Guidebook to the Local Area
Food scene
"This place is beautiful with good food and outstanding service. I highly recommend it."
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Mozzamare
"This place is beautiful with good food and outstanding service. I highly recommend it."
"You cannot go wrong with this place during sunset, absolutely incredible! The service, the food, the booze... all top notch! Most definitely you should check this place out!"
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Insu Sky Bar
"You cannot go wrong with this place during sunset, absolutely incredible! The service, the food, the booze... all top notch! Most definitely you should check this place out!"
"Three of us at dinner there a couple of times. Our waiter Manuel spoke excellent English and provided superb service. We enjoyed the food so much that we brought a couple of Yellowfin Tuna and Bonito that we had caught earlier the next day for them to prepare for us. They surprised us with some amazing concoctions. We were so stuffed. Best part is the total bill was very reasonable. Will be back whenever we’re in town fishing."
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Nicksan Nuevo Vallarta
53 Paseo de los Cocoteros"Three of us at dinner there a couple of times. Our waiter Manuel spoke excellent English and provided superb service. We enjoyed the food so much that we brought a couple of Yellowfin Tuna and Bonito that we had caught earlier the next day for them to prepare for us. They surprised us with some amazing concoctions. We were so stuffed. Best part is the total bill was very reasonable. Will be back whenever we’re in town fishing."
"I was a regular here 2-3 times a day on my weeks holiday last October. Good coffee, pastries and cakes. My daughter enjoyed the jellies and iced coffees. Friendly patient staff."
Cafe Coco
2 Rtno Cancun"I was a regular here 2-3 times a day on my weeks holiday last October. Good coffee, pastries and cakes. My daughter enjoyed the jellies and iced coffees. Friendly patient staff."
City/town information
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle is a Mexican fishing village situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the state of Nayarit. It is situated approximately 25 km from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. The town name comes from a cross that is made of Huanacaxtle wood which is located at the town's entrance.
The town was founded in the 1930s by the Chávez family. Cruz de Huanacaxtle The Chávez family still maintains a mango orchard on the outskirts of town. The Blanca family was also one of the original settlers of La Cruz as it is locally known. They, too, remain residents.
In 2008, a major renovation of the harbor was completed and now hosts a marina, called Marina Riviera capable of handling vessels of up to 400 feet in length.
La Cruz Marina also boasts an impressive Sunday market with amazing artisanal food, clothes and crafts stalls.
La Cruz also has the one and only amazing fresh fish market open every day of the week.
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La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle is a Mexican fishing village situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the state of Nayarit. It is situated approximately 25 km from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. The town name comes from a cross that is made of Huanacaxtle wood which is located at the town's entrance.
The town was founded in the 1930s by the Chávez family. Cruz de Huanacaxtle The Chávez family still maintains a mango orchard on the outskirts of town. The Blanca family was also one of the original settlers of La Cruz as it is locally known. They, too, remain residents.
In 2008, a major renovation of the harbor was completed and now hosts a marina, called Marina Riviera capable of handling vessels of up to 400 feet in length.
La Cruz Marina also boasts an impressive Sunday market with amazing artisanal food, clothes and crafts stalls.
La Cruz also has the one and only amazing fresh fish market open every day of the week.
Bucerías meaning "place of divers", is a small beach resort town in Nayarit on a stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast known as the Riviera Nayarit, on the Bay of Banderas, between La Cruz de Huanacaxtle and Nuevo Vallarta. In the 2020 census it had a population of 16,161 residents (seasonal influxes double that number) and is a typical town of the region with cobblestone streets, the main square, church, and many services for visiting foreigners, and features a wide array of restaurants. It has an uninterrupted white sand beach that continues north and south for a total of more than 29 kilometres (18 miles).
Only a 15 minute drive or Uber away you can enjoy the many restaurants, bars and shops of the ocean side town of Bucerias, including the permanent tourist market for souvenirs and the relaxing oceanside plaza. On Wednesday Bucerias has a more extensive tourist market
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Bucerías
Bucerías meaning "place of divers", is a small beach resort town in Nayarit on a stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast known as the Riviera Nayarit, on the Bay of Banderas, between La Cruz de Huanacaxtle and Nuevo Vallarta. In the 2020 census it had a population of 16,161 residents (seasonal influxes double that number) and is a typical town of the region with cobblestone streets, the main square, church, and many services for visiting foreigners, and features a wide array of restaurants. It has an uninterrupted white sand beach that continues north and south for a total of more than 29 kilometres (18 miles).
Only a 15 minute drive or Uber away you can enjoy the many restaurants, bars and shops of the ocean side town of Bucerias, including the permanent tourist market for souvenirs and the relaxing oceanside plaza. On Wednesday Bucerias has a more extensive tourist market
Punta Mita is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) private peninsula that is home to the Four Seasons Punta Mita, St. Regis Punta Mita, and 16 sub-communities. Punta Mita is located on the north end of Banderas Bay in the Mexican state of Nayarit, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
A range of upmarket and normal restaurants and shops line the streets of this busy and popular town. Excellent longboard surfing here with multiple board and equipment hire stores. Access to day trips to the Marieta Islands from Punta Mita.
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Punta Mita
Punta Mita is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) private peninsula that is home to the Four Seasons Punta Mita, St. Regis Punta Mita, and 16 sub-communities. Punta Mita is located on the north end of Banderas Bay in the Mexican state of Nayarit, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
A range of upmarket and normal restaurants and shops line the streets of this busy and popular town. Excellent longboard surfing here with multiple board and equipment hire stores. Access to day trips to the Marieta Islands from Punta Mita.
Beaches
Such a beautiful beach with great waves and some trees at the back for shade. You can park at the gas station and get drinks/snacks from oxxo as there’s nothing at the beach. The food at Makai near the parking is also excellent. …
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Playa La Lancha
Such a beautiful beach with great waves and some trees at the back for shade. You can park at the gas station and get drinks/snacks from oxxo as there’s nothing at the beach. The food at Makai near the parking is also excellent. …
Store or Supermarket
"Mega has everything you could possibly need plus a pharmacy in the store. Great selection of produce, liquor, beer, cheese, meat and dry goods. Prices are good and they take US credit cards."
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Mega Soriana
1297 Tepic - Puerto Vallarta"Mega has everything you could possibly need plus a pharmacy in the store. Great selection of produce, liquor, beer, cheese, meat and dry goods. Prices are good and they take US credit cards."
Local convenience store walking distance https://goo.gl/maps/TVLSnkH4w9aCsAE27
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OXXO
65 Blvd. Nuevo VallartaLocal convenience store walking distance https://goo.gl/maps/TVLSnkH4w9aCsAE27