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Puerto Vallarta is a city and one of the 125 municipalities in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The municipality is located in the North Coast region of the state. It limits the north with the state of Nayarit, south with the municipality of Cabo Corrientes and Talpa de Allende; on the east by San Sebastian and Mascota and west by the Pacific Ocean.

In 2005, the city had an estimated population of 307.107 people and five million tourists annually. Together with the municipality of Bahia de Banderas in the state of Nayarit, forms the metropolitan area of ​​Puerto Vallarta making it the second most populous in both states. Also the city is one of the highest population growth recorded in the state, even greater than the central municipalities.

It is the second largest in the state of Jalisco economic zone and the third largest port in Mexico. Currently, it is one of the most visited places in the country. The name of this beautiful harbor is reflected in several popular songs.

The oldest archaeological remains found in Puerto Vallarta, to date, come from a place called La Pedrera at Costa Rica, Colonia Lazaro Cardenas. It is likely that the first settlements have been established around 300 BC in the Middle Preclassic. A thousand years later people Aztatlán in the Early Post Classic finally arrived and was inhabited by groups of Banderas culture in the Late Post Classic. This culture was found by the Spaniards when they arrived in the valley. Lieutenant Lazarus White says in his Relation de Compostela, written in 1584, that the natives called this valley "Xihutla" which means "place where the grass grows." Captain Francisco Cortes of San Buenaventura was the conqueror of this region. Chroniclers tell that when he reached the village of Tintoque, were waiting at the entrance to more than twenty thousand Indians armed and carrying a flag feather in his hand and another in his quiver. The Spaniards brought four royal banners and red damask with a picture of the Immaculate Conception in front and a cross behind. Seeing so many enemies, the friar who came with them knelt to ask God's help and when the standard of Damascus was filled with brilliance value in instilling fear in the soldiers and Indians, who surrendered leaving his father's feet flags and weapons. This happened in March 1525, and therefore, the Spaniards gave the valley the name of Banderas and it's called today. Puerto Vallarta, remained isolated from the rest of the world between the mountains, the ocean and the River Ameca, for many years. Economic activity was in the towns of Cuale, San Sebastian and Mascota, where silver mines, so the area that today corresponds to Puerto Vallarta was used for loading and unloading of supplies for mining companies peoples the mountains. At that time the place was known as Las Peñas de Santa Maria de Guadalupe named by Don Guadalupe Sanchez Torres, salt merchant who regularly visited Las Peñas, as mines required large amounts of salt for refining silver. With the arrival of the family of Don Guadalupe Sanchez Torres on December 12, 1851 and other families, like that of Cenobio Joya, Apolonio de Robles, Cleopas Peña and Martín Andrade, among others; the port began to settle and grow its economy. Some families were dedicated to agriculture, livestock and other other trade. For 1880 already it had 1500 inhabitants and in 1885 the port was officially opened to domestic shipping. In the same year was established Maritime Customs office and declared the village a political and legal place officially called The Rocks. But it was not until 1918 that the penalties obtained the title of town and with it a new name: Puerto Vallarta, in honor of the governor of Jalisco Ignacio L. Vallarta.


Sunset in Puerto Vallarta.
With the decline of mining in the mountain villages, such as Puerto Vallarta therefore focused its economy on agriculture, particularly with the advent of the Montgomery Fruit Company in 1925; however, with the entry into force of land reform in 1935 Fruit Montgomery had to go to Mexico and Puerto Vallarta had to find another way of living. For some years his new found source of wealth in fishing, especially shark, since their meat and fins are exported for Chinese restaurants in New York and its nutritious liver oil was used as a food supplement for soldiers war. However, from 1930 they began to get national and foreign tourists attracted by the tranquility and natural beauty of the harbor, who were increasing in number every year. This allowed the opening of different businesses involved in tourism including an air route by Mexicana Airlines. Still, Puerto Vallarta remained almost unknown to Mexico and the rest of the world until an international event catapulted Puerto Vallarta as a tourist destination and certainly put on the map in 1964, the shooting of the film The Night of the Iguana, directed by the legendary John Huston and starring Richard Burton and Ava Gardner. Contrary to what many people think, Elizabeth Taylor was not in the cast of the film, she was just accompanying her boyfriend Richard Burton while filming the movie. This was the start of the global presence of Puerto Vallarta, which under the new wealth of the region and continues to this day: tourism. From that date and with the support of the governor Francisco Medina Ascencio, Puerto Vallarta gradually become world-class tourist destination it is today. Governor Medina Ascencio advocate for federal authorities will equip Puerto Vallarta of adequate infrastructure to serve visitors arriving in ever greater numbers to the port. In 1968 he was given city status, and the funds were granted to build a bridge over the Ameca River that would connect Puerto Vallarta to the state of Nayarit, the coastal road from Barra Navidad to Puerto Vallarta, the way to Compostela Las Varas and Puerto Vallarta International Airport Gustavo Diaz Ordaz named in honor of who the current president. Thanks to the influence of Medina Ascencio, the city soon enjoyed electricity and telephony. In addition, during the government of Medina Ascencio they were built the Camino Real hotel and Banamex as well as the first port in Jalisco in the estuary El Salado, allowing the arrival of cruise ships at the port. The governor got in 1970 the meeting between the presidents Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico and Richard Nixon of the United States will be held in Puerto Vallarta, as this would give international exposure to the city. In the same year, the president gave Air France a concession to open a flight to Puerto Vallarta, allowing the arrival of European tourism. And so during that decade Puerto Vallarta continued to grow and develop as a tourist destination receiving the investment of large hotel chains. By the end of the decade already it had 57,000 inhabitants, but at the end of the 80s had already reached 112,000 inhabitants and tourists arriving by land, sea and air. Puerto Vallarta had no capacity to accommodate such expansion so in 1986 began to build the Marina Vallarta, development would include a school, condominiums, residential site, a shopping mall and large hotel properties and 450 spaces for boats and yachts; for completion in 1993. In 1996 The Joint Tourism Fund of Puerto Vallarta, an institution which has been responsible for managing the funds created through a two percent tax on hotel room occupancy was created. These funds have been used in the promotion of national and international destination. But have been fund collective efforts, hotels, restaurants, travel agents, tour operators, etc. those who have made Puerto Vallarta won a place among the top beach destinations world-class compared to Bali, New Zealand or Ibiza. Still, Puerto Vallarta still retains its own identity that can be seen in its center with the traditional look of old picturesque Publito with its cobbled streets and houses with red tile roofs; in the natural beauty of Banderas Bay surrounded by the scenic mountains of the Sierra Madre and refreshing hot or deep water depending on the season and the mariavillosa diversity it contains. You can admire lagoons and birds throughout the year, while whales and dolphins frolic in the bay for a few months a year. There are fish to be cooked on barbecue grills or ceviche; Sailfish is worthy of international tournaments and colorful fish can be admired diving below the water surface of the bay. In the hills, the tropical forest welcomes bikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers. Crossing the streams and cooling pits formed by their waterfalls, explorers learn to distinguish fig trees of parotas and amapas. During the summer months, on the beaches at night, marine turtles lay their eggs. Banderas Bay wonderful and strong appeal for tourism definitely.

In 2011 he was part of the Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011, as co-host of the most important continental competition, hosting the sailing competitions, swimming in open, Triathlon and Beach Volleyball waters. During the sporting event they were present in the city about 10 thousand people including athletes, family members, journalists.

Currently, is considerable influx of visitors from almost everyone, who enjoy the natural wonders as well as the facilities that Puerto Vallarta offers visitors.