Having spent time in other Mexican locales like Oaxaca and Merida, Puerto Vallarta seems very much not Mexican in the traditional sense of the word. It's basically a sprawling series of condos, hotels, and shopping malls on the beach – with a healthy smattering of pharmacies selling illicit concoctions banned for over-the-counter sales in most of the world in between -- much in the same way that Phuket has become in Thailand. Here's what I … [Read more...]
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