Puerto vallarta : Mexico

Puerto Vallarta is a very popular tourist and retirement city on the west coast of Mexico, below Mazatlan and north of Acupulco. Once a  small fishing and agricultural town, the area became a popular tourist destination in the 20th century.  Not only folks from the U.S.A. and around the world come here, but Mexicans increasingly view Puerto Vallarta as a safe vacation destination. Some U.S. residents who retire here (typically as snow birders) say it is almost like a little USA community, except for the great weather and scenery.  Gays will find a welcoming environment.

There is a great variety in the types and prices of housing available. From a small apartment to a grand villa overlooking the bay, it's up to you.  In general some people say housing prices are about half what they are in comparable Florida communities and well below California's.  It is a certainty you can get more house, view, and waterfront proximity than you can in the states.

 Everything about Puerto Vallarta is special; the weather, the scenery with Banderas Bay surrounded by the Sierra Madre mountains, all of the activities and retirees to enjoy them with, and most importantly, the gentle local people  that make Vallarta a Paradise. Puerto Vallarta is one of the safer places in Mexico.  PV was a popular destination on "The Love Boat"; many movies were shot here.

Although Mexico in general has suffered from the adverse publicity surrounding the recent drug violence, once within the enclaves of Puerto Vallarta that might seem quite distant.

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