Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Fall/Winter 2006 issue.

A visit to Puerto Vallarta would not be sweet enough without these delicacies. Give them a try! These candies are produced using traditional recipes that originated in some of the towns in this region, like Chapala, Cocula and Talpa. They’re made using all-natural ingredients and no preservatives or additives, besides having an amusing variety of names, shapes, and colors.

• Cocada (with milk and sugar)
• Tarugo (tamarind and chili pepper)
• Borrachitos de Cocula (milk candy with wine)
• Dulce de leche (milk with sugar)
• Alfajor (coconut and sugar)
• Huesitos (milk caramel with cinnamon)
• Arrayanes (myrtle fruit with sugar)
• Jamoncillo con nuez (milk caramel with walnuts)