
This is the Puerto Vallarta chapter from Lonely Planet's Puerto Vallarta & Pacific Mexico guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.The jewel of Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's liveliest resort destinations. Stretching around the sparkling blue Bah?de Banderas (Bay of Flags) and backed by lush, palm covered mountains, you couldn't ask for a lovelier place to while away a cosmopolitan vacation.