto Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. 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 International Airport.
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Puerto Vallarta's proximity to the Bay of Banderas, the agricultural valley of the Ameca River, and the important mining centers in the Sierra have given the town a more interesting past than most Mexican tourist destinations. Puerto Vallarta was a thriving Mexican village long before it became an international tourist destination. Tourism is a major economic activity because of the climate, scenery, tropical beaches, and rich cultural history. The early village name for Puerto Vallarta was Tintoque and the name Tintoque Puerto Vallarta is still used formally to describe the city.
