The Neighborhood
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The Entrance
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Puerto Vallarta’s version of a local 7-11 are local bodegas. There are a half dozen bodegas within a block of the Corona Adobe in which you can find pretty much anything you need
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Not sure what this is, but this is what we happened upon up one of neighborhood streets
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Neighbors
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The Landmark Hotel down the street is a great place for drinks. Restaurant on the very top floor has gotten excellent reviews as well
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Some streets are blocked off for local street parties at New Years. Same thing for Christmas, Day of the Dead and anything else that can be an excuse for a gathering
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Three blocks down Corona is the Malecon, a miles-long boardwalk that was totally redone one year ago. If you can’t find something to eat or drink to your liking here, you’re not hungry
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So you don’t want to go out? Our version of a swim-up bar is a pool with cocktails on a table and a 360 degree view
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Our Lady of Guadalupe church from the street level.
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Street in what is called the Gringo Gulch neighborhood, one of the older along the Rio Cuale river. Quiet, charming and mostly inhabited by…. Gringos!
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A street in the arts district of El Centro
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The famous “Love Bridge” connecting Liz Taylor’s and Richard Burton’s casas. The bridge is located four blocks south on Miramar, just around the corner
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Typical old Vallarta casa nestled underneath what was once the tallest hotel in Vallarta.
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Relax and enjoy the sunset
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As the sun sets, one of the local pirate ships looks for its next prey