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A t 44 - i' dtt- - e - I 1 I I ' F rM' - - i t t t k i I ! ‘- I rI t 1 1 '” I - 1 t t 1 MMHG VILA( JE ( ' - - '4'''' '- - sickle- - I t ) k i I 1 i t r I i t t f I 'It 1 t r I t 1 tt I P 1 kts A ' A -- - J '1 t - It t ' P -- PUERTO VALLARTA — The image of a sleepy little fishing village perched along Mexico's Pacific coast vanished years ago Puerto Vallarta (pronounced vah yar-tah- ) ptver-to- e today is a seaside resort that attracts thousands of visitors including a goodly number of Americans RV as it is known to the traveling cognoscenti is a cosmopolitan city featuring many excellent restaurants quality shopping and several fine art galleries It is a city constantly on the go Taxis and buses buzz about the town square made noisier by the cobblestone streets on which they go At night alorg the waterfront open-ai- r watering holes and restaurants reverberate with the laughter of gringos (Americans) sipping margaritas and beers Visually PV is an enchanting place About 225 miles from Guadalajara and an hour from the jungle the city lies between the rugged tropical Sierra Madre to the east and the beautiful horseshoe-shape- d Bay of Banderas on the west Views are spectacular from many vistas particularly from high atop a villa or down along the sea during a sunset cruise In places the tangled green jungle literally plunges into the dark blue ocean below Thirty years ago Vallarta had only a handful of small hotels There were no highways linking it with the rest of the country Fishing was its main industry It was film director John Huston who put PV on the map back in the early '60s when he shot "The Night Of The Iguana" on location Richard Burton was one of the stars in the film and Elizabeth Taylor flew down to keep him company As they were not married at the time it created somewhat of a scandal Newsmen kept the world abreast of the comings and goings of Liz and Dick and Puerto Vallarta n dateline became a the in spot became Suddenly PV Americans flocked to the "village" They liked it so much that they began building houses along the hills that drop into the Cuale River Taylor had one built too The 4 i ' ' - well-know- libftimUgmqboMMw PV is famous for its beaches including this sliver of sand past Los Muertos - i t t J t r' 4 f IL -1 I - - 'i: ' e a' 1 r -1 N y - 0 t t 7 44-- 4 t : :: 44- - -'' 4 - - 41' g 4 - fast-growi- SLEEPY - - a sleepy little :r - A ' "gg- r d do ':'''''' er - k N Tribune Travel Editor LtifiGER t 4 - TOM McCARTHEY 1 N10 ti - 4 b i 1 ' 4 '''''''s Puerto Vallarta perched along shaped western coast has gone fishing village to a world class I tytt Story and Photos by - '''' ' ''''-"- t "" : - - - - 1 -1 I 11' - i 41 c '' -'" 4 IL 44 '' - I' g 1 1 1 pi 14 "'1 ' 1 '1 i 44 '- l'- 1 L 4 4- I rt r 4 '' ii : - 1 I 1 I 1 i palEtlettiNt L"E-- it - - 4' p' - - 1 I - ' - oi' 144 4 -- - 4- i A 0 - 4 A t ø1 1 — 1 I "'PI° 1 4 1r t ''' 44 1 f"'''''1"! 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't-- i 4' 'gnio 41 I "'s L'''' z I 01 ' I i f- r- t - r r 4 f I -' 't:- - o 4 t - o'- 1 I 146c I Colorful blankets hang on balcony in downtown area of PV 1 i t -' - neighhorbood still going strong today came to be known as Gringo Gulch RV hasn't slowed down one iota since Sure you can still hear a rooster crow at dawn or hear the ocean lap against the white sand at dusk Iguanas and lizards are commonly found But Vallarta is a grown up resort now Luxury hotels line the beach elegant villas perch atop the hills Sunsets are magical the weather is wonderful The town of some 200000 residents continues to grow by leaps and bounds All the way from the northern edge of town near the marina to Mismaloya Beach in the south condominums and hotels sprout up monthly Unfortunately with growth comes the down side The Bay of Banderas is now polluted Raw sewage spills into the sea Swimming is not recommended at Playa de los Muertos Never to mind If you want to swim head for Mismaloya seven miles from the center of town This is where 'The Night Of The Iguana" was shot Part of the set still exists as well as the small hotel restaurant and bar built specifically for the film crew There is lots to do in town after sundown too It is not quite Acapulco but close In recent years there has been an explosion of good restaurants Among those See T2 Column I i 1 - - - ii' 4 4- - 1 r' t - - 9 i Yt ) '' '' --- - -- ' - - :: 4 ---- —- -4 ' 1 4 : ' a ' ' - i - 4 ' '''s- -- — - - - - - -- - ' - - 3 i - --4 - 4 A a w ‘1 - 4 t 44 r - olbt ' rop - f - - I - - - - c 4 eze w - 44 wq w P-- Wni The gleaming facade of Villa Tizoc where Casa del Carrito is located overlooks Bay of Banderas top River Cuak above more of a stream than a river winds through downtown Puerto Vallarta t 1 J'w14-w-IL- I --A ALk --d |
