The coastline of Conchas Chinas
La costa de Conchas Chinas

The streets behind the ocean boardwalk lead up to El Cerro
Las calles detrás del Malecón conducen a El Cerro

We could start Puerto Vallarta’s assessment by saying that there are no pyramids and finish the statement by saying that it doesn’t matter, that, at least up to now, it hasn’t mattered. For with the state of Nayarit we share the natural beauty of Banderas Bay, with its deep waters (either warm or cool depending on the season), immensely rich in bio-diversity, and whose potential as an eco-tourist destination has barely been explored. In lagoons and wetlands birds can be watched year round, while right in the bay whales and dolphins frolic and play. There’s fish to be made into ceviche or grilled on a stick; billfish worthy of international tournaments and colorful fish to be admired diving below the bay’s surface. In the foothills, the tropical forest welcomes hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers. Crossing its streams and cooling down in the pools formed by their waterfalls, explorers learn to tell fig trees from parotas and amapas. On the beaches at night, marine turtles lay their eggs during the summer months. Banderas Bay is definitely a marvel and worthy enough to compete against pyramids! These assets have earned Banderas Bay membership within the Club des Baies plus Belles du Monde (The World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club), whose main objective is the promotion of exceptional, world-renowned bays. Banderas Bay’s nature is bountiful in both diversity and beauty. And slowly people are becoming more conscious of the paradise they inhabit and undertaking efforts to preserve it.

Podríamos empezar diciendo que en Puerto Vallarta no hay pirámides y terminar la locución afirmando que eso no importa; que al menos hasta ahora, no ha importado. Con el estado de Nayarit compartimos una maravilla natural, la Bahía de Banderas de profundas aguas cálidas (o frescas, según la temporada) e inmensamente rica en biodiversidad, cuyas posibilidades como destino ecoturístico apenas han sido exploradas. En lagunas y humedales hay aves para observar durante todo el año; y en plena bahía, ballenas y delfines en el invierno. Hay peces para preparar en ceviche o al carbón, ensartados en una varita; picudos dignos de torneos de pesca y otros multicolores para ser admirados a través del visor. En las faldas de los cerros, el bosque tropical recibe a excursionistas, que a pie, a caballo o en bicicleta, cruzando arroyos y refrescándose en sus cascadas, van aprendiendo a reconocer higuerillas, parotas y amapas. En las playas, de noche y a oscuras, se distinguen las golfinas, tortugas marinas que desovan en la arena durante el verano. Bahía de Banderas es, sin duda, una maravilla digna de competir con cualquier pirámide.

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