Puerto Vallarta is found on the Mexican Pacific Ocean coast within the Banderas Bay (Bahía de Banderas). The France-based organization, "The Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club" and UNESCO consider Banderas Bay to be one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
It finds itself in select company, along with Quebec City in Canada, San Francisco in California, and Santander Bay in Spain. Banderas Bay is also one of the world’s largest bays, measuring 42 km from east to west and 32 km from north to south. The bay is limited to the North by Punta Mita which is also the end of the Sierra de Vallejo mountains and, to the south, the bay ends in Cabo Corrientes, part of the foothills of the Sierra del Cuale mountain range.
Puerto Vallarta Mexico is the second-most visited tourist destination in Mexico, (only Cancun has more visitors), attracting over 2.2 million visiting tourists per year, and has served as an unhurried refuge for people seeking more than just a beautiful beach, there is a sizeable colony of United States, Canadian, and European citizens.
Check out the innumerable tours and activities as an example of all you can do while you stay here.
Over 450 flights per week, service Vallarta's International Airport, from gateways throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.
So where is Puerto Vallarta located then?
It's located on the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the state of Jalisco, 350 km west of Guadalajara, south of the state of Nayarit and 880km (548 miles) NW of Mexico City.
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