Welcome to Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations - equally popular with both national and international visitors. Puerto Vallarta has been consistently voted by Conde Nast readers as one their top ten favorite international destinations for years. VirtualVallarta.com is your guide to this wonderful city and the surrounding regions and communities nearby - some within the Bay of Banderas and others a little farther away along Costa Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta really is the destination where Mexico comes to life, and there's a little something here for everyone!
Local News
On November 11 & 12 of this year, a real estate conference will be held in Puerto Vallarta called “Mexico Real Estate Summit 2010 - Opportunities in an Improving Economy”, produced by Teal Education.
TV Azteca's Mexican soap opera "Entre el Amor y el Deseo" (Between Love and Desire) began production in Riviera Nayarit on August 30 with the presence of Nayarit's Governor Ney González.
Café des Artistes' Thierry Blouet gave a press conference to celebrate the awards four of his chefs have recently won in several competitions.
One of the two bridges over the Ameca river that connect Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit collapsed during the early hours of August 31.
Diego Cadena, Adan Hernandez and Dylan Southworth, surfers living in Sayulita, participate in the independently-produced documentary film about this popular sport.
Cafe des Artistes' chef Thierry Blouet has been especially invited to Mex Madrid-Fusion, an international culinary event that will take place at Guanajuato’s Convention Center on August 30-31.
Puerto Vallarta will receive the First World Athletics Championships for People with Down Syndrome this September 7 to 12, back to back with the National Championship for Special Athletes on September 6 to 10, bringing together over 800 competitors.
Puerto Vallarta’s Tourism Bureau (FIDETUR) began a series of seminars taking place in Vancouver this past Tuesday, August 24, with over 100 travel agents and other media outlets.
The prestigious Mediterranean restaurant Trio is presently celebrating 13 years of successfully tantalizing the taste buds of locals and visitors.
Join us on Saturday, September 4, from 7pm – 11pm at the beautiful Casa Carmelina in Conchas Chinas for the inaugural fundraiser to benefit La Clínica de Rehabilitacíon de Vallarta.
