Puerto Vallarta Before and After

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Puerto Vallarta was founded in 1851 as Las Peñas de Santa María de Guadalupe, later Puerto Las Peñas and in 1918 it was changed to Puerto Vallarta (read more details in Puerto Vallarta’s History section.

It’s always quite interesting to see the changes in a city, you can understand just how traditional it is and how much history it’s had.

Corner of Libertad & Miramar Streets 1963 vs 2017
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Malecon/Boardwalk 1960 vs 2020
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Los Muertos Beach 1968 vs 2018
Romantic Zone, Puerto Vallarta

Independencia Street by the Main Square and the Guadalupe Parish 1922 vs 2019
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Juárez Avenue by the Main Square 1952 vs 2020
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Morelos Street by the Main Square 1963 vs 2017
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Allende Street & Malecon 1925 vs 2019
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Las Estacas Beach (Camino Real/Dreams/Hyatt Ziva) 1968 vs 2018
South Zone Puerto Vallarta

Mismaloya Beach seen from lookout 1969 vs 2015
South Zone Puerto Vallarta

Morelos Street and Malecon 1945 vs 2019
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Yelapa’s main beach 1975 vs 2019
South Zone Puerto Vallarta

Los Muertos Beach 1965 vs 2019
Romantic Zone Puerto Vallarta

El Púlpito, Los Muertos Beach 1956 vs 2012
Romantic Zone Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta seen from hill 1957 vs 2012
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta seen from the sea 1958 vs 2012
Downtown Puerto Vallarta

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