The wide sandy coast stretching south from Marina Vallarta to El Centro is where many hotels and resorts are found, along with shops and restaurants catering to visitors. Residential high-rises and developments recently added to the mix are dramatically altering the skyline here, this area now one big construction site, with three major new housing developments, a new road and plaza, bridges being widened, and the Marine Terminal being expanded. This is where you will find Sam's, Wal-Mart, the recently expanded Plaza Caracol, Gold's Gym, Office Depot, Burger King and more, as well as the most popular Latin dance club here, JB.

• Reached by public bus, private car and taxi
• Don't miss a having a fun late-night out at JB, the most popular Latin dance club in Vallarta