Best Building We’d Like to See More Of: Posada Río Cuale: It was back in 1963 that David Hernandez gave life to Hotel Posada Río Cuale, one of the original hotels in Puerto Vallarta.
Enjoying Your Best Game of Golf: Puerto Vallarta has certainly matured from the days when it offered just two golf courses. While those two clubs were very professional, Vallarta was not known as a destination for golfers. But when the EMC World Cup was held at Vista Vallarta in 2002, international attention brought additional investment to the area, and the existing seven local courses grew to nine with another on the way.
Destination Weddings in Puerto Vallarta: Imagine getting married in the balmy breeze at sunset on the Mexican Pacific. The invited guests are hand chosen, numbers are limited and everyone looks bronzed and happy. In fact, you are the entire focus of the weeklong event. Can you picture a more romantic way to get married?
Best Way to Pamper Yourself: Mexico Boutique Hotels: There are many ways to honor that special someone in your life, but beyond the traditional gift ideas, why not surprise and amaze them with a once-in-a-lifetime experience they will cherish and talk about forever? Mexico Boutique Hotels is the guide to selecting upscale getaway destinations, which are maintained to the most stringent standards. Here are some local choices, guaranteed to impress.
Adopt an Alebrije: Most alebrije artists tend to focus on small pieces, primarily due to practical reasons. Indeed, the amount of time required to complete these intricately painted woodcarvings increases exponentially with size, and focusing on a single piece often prevents artists and their families from generating income through the sale of smaller items in the interim.
A Touch of Mexico: Is anything more captivating than a touch of Mexico in your home? We talked with three local Mexican designers, asking for ideas and input for providing that special Mexican touch. Whether you live here or want to pick up something for your home elsewhere, you’ll appreciate the input they offered.
Find It All Now!: Fashionable, stylish, chic, trendy, elegant, hip, smart and modish — not shoes or hairstyles, but everything required for your Vallarta home! From sofas to refrigerators, lighting to rugs, find it all — for indoors and out — just a short ride north of the airport in Las Juntas, along the highway to Tepic.
Mazunte, Empowering Villagers to Protect the Planet: What happens when you provide turtle hunters with an alternative, more profitable modus vivendi, one they can pursue without further endangering a protected species?
Non-surgical facelift is the rage!: With its wealth of competent surgeons, full-service hospitals and reasonable fees, Vallarta has given birth to a new brand of vacationer whose visit to Paradise includes cosmetic surgery, combined with the healing powers of sun and salt air.
Home Decorating in Vallarta: For the upcoming issue of “Costa Vallarta Luxury Living,” one of the editorial assignments was decorating and furnishing a condominium in Punta Mita using only items from stores located in the Costa Vallarta area.
