|
Puerto Vallarta and any city in Mexico is divided in many "Colonias" or neighborhoods, if you will. Here's a map that shows most, if not all, the colonias in the city:
 |
Puerto Vallarta Colonias (neighborhoods) Click to enlarge |
Some of the most important colonias in Puerto Vallarta are:
- Residencial Conchas Chinas: Hillside SE from Los Muertos beach.
- Colonia Alta Vista
- Colonia Emiliano Zapata: South of the Cuale River (Zona Romántica or "Old Town")
- Colonia Caloso and Canoas: East of Colonia Emiliano Zapata and up the Cuale River.
- Colonia Centro: The oldest section of Puerto Vallarta and its current center too - North of the Cuale river up until Parque Hidalgo
- Colonia 5 de Diciembre: Just north of downtown Vallarta (Centro), and with Colonia Eliminao Zapata was of the first neighborhoods beyond Colonia Centro to be developed.
- Colonia Lázaro Cardenas:
Includes a large sports complex and the city's largest fish market, from Parque Hidalgo to the Libramiento (City Bypass).
- Colonia Versalles: The old Zona Rosa, prior to the development of the Northern Hotel Zone.
 Colonia Bugambillas and Ramblases: Located on the NW slopes of the hills, East of the city.- Colonia Pitillal: Once a small town and now a populous neighborhood, a separate "delegación" but now part of the city of Puerto Vallarta proper.
Colonia is normally abbreviated "Col."
<< Return to the Miscellaneous Puerto Vallarta Info section.
|
