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Summer's a Great Time to Visit Estero El Salado
 Marie Callan
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is a natural sanctuary, where rivers, jungles, mountain and sea come together to provide a wide variety of eco-tourism options and an endless array of outdoor adventures. One example is Estero El Salado, an urban eco-reserve in the city's Hotel Zone.
Vallarta-Nayarit Apps Enhance the Tourism Experience
 Riviera Nayarit CVB
Nowadays technology plays a huge role in society, and that obviously includes tourism. This is why the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta are constantly creating new apps for smartphones and tablets to further enhance domestic and international tourists' vacation experiences.
Stan Gabruk's Puerto Vallarta Summer Fishing Report
 BanderasNews.com
There's some world class fishing happening in Puerto Vallarta right now. The fish are taking baits nicely, which of course means you have a great opportunity to boat a trophy fish in our world class fishing grounds. Summer is exploding, the only thing missing now is YOU.
LA-Based Architects Bring Parklet to Puerto Vallarta
 J. Williams
Los Angeles architecture and design team RHOM Design has teamed with Oficina de Proyectos Culturales, a Puerto Vallarta non-profit, to install the city's first - and Mexico's third - parklet. The installation was part of David Birks' 'Paradise in Process' exhibit.
National Geographic Traveler Features Puerto Vallarta
 Fernando Álvarez
Last February, as part of the Tourism Board's PR campaign, a team from National Geographic Traveler Mexico Magazine was invited to explore the destination and its various ecotourism adventures. As a result, Puerto Vallarta is featured on the magazine's July/August cover.
Traditional Corn Festival in Jala, Nayarit, August 6–15
 María Francesca
Every year during the first two weeks of August, the annual Sweet Corn Festival in Jala, Nayarit, a region where the largest corncobs in the world are grown, gives everyone a chance to experience a very Mexican tradition. This year's festival is taking place August 6th–15th.
 CNN: Los Muertos One of World's Most Beautiful Piers
 Marie Callan
According to CNN, this summer is a great time to discover the world's most beautiful piers. In an editorial feature published on July 28, Tamara Hinson listed the world's nine most spectacular piers - and Los Muertos Pier in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is among them.
Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board Becomes USTOA Member
 Gustavo Rivas-Solis
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board became a member of the U.S. Tour Operators Association this month in an effort to increase destination inclusion in new travel packages to Mexico. As a member PV will have direct and unprecedented access to US-based travel industry leaders.
Vallarta on 2014 Travel + Leisure 'World's Best' List
 Marie Callan
The winners of Travel + Leisure 2014 World's Best Awards readers' survey were announced on July 24th in New York - and Puerto Vallarta has moved up from #5 in 2013 to #4 on the magazine's '2014 Top City in Mexico, Central and South America' list.
RR Plan to Link Mexico's Pacific Coast to New Mexico
 Lauren Villagran
A Chinese company has inked a deal to build a rail line linking Mexico’s Pacific coast with an industrial hub just south of New Mexico’s Santa Teresa port of entry. Numerous obstacles could thwart the line’s completion, such as the yet-to-be-built deepwater port in Nayarit.
Guadalajara to Host 2014 International IT Conference
 BanderasNews.com
The 2014 World Conference on Information Technology, scheduled to take place Sept 29 to Oct 1, will feature over 100 exhibitors and attract more than 2,500 corporate and government delegates from 80 countries to Guadalajara — which is becoming known as Mexico's Silicon Valley.
Shot in Tulum, 'Bachelor in Paradise' Premiers August 4
 Marie Callan
A spinoff of ABC’s hit reality show, 'The Bachelor,' filmed in Tulum, Mexico, is set to premier on August 4. In 'Bachelor in Paradise,' the franchise's former stars and villains try to find love amid the ancient Mayan ruins and white-sand beaches of Mexico's famed Riviera Maya.
Discover Mexico's Guitar Art at Galeria de Lago in Ajijic
 Antonio Ramblés
Perhaps nowhere else in the Spanish-speaking world has the guitar become such an inseparable part of the culture as in Mexico. At Ajijic's Galeria de Lago, on the very edge of Lake Chapala, the instrument appears in yet a new incarnation: Guitar Art.
National Geographic Spotlights the Marietas Islands
 Riviera Nayarit CVB
The Marietas Islands were recently were highlighted during an exploration conducted by National Geographic. The expedition took place on July 19th and was headed by anthropologist Dr. Kenneth Broad, who was one of the special guests at the Punta Mita Beach Festival.
Puerto Vallarta Malecón & Plazas Now Have Free Internet
 Banderas News Team
As part of Mayor Ramon Guerrero Martinez's strategy to make it easier for Puerto Vallarta residents and visitors to discover all of the benefits that this resort destination offers, Telecable has installed free Internet access in many of the city's public areas.
Second Annual Punta Mita Beach Festival a Great Success
 Paulina Feltrin
The Second Annual Punta Mita Beach Festival, held July 17-20 at the renowned beach resort, offered activities ranging from surfing, snorkeling, stand-up paddle and yoga, to sand castle-building for the kids and exceptional culinary offerings by prestigious international chefs.
North American Optimist Sailing Championship Results
 Ibis de Teresa
After the tenth and final race of the 2014 North American Optimist Sailing Championship on Banderas Bay, 175 young sailors met at the Paradise Village Convention Center for the Awards ceremony. Singapore won the Open Nations Cup and the USA was awarded the North American Cup.
End of July Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report
 Stan Gabruk
I am happy to report fishing conditions in Puerto Vallarta are changing for the better. We're finally past the midpoint of July. For now we're bursting with Sailfish and Dorado in the 25 to 30 pound range. They're taking bait, and they're not being shy about it, which is great news!
5 Sun Care Tips from Vallarta's R Salon
 Christina Silvestri
If you are in Puerto Vallarta this Summer, staying out of the sun probably seems like a no-brainer by now. Put your health first and protect your skin from the sun, both outdoors and indoors, with these five sun safety tips provided by the professionals at R Salon.
Team Ana María Wins Banderas Bay Fishing Tournament
 Adán Leyva Avalos
For the second consecutive year, the Ana María team, consisting of Esteban Torres, J. Mark Martínez, Freddy Rodríguez León and Alejandro Nájera Osuna, won first place in the Marlin fishing category of the annual Banderas Bay Marlin & Tuna Fishing Tournament.
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