Puerto Vallarta located in the mexican Pacific coastline has become the second tourist destiny in the country. From a quaint small fisherman town in the 1920´s it has developed in to a cosmopolitan modern city (John Houston´s 1964 "Night of the Iguana" film put it on the map) yet preserving the original warmth and kindness of its people. You will find here all enjoyable options: from a relaxing sun bath in it´s many beautiful beaches and warm waters to the exhilarating activities like quad motor expeditions across the "sierra madre" mountains & rivers, canopying, hicking or horseback riding; you can have a drink while watching a "magic" sunset, have dinner in one of various restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine styles, enjoy night life in multiple clubs including some "after hours". The well preserved white buildings & red tyled roofs in "Old Vallarta" with its traditional events such as dancing a "danzón" played by the city band in the main square or  march and sing in the 12 days parades honouring the "Virgin Mary" in december or the catholic representation of Jesus carrying the cross in the "holy week" (march - april); cultural acivities are intense - with an overgrowing number of new institutions and art academies moulding future performers -  include an everyday larger number of art galleries, indoors & outdoors concerts, plays (a huge new theater just opened) and of course, the Isla de los Niños in the Quale river that crosses downtown where children can learn painting, sculpture, piano, guitar...,  frecuently classic movie festivals are exhibited there and for the cinema - hot dog - pop corn lovers you can choose from around 50 halls in three or four shopping centers ; bilingual schools and several colleges and universities now give students options to choose from; more and more shopping malls are being opened everyday; cruise ships from the west coast of US dock every week  at the three pier international harbour bringing in thousands of visitors. All this combined make of Vallarta the "most returned to city" in the world, and one of the favorite places for investing and retiryng for an increasing number of US, Canada & European citizens. that take advantage of the  atractive US dollar - peso exchange rate to aquire one of the multiple options of beach houses & condos or a piece of land, in this unique spot in the earth.