
Vallarta Hotels and Resorts Guide
Porto Viarta is located on the Pacific Coast on one of the largest bays in the world. Banderas Bay measures 42 kilometers from north to south. The northernmost limit of the bay is at Punta Mita which is the end of the Sierra de Vallejo mountains and, to the south, the bay ends in Cabo Corrientes, part of the foothills of the Sierra del Cuale range.
The main town of Porto Viarta resides at the deepest point in Banderas Bay, a huge bay that is almost entirely enclosed by land. To make Porto Viarta even more extraordinary, the mighty Sierra Madre Mountains that run the entire length of Mexico from the north, approach downtown Porto Viarta to form a dramatic backdrop. Once a sleepy fishing village, Porto Viarta is now a bustling city with over a quarter of million residents.
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