Puerto Vallarta

^[44] (1963) was filmed on location at Mismaloya and other minor locations in the Puerto Vallarta area. The filming brought Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Tennessee Williams, and Elizabeth Taylor^[45] (who was not in the film). The off-screen activities of Burton and Taylor were reported in the tabloids and tabloid newsreels of the day. After filming was completed, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton bought a house in Puerto Vallarta and visited the city regularly while they were married. John Huston decided to build a home in the vicinity, a home on remote Las Caletas beach and a house in town. John Huston's children Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston are founders and supporters of the Puerto Vallarta Film Festival (In the film, children are shown selling iguana meat by the roadside).

The Night of the Iguana

, regularly featured Puerto Vallarta as a port of call for the fictional version of the Pacific Princess cruise ship.^[46]

The Love Boat

(2024), the starting line was located at a Westin Hotels & Resorts

The Amazing Race 36

– Colonia Centro

Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Púlpito and Pilitas (Pulpit and Baptismal Font) – Colonia Emiliano Zapata – two rock formations at the South end of Los Muertos Beach. El Púlpito is the tall headland and Las Pilitas are the formation of rocks beneath it. Las Pilitas was the original location of the Boy on a Seahorse sculpture (El Caballito) now located on the , an identical sculpture is also located on Los Muertos Beach. There are two streets in the Olas Altas area named after the rock formations.

Malecón

(Curly Shells Beach) – Fraccionamiento Amapas – the city's most secluded beach, located to the south of the headland which forms the boundary of Los Muertos beach.

Playa Conchas Chinas

– paved walkway along the seashore in Colonia Centro – especially popular during the Sunday evening paseo. It features a collection of contemporary sculptures by Sergio Bustamante, Alejandro Colunga, Ramiz Barquet and others. The Malecon was extensively rebuilt in 2002–2003 following damage from hurricane Kenna. It was also greatly renovated, having new walkways and iconic sculptures in 2010.

The Malecón

Mercado Isle Cuale and – there are two large public markets in the Centro (Downtown) along the banks of the Cuale selling a variety of artisanal and souvenir goods, and the Isla Cuale has a number of souvenir vendor shops as well. The Isla Cuale was also famous for its cat population. The Island was a lower class suburb until flooding during Hurricane Lily (1971) forced residents to be relocated. They were moved to Palo Seco (which means "dry stick") and the Island was converted into a site for restaurants, shops and a cultural center.

Mercado Municipal Río Cuale

Cuale Archaeological Museum – on the West side of the Isla Cuale, the museum presents a significant collection of local and regional pre-Hispanic art in a number of informative displays. The museum also houses a small gallery for showing contemporary art.

on Isla Cuale – dedicated on the 25th anniversary of the film's release and honoring Huston's contributions to the city. John's son Danny was married in a ceremony that took place at the statue in 2002.

Statue of John Huston

(Ignacio Vallarta) / Aquiles Serdán Amphitheater (Los Arcos) – the city's main plaza – site of public concerts both at the bandstand in the Plaza de Armas and on the stage in front of the arches across the street.

Plaza de Armas

City Hall – a modern city hall laid out using a traditional courtyard plan. There is a tourist office in the SW corner, and on the landing of the main (West off the courtyard) stairwell there is a modest naive style mural by local artist Manuel Lepe.

Saucedo Theatre Building (Juárez and Iturbide) – Built in 1922 in a Belle Époque style reminiscent of architecture of the Porfirato. The theater presented live shows and films on its first floor, and the second floor housed a ballroom. The building has been converted to retail use.

Res. – hillside Southeast from Los Muertos beach.

Conchas Chinas

Col. Alta Vista.

Amapas – on the hillside behind Los Muertos beach overlooking the bay.

Col. Emiliano Zapata – South of the Cuale (called or "Old Town" in tourist brochures).

Zona Romántica

Cols. Caloso and Canoas – east of Col. Emiliano Zapata and up the Rio Cuale.

– the oldest section of town and its current center – North of the Cuale river to Parque Hidalgo.

Col. Centro

– just north of the Centro, and with Col. Zapata among the first neighborhoods beyond the Centro to be developed.

Col. 5 Diciembre

Col. Lázaro Cardenas – which houses a large recreation complex and the city's largest fish market – Parque Hidalgo to the Libramiento.

Col. Versalles – the old Zona Rosa, prior to the development of the North Hotel Zone.

Hotel Zone – Follows the coastline into down Vallarta  from the airport. Lined with hotels, timeshare resorts and residential towers.

Cols. Bugambillas and Ramblases – located on the NW slopes of the hills East of the city and relatively poor areas serviced mostly by dirt roads except for the hillside areas which have good views and thus attract residents with more resources.

Marina Vallarta – a large planned real estate tourism development near the airport with a marina, golf course, hotels, timeshare resorts and residential areas of homes and condominiums.

Del. Pitillal – once a small town and now a populous neighborhood, a separate delegación but now part of the City of Puerto Vallarta proper.

Col. Bobadilla – just north of Pitillal and also an important residential area.

Highland Park, Illinois, United States^[53]

Santa Barbara, California, United States^[54]

McAllen, Texas, United States^[55]

(born 1967), politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Francisco Javier Bravo

(born 1982), Mexican American actor, singer, and model (born in Puerto Vallarta, raised in Palo Alto, California, in U.S.)

Aarón Díaz

(born 1985), actress and former model (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Ariadne Díaz

(born 1997), Mexican Canadian alpine skier (originally from Puerto Vallarta, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Rodolfo Dickson

(Albert Garvey, born 1932, Chicago, Illinois/Barbara Sue Harman, born 1934, Champaign, Illinois), American artist and tango dancing couple (originally from Illinois, U.S., currently based in Puerto Vallarta)

Al and Barbara Garvey

(born 1979), politician affiliated with the PRI (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Rafael González Reséndiz

(born 1986), professional football Goalkeeper (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Anjulí Ladrón de Guevara

(1936–1984), artist and painter (originally from Puerto Vallarta, lived until his death in Guadalajara, Jalisco)

Manuel Lepe Macedo

(born 1995), tennis player (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Gerardo López Villaseñor

American-born Mexican tile artist (originally from La Mirada, California in U.S., currently based in Puerto Vallarta)

Natasha Moraga

(1986–2009), professional boxer (born and lived until his death in Puerto Vallarta)

Marco Antonio Nazareth

(born 1986), footballer (born in Puerto Vallarta)

Alberto Ramírez

List of public art in Puerto Vallarta

Marieta Islands

Mirador de la Cruz

INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Jalisco

Munguía Fregoso, Carlos – Panorama Histórico de Puerto Vallarta y de la Bahía de Banderas. Guadalajara (2003) Secretaría Cultura Jalisco

Montes de Oca de Contreras, Catalina – Puerto Vallarta en mis recuerdos. Guadalajara (1982) Gobierno de Jalisco, Secretaria General, Unidad Editorial

Guia Roji – Ciudad de Puerto Vallarta – Area Metropolitana Map 2005-6

Moon Handbooks – Puerto Vallarta Emeryville, California (2003) Avalon Travel Publishing

Martínez Campos, Gabriel – Recetario colimense de la iguana – Mexico DF (2004) Conaculta

Mantilla, Lucia – Los barrios pobres en 31 ciudades Mexicanas: Barrio Ramblases, Puerto Vallarta – Mexico (2004) Secretaria de Desarollo Social

Harris, Richard – Hidden Puerto Vallarta Berkeley (2006) Ulysses Press

Children of the Dump Vallarta, Feed the Children Vallarta & the School of Champions Vallarta

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(in Spanish)

Puerto Vallarta official government site

Puerto Vallarta Tourism Official Website