Vallarta Lifestyles

Tom Colvin: Promoting Music Near and Far: It is difficult to have a conversation in Puerto Vallarta about the local jazz and blues scene without Tom Colvin’s name being mentioned. A gifted harmonica player, writer and photographer, Tom’s relationship with Puerto Vallarta began as love at first sight, and quite possibly, as is often the case with musicians, first sound. Having accepted an invitation to visit a friend, he found the condo of his dreams during his first trip and took ownership within a year.

Botanical Gardens: A Natural New Getaway: Celebrating this area’s rich bounty of tropical flora and offering a pleasant respite from the bustling crowd is a new family-run botanical gardens a half-hour drive away.

New sculpture soon to grace the Malecon: Talent and enthusiasm attract more of the same. So it’s not surprising that expatriate sculptor Jim Demetro, who has some 35 life-size sculptures on display throughout the US, would dedicate his first installation here to our beloved cultural ambassadors, the Xiutla folkloric dance troupe.

Strategic Hotels & Resorts Acquires Second Punta Mita Hotel: The company that owns the luxurious Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita – a real estate investment trust that owns and asset manages high-end hotels and resorts — now also owns the adjacent La Solana Hotel and Villas development site. 3/10/2006