Puerto Vallarta

Festivals

Three Kings Day (Dia de Reyes)

- January 6
- Gift giving day
- In honour of the three kings’ visit to baby Jesus
- Businesses oftrn visit hospitals & rural communities & bring truck loads of toys

Fiestas de Mayo

- Month long fair

- Games, attractions, livestock, exhibits, drinks, enetertianment
- Happens in El Pitillal , across a cruise ship terminal

Festival Gourmet Internacional de Puerto Vallarta

- 10 days long in November

- Hosts many national chefs + 20 guest chefs from international restaurants
- Gourmet cooking classes, sunset wine tasting, gourmet meala
- Founded in 1995, thousands of individuals attend yearly

Food

Chilaquiles

- Traditional breakfast dish

- Lightly fried corn tortillas cut into quarters
- Green or red salsa
- w/ scrambled eggs or fried eggs & chicken topped with cheese and cream
- often served with frijoles (refried beans)

Guacamole

- dates back to the time of the Aztecs

- made from mashed up avocados, onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, and chilli peppers
- eaten as a side dish or with tortilla chips

Chiles en nogada

- patriotic dish
 - has the three colours of mexico flag
- Green: poblano chillies filled with picadillo (mix of chopped meat, fruit & spices)
- Red: pomegranate seeds
- White: walnut based cream sauce
- was first served to Don Agustin de Iturbide, liberator and subsequent Emperor of
Mexico

Entertainment

Los Arcos Amphitheater

- outdoor theatre
- backed by Los Arcos, a row of arches that has become a symbol pf the city
- used for cultural performances
- festivals on weekends & holidays

La Bodeguita del Medio

- walls are scrawled with hand written poetics & inanities in several languages
- fine rums & tequilas at the bars
- salsa dancers & fine Cuban music
- live music nightly
- salsa lessons on Thursdays

Puerto Vallarta Outdoor Adventure Tour

- experience Puerto Vallarta’s beautiful outdoors

- ca de Tomatlan and Banderas Bay

- 4x4 off road drive in the Sierra Madre Mountains
- Zipline adventure
- Speed boat ride
- Mule ride to the top of a tropical rain forest
- Fruit, cookies and water