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Article: Puerto Vallarta: rising star on the Mexican Riviera.(PORT OF THE MONTH)
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- Cruise Travel
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- September 1, 2005
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Hollywood and politics put the Mexican Riviera resort town of Puerto Vallarta on the map, but it was Mother Nature who ultimately guaranteed the development of this west coast retreat into a major vacation destination and cruise-ship port.
A huge bay, Bahia de Banderas, brimming with palm-studded beaches and backed by the Sierra Cuale mountains, arcs from north to south along the Pacific coastline, from a once-isolated fishing village at Punta Mita to the jungly settings of resorts and small towns south of Puerto Vallarta. Nearly 20 miles across, and extending 15 miles west to the sea, the bay is one of the Pacific Ocean's deepest, making it ideal for cruise ...