BIRDS in BAHIA DE BANDERAS

The activity of observing birds is an eco-tourism one, which has not been exploited in the region of Puerto Vallarta – Riviera Nayarit or Banderas Bay. One of the places in Mexico where there are organized tours for bird watching is in the area of San Blas, Nayarit, where La Tovara is located.

Being bird watching one of more lucrative activities in other countries such as the United States and Canada, Mexico, and specifically the Puerto Vallarta – Riviera Nayarit area, should exploit the diversity of birds that exist in the region, since it could easily exceed the whale watching.

The birds of our region are almost of annual observation (some exceptions are the species which migrate through stations), but income can be more consistent. The people/tourists who appreciate this activity are usually older people, in many cases they are already retired or about to, they have higher education and their purchasing power is higher than the average.

In the region of the Bay of Banderas, including Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, this activity, so sought after by many tourists and also by permanent residents of this area, has not been taken advantage of.

There are approximately 350 species of birds in our region: terrestrial, marine and aquatic. The wonder of many of these species is that they are endemic to this area and may only be seen in this area and throughout the year. This activity, being promoted adequately, could attract a different kind of tourism to our area, tourists from other parts of the world where this activity is considered one of the most interesting and attractive.

This type of tourism is adapted to the destination: Puerto Vallarta and all Riviera Nayarit have the facilities and amenities to meet the needs of any type of tourist, including the type that appreciates this activity. If a comprehensive organization of this activity can be achieved, then revenues as well as the creation of employment will increase in our area. Also the awareness of the natural beauty that we have in relation to birds, of which most of the local residents do not have any knowledge of.

Much of the conservation of the jungle has been precisely to keep the habitat of certain birds in certain places.

To achieve the increase in tourists for this activity of bird-watching, it is required to have a professional guide on birds of the area, as well as a professional tour guide knowledgeable on the subject. This is achieved with the promotion in the media. The University of Guadalajara is in the process of launching a first edition of a guide containing about 200 species of birds, thanks to the collaboration of several photographers and an ornithologist. With the combined efforts of several of these people, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit area can be hopeful to become, in the near future, a world destination for tourists who appreciate the observation of birds.

*Article courtesy of Broker Tere Kimball  tere@prurealtypv.com

Sayulita – Riviera Nayarit.

Nestled between Higuera Blanca and San Francisco (San Pancho like the majority of the local residents and foreigners call it), Sayulita, the Crown Jewel of the Riviera Nayarit like many people call it, is well known for its natural beauty, ecotourism, jungle retreats and of course for its famous surfing and relaxed bohemian atmosphere; if you are a surfer you will feel right at home; if you are not a surfer but are curious and want to explore, this is the right no pressure place to learn.  Eating, drinking and shopping are some of the natural things to do while visiting Sayulita.

Great restaurants await you in Sayulita as well as galleries, jewelry stores, furniture and antique shops, Sayulita has it all.  If you can, please make a stop at Galeria Tanana where you can purchase an original Huichol design piece.  The Huichol Indians were native of the region and a portion of every purchase goes to help the tribe members.

Surfing in Sayulita.

Sayulita is the annual host of the Punta Sayulita Surf Classic Completion which is widely known amongst surfers worldwide.  Are you a beginner?  Sayulita has several surfing schools, don’t be shy, beginner surfers will be able to enjoy and share the beach with experienced surfers, local residents, tourists, and much more.  Sayulita´s surf break is ideal for the beginner to the expert surfer; after a hard day either surfing or learning how to, everyone enjoys Sayulita´s nightlife with live music, dancing and eating in one of the excellent beachfront restaurants;  alternative bars and taco stands offer a great option for outdoor dining.

Other Acitivites in Sayulita

Like every resort destination, Sayulita has many other activities to offer like snorkeling,  sailing charters, tours in catamaran, yoga and spas, horseback riding,  other phenomenal adventures, come on down.  Besides everything we mentioned above, Sayulita´s natural beauty has gained sufficient recognition and has become a desired wedding destination; if this is the case and you are planning to get married in Sayulita, please consider all of what it has to offer as your guest will never be bored, on the contrary the whole experience will definitely be unforgettable to all.

Come on down, you don’t need to pack much. We look forward to seeing you down in Sayulita!!!!

Sayulita As your Home

In a much serious arena, for those seeking and exploring for real estate opportunities, Sayulita is full of surprises, and is rapidly becoming a very sough after area.  Beachfront rentals are particularly popular among travelers that visit Sayuilita.  Wi-Fi readily available, English speaking doctors and pharmacists, almost everyone in the area is bilingual.

Make sure you contact a reliable AMPI Real Estate Sales Professional to show you around interesting options and educate you about how the purchase process works in the area.

*Article courtesy of Broker Tere Kimball  tere@prurealtypv.com

We are excited to inform the public that there is a new South office of Prudential California Realty Vallar

ta Division, one of the largest real estate companies in the bay.  The “Prudential Vallarta South Office” has a convenient location at the Posada Rio Cuale Condominiums which are located on the co

rner of Aquiles Serdan and Ignacio L. Vallarta, the main street heading into the “Zona Romantica” and the South Shore.

After its formal opening, installations of signs and profiles listings in the glass doors, traffic increased and has been consistent, people are now aware that Prudential Vallarta South office is open and ready for business.  Many local residents and also visitors have congratulated the office for opening in such a great location.

One of the most recognized and trusted names in the world, Prudential and the “Rock” logo, gives future clients the confidence they need, to know that at Prudential Vallarta we will work hard and with integrity to represent their interests.

South office tel: (322) 222-3494  www.prurealtypv.com

South office address:  Aquiles Serdan #242, Suite 4, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 48380, Mexico.

*Article courtesy of Robin Miller you can contact her at robin@prurealtypv.com

Algunas buenas razones por las que no se vende su propiedad 

El precio es el factor “culpable”

En la mayoría de los casos, el precio es el problema cuando una propiedad no se vende en un tiempo predecible y razonable en un mercado sano.

Si la casa que enlistó con un profesional de bienes raíces de buena reputación, la mayoría de las veces es porque el precio de venta en que se registró la propiedad no es correcto y cualquier potencial comprador puede pensar que ahí no hay valor.

Hay mucho tiempo y energía invertidos en el esfuerzo de promoción de una casa, la compra y venta de propiedades es asunto de dos simples cosas: qué tanto está el comprador dispuesto a pagar y cuánto está el vendedor dispuesto a aceptar.  Alcanzar el valor real de una propiedad no es tan simple como usted pudiera pensar, su profesional inmobiliario debe utilizar todas las herramientas disponibles para él/ella, el sistema local de Multi-listado para obtener un CMA (Análisis Comparativo de Mercado), pero a veces esto no es suficiente y pudiera ser necesario hacer otra tarea para llegar al número correcto y mágico.

En primer lugar, si usted es un vendedor real, es recomendable que usted se eduque en el mercado local donde está tratando de vender ese inmueble. Si usted es diligente en esto y contrata a un buen profesional inmobiliario para ayudarlo, educarlo y guiarlo a través de todo el proceso, tendrá una mejor oportunidad de éxito. Deberá estar dispuesto a escuchar a su agente inmobiliario ya que se trata de la única manera en que podría acercarse a ese número de magia.

Si decide que usted tiene suficiente conocimiento del mercado local y quiere llegar al precio mágico sólo, porque así lo siente, porque ha oído que alguien en la misma cuadra vendió su propiedad en X pero en realidad no lo sabe, pero cree que su casa es mejor que cualquier otra en la zona, y la única razón pare después contratar a un profesional inmobiliario, es para que él o ella pueda meterlo en el sistema de Multi-listado, jugada equivocada, usted se está dirigiendo a una situación desastrosa desde el principio.

Es aún peor si usted decide entrevistar a varios agentes y decide contratar a aquel que acepta su precio sin problema, e incluso le dice cosas dulces al oído de como él/ella va a conseguirle múltiples ofertas y hasta por más dinero. Todos estos puntos son errores comunes que a veces cometen vendedores reales al pensar en vender y deciden ser los que pongan el precio a su propiedad.

Precios de la propiedad basan en la “necesidad”

Usted podría despertar una mañana y decir: “Necesito X cantidad para retirarme y creo que mi casa vale tanto, así que la voy a enlistar en esa cantidad”. Para un comprador real, el precio que usted ponga y lo que necesita para retirarse no significan nada, ellos pagarán lo que puedan y aceptarán ofrecer lo que les diga su profesional inmobiliario con información real. Por eso si usted hace esto, seguramente fracasará.

Los precios de una propiedad basados en el “ego”

Este es uno de los errores más comunes que cometen los vendedores en todos los mercados, piensan que su casa es mejor que cualquiera de sus “vecinos”, y si oyen que alguien vendió por X dos calles abajo, piensan que pueden obtener más X por su hogar porque piensan que su casa es mejor. Su casa de hecho podría ser mejor, pero su opinión no importa, lo que vale aquí es lo que dicta el mercado actual, que podría estar arriba o abajo de cuando su vecino vendió; los compradores potenciales harán una oferta inteligente basada en comparables proporcionados por su profesional inmobiliario.

Poner el precio a la propiedad basándose en la “codicia”

Su agente inmobiliario le demuestra a usted que el número mágico es $250k, pero usted insiste que él/ella la enliste en $285k ya que puede llegar alguien que “tiene que tener esa propiedad” y que está dispuesto a pagar más. Además, siempre tiene la oportunidad de bajar el precio si no pasa nada en los dos primeros meses… mal. Los compradores conocedores sabrán inmediatamente que su casa está demasiado cara y que el vendedor no es realista. Ellos pedirán a su profesional inmobiliario que los lleve a otras casas enlistadas en el precio correcto y usted perderá la oportunidad de mostrar su propiedad a compradores reales que podrían pagar los $250k.

La propiedad enlistada entonces se queda en el mercado por largo tiempo y nada sucede y usted baja de nuevo el precio. Ahora los compradores potenciales pensarán que realmente hay algo malo con la propiedad. No caiga en estos errores muy comunes, escuche a su profesional inmobiliario desde el principio, analice los datos que él/ella le dé, hable con él/ella, sea un vendedor inteligente y REAL.

Para obtener una propiedad vendida en un plazo razonable de una lista, el precio tiene que ser el correcto

Debe utilizar a un profesional inmobiliario de buena reputación para ayudarle y proporcionarle un CMA (análisis de mercado Comparable) que incluya información relevante de casas vendidas en su área, que pueda ayudarles a ambos a obtener el número mágico para su propiedad. Claro que la información que él/ella le proporcione debe ser lógica por supuesto y necesitará ser actualizada de vez en cuando de acuerdo a los cambios en el mercado.

Al usar a un profesional con credenciales que sabe lo que está haciendo, usted tendrá una mejor oportunidad de tener éxito y vender su casa al mejor precio en una cantidad razonable de tiempo.

Ahora, a veces no es directamente el precio el que impide la venta de una propiedad, sino los detalles de la propiedad, pero cae nuevamente en el tema del precio cuando los compradores potenciales piden descuentos por las imperfecciones que usted decidió no arreglar porque eran un problema.

La verdad es que los vendedores deben hacer todo lo posible para ayudar a su profesional inmobiliario a vender su casa y necesitan eliminar cualquier detalle por el que los compradores potenciales puedan pedir un descuento.

A continuación vamos a enumerar algunas de las razones por las que los compradores potenciales se decepcionan en una propiedad en particular, así que por favor, asegúrese de que éstas sean tratadas antes de bajar el precio:

El vendedor debe poner en un buen espectáculo

Sí, hay que recordar que los compradores potenciales son básicamente desconocidos y necesitan sentirse bienvenidos al entrar a su casa. No tener las cosas ordenadas y listas es el segundo error más común cuando una propiedad no se vende. Se escucha a los compradores a menudo hablando de energía, conexión, vibraciones en una casa; por favor, asegúrese de que se han limpiado, corrija las imperfecciones más visibles y que su casa esté lista para ser mostrada. Si usted necesita un servicio para mejorar el aspecto de su casa, hable con su profesional inmobiliario.

Ahora, si decide usted que está demasiado ocupado para cuidar incluso los puntos básicos entonces usted deberá prepararse para recibir ofertas bajas y para hacer frente a los compradores que piden descuentos para arreglar y reparar y todo lo que usted no está dispuesto a hacer, en lo que podría conseguir el precio de venta más cercano.

Si esto ocurre, probablemente usted la venderá como si fuera un gran trato, pero no porque los compradores hayan pensado que estaba en gran forma, o que sintieron que era la propiedad adecuada para ellos.

¿No se puede mostrar? Los compradores no pueden comprar lo que no ven

Por favor no cause problemas para poder mostrar su hogar o usted estará saboteándose a usted mismo y a su profesional inmobiliario. Si usted es un vendedor real, deberá estar preparado para cada muestra (showing), aunque sea una cita espontánea, deberá decir sí y tener la casa lista, no puede perder la oportunidad de mostrarla a un comprador potencial, no es aceptable.  Si esto sucede con frecuencia, es probable que usted nunca alcance la cifra mágica ya que los compradores son menos de más, y éste es un negocio de números.

Al final podría estar fuera de sus manos

Tal vez su casa esté compitiendo ahora con un nuevo desarrollo cerca en donde los precios son más bajos y tienen otras ventajas que ofrecen a los clientes. En este caso quizá no sea el precio,  tal vez no sea lo que usted arregló o no en la propiedad. A veces hay factores externos que afectan el potencial de venta de una propiedad, incluidas las condiciones de mercado. Por esta razón es importante que contrate a un profesional inmobiliario que lo mantendrá actualizado sobre el mercado, para que puedan hacer los ajustes y no perder el tren.

Recuerde que se trata de un negocio de números, mientras más se muestre su casa a compradores potenciales al precio justo, habrá mayor probabilidad de venderla.

*Article courtesy of Broker Tere Kimball  tere@prurealtypv.com

Reasons your property isn’t selling

Price is the “guilty” factor

In most cases price is the issue when a property doesn’t sell within a predictable and reasonable amount of time in a healthy market.

If the home you listed with a reputable real estate professional isn’t selling, the majority of the times is because the price for the property is not right and any potential buyer may think the value is not there.

There is a lot of time and energy put into the effort of marketing a home, buying and selling properties is a matter of two simple things: how much is the buyer willing to pay and how much is the seller willing to accept.  To reach the real value of a property is not as simple as you may think, your real estate professional has to use all the tools available to him/her, the local MLS system to get a CMA (Comparable Market Analysis), but sometimes this is not enough and another homework may be necessary to get to the right and magic number.

First, if you are a real seller, it is recommended that you get educated in the local market where you are trying to sell that property.  If you are diligent about this and hire a good real estate professional to assist, educate and guide you through the whole process, you have a better chance of succeeding.  You have to be ready to listen to your real estate agent as this will be the only way that you could get closer to that magic number.

If you decide that you are educated enough about your local market and want to reach the magic price yourself, because you feel it, because you heard that someone down the block sold it for X but you really don’t know, but believe that your house is better than any other in the radius, and the only reason you hire a real estate professional later on is so that she or he can input the listing into the MLS, wrong move, you are setting yourself for disaster from the start.

Even worse if you decide to interview several agents and decide to hire the one that accepts your price without budging and even tells you sweet things to your ear like he/she is going to get you multiple offers and higher.

All of these points are common mistakes sometimes real sellers make when thinking about selling and they decide to be the ones to set the price on their property.

Pricing the property based on “need” 

You might wake up one morning and say: “I need X amount to retire and I believe my house is worth that, so I will list it at that”.  To a real buyer, your price and what you need to retire mean nothing, they will pay what they can afford and what their real estate professional with true data will tell them to offer.  If you do this, you will almost certainly fai

Pricing the property based on “ego” 

This is one of the most common mistakes sellers make in every market, they think their house is better than any of their neighbors´ and if they hear someone sold for X two blocks down, they think they can get X plus more for their home because they think their house is better.  Your house indeed could be better, but your opinion doesn’t really matter, what matters here is what the current market dictates, as it could be up or down from when your neighbor sold; potential buyers will make an intelligent offer based on comparables that their real estate professional will provide to them.

Pricing the property based on “greed”

Your real estate professional proves to you that the magic number is $250k, but you insist that she/he lists it for $285k as someone might come along that has to have that property and that is willing to pay more.  In addition, you always have the chance to lower the price if nothing happens in the first couple of months…… wrong.  Savvy buyers will immediately know your house is overpriced and that the seller is unrealistic as well.  They will ask their real estate professional to take them to other homes that are priced correctly and you will miss showing the property to real buyers that could have afforded the $250k.

The listing then lingers on for a while and nothing happens and you drop the price again.  Now potential buyers think that there is something really wrong on the property.  Don’t fall into these very common mistakes, listen to your real estate professional from the beginning, analyze the data she/he gives you, talk about it with him/her, be a smart and REAL SELLER.

To get a property sold within a reasonable period of a listing, the price has to be right.

You must use a reputable real estate professional to assist you and provide you with a CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) that will include relevant information about homes sold in your area that could help you both reach the magic number for your property.  The information that he/she provides you has to make sense of course and will need to be updated from time to time as the market changes.

Using a professional with credentials that knows what he/she is doing, you will have a better chance to succeed and sell your home at the right price in a reasonable amount of time.

Now, sometimes it is not directly the price that prevents a property from selling, it is the details of the property, but it falls again into the price issue as potential buyers will ask for discounts for those imperfections that you decided not to fix because they were a pain.

The truth is that sellers must do everything they can to help their real estate professional sell their home and they need to eliminate any details that potential buyers may want a discount for.

Below we are going to list some of the reasons why potential buyers are turned off by a particular property, so please make sure these are addressed before dropping the price:

*Article courtesy of Broker Tere Kimball  tere@prurealtypv.com

Taking overpriced listings…. why do real estate agents do this?

It is so foolish that a lot of real estate agents even nowadays, and in a buyers’ market when few properties are selling, they continue to take overpriced listings, it happens every day and in every market.

Unfortunately, the reputation of some of these agents who take ridiculous priced listings becomes questionable among their colleagues.

We might think that nobody cares about this, but the fact is that we should as the real estate agent reputation is very important, especially if it is a small to medium community, where everyone knows each other.

At the time when either a buyer or a seller enter into a relationship with a real estate agent to take a listing, or to prepare an offer to purchase, they are creating a relationship that will last between 30 to 60 days (at least).  Creating this relationship, carries a fiduciary responsibility for the real estate agent who should commit to communicate effectively with the client, respect everyone involved in the transaction, cooperate with another agent, all of these are extremely important factors that can help the transaction to go smoothly, so the question is, why do some of these agents sabotage themselves from the get go by overpricing a listing?

How to supposedly secure a listing and beat the competition

At times it is a lie.

Sellers usually interview several agents before committing to signing an exclusive listing with one agent.  The first agent brings a CMA which reveals the high end of the price for that specific property, as he/she knows there will be other agents interviewed after him/her.  If the second agent has any knowledge of the first agent’s price, or if he has done his/her homework and provides the seller a CMA, the second agent might increase the price even if it is by a few thousand dollars, just to beat the first agent.

Same case with the third agent, just because he/she might know that this is the third interview, he/she will increase the price even more making it unrealistic but sweet to the seller’s ears.

A seller, whose choice is to work with a real estate agent based on the highest price given for the property, is the ultimate loser.

Unfortunately, most sellers operate this way; it is a shame that so very few real estate agents take the time to educate their sellers, and highlight how they will be marketing the property, their agency and the agents own reputation, their ability and skill to negotiate for the sellers best interests, their integrity, etc., these are some of the other factors that are far more important than giving the highest value of the property.

CMAs must be taken seriously as they show exactly the behavior of a market, and in the end is the market who establishes the value of each property.

At times, sellers have unrealistic and unreasonable expectations.
If this is the attitude of the seller you are working with, this is not an excuse to sit down and not educate him/her on how a CMA and appraisals are done and analyzed, as they ultimately determine the value of any property. In many cases when any of these listing agents were interviewed, they all said that they knew what they were doing, but they couldn’t face the fact of losing the listing to another agent; is this smart way to work?

Sellers are by default attached to their properties, they think they are better than the neighbor’s home that juts sold at a high price, but that other home was way larger, updated with state of the art appliances, had better quality windows and was also better maintained. Each property has to be priced individually taking into consideration several other factors that a competent real estate agent would know.

If you are a seller, and you choose to work with the agent that suggests the highest price for your property or that accepts without arguing your own suggested price, please be aware that this agent doesn’t really care if your property ever sells, it will probably only serve him/her as a comparable to be able to sell other listings that are PRICED right.

Some agents accept overpriced listing because it gives them free Advertising.

Usually every listing agent that takes an overpriced listing ends up with a “For Sale” sign outside of the property and usually it contains the agents name and contact information (web site, cell phone number, email).  These agents don’t care if your property ever sells; they are getting free advertising which might attract other sellers and maybe even buyers but not necessarily for your OVERPRICED home.  Leaving a sign outside a property costs nothing to the real estate agent and if the home is situated on a high traffic location, where a lot of people will see the sign, even better.

• If the real estate agent receives a call from someone who saw the sign outside the property and inquires for more information, the agent’s first job is to qualify the prospect buyer to make sure he/she is not already working with another real estate agent.
• An open house in your property is another very good source for your real estate agent to acquire new prospects, even if they are not really interested in your home especially after hearing the price. This gives the real estate agent the freedom to offer them other homes while they are sitting in your living room.
• If your real estate agent advertises your home listing in a local newspaper, he/she will not put the address only the price and some information, hoping to get some phone calls from prospect buyers that can afford that price range, all he/she has to do now, is to redirect those prospects to other properties that are really worth that price, not yours.
• The end result of doing this is that your real estate agent will sell other properties and not yours; this is only thanks to sellers being obstinate and not listening to what the markets is saying and overpricing your home.

After all of this, your real estate agent is now desperate for a price reduction even when it was clear that he/she took the listing only to later try to convince you to drop the price after there was no action on the property.  This also is a justification for many real estate agents to take overpriced listings, as they feel confident that after a month or two they can persuade the seller to drop the price, but the problem is that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression and studies show that the interest of a property just listed loses its appeal after 4 to 6 weeks on the market, so now the price is right but you probably have lost the real buyer that could have purchased your home a few months ago for the real price.

The few buyers out there now, also may think now that there are issues with the home and that the price has been reduced after a major flaw has been found.  This also has a buyer thinking how much lower the seller will go now just to sell the property and if you receive any offers, it will be below the real price.

The conclusion to this article is to choose your real estate agent based on his/her own merits: knowledge of the market, integrity, experience, competence and marketing skills; there should also be some chemistry, as remember you both will enter into a short to medium term relationship.

And please don’t fall into the web of those agents who from the get go, throw you sky rocket numbers…. good for the ear and not for the end result of selling your home.

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¿Sabía usted que…?

… Bahía de Banderas es la bahía natural más grande en nuestro país, y una de las más profundas en el mundo?

… el Municipio de Bahía de Banderas, fundado en septiembre de 1989, es uno de los 20 municipios en que se subdivide el estado de Nayarit, México; y que su cabecera es Valler de Banderas?

… en muchos archivos se registra el nombre de esta bahía como Bahía de los Jorobados debido a la abundancia de ballenas jorobadas que visitan esta área en los meses de invierno?

… los españoles le dieron al valle el nombre de Banderas – llamado entonces pueblo del  Tintoque? Porque cuando llegaron a esa zona por primera vez fueron recibidos por indios portando banderitas de plumas.

… hay evidencia arqueológica que prueba la presencia de indígenas Aztecas y Toltecas en el área de Sayulita, Higuera Blanca, Punta de Mita, San Juan de Abajo y Valle de Banderas?

… a lo largo del Siglo 17, el cultivo de tabaco se intensificó bajo el control de “Los Encomenderos”, quienes ayudaron a la región a desarrollarse lentamente en su economía agrícola?

… al pasar el tiempo, la zona fue conocida como Bahía de Banderas?

… el municipio de Bahía de Banderas tiene 22 años y su cabecera municipal es Valle de Banderas?

… en La Cruz de Huanacaxtle había un puerto en época prehispánica, llamado Puerto de Huanacaxtle?

… en 1970 el Presidente Díaz Ordaz firmó un decreto declarando el “desarrollo residencial y turístico en las tierras circundantes de Bahía de Banderas en los estados de Nayarit y Jalisco, así como las existentes comunidades” de conveniencia pública?

… en una visita casual del Presidente Echeverría en 1971, se lanzó un programa para el progreso de cuatro pueblos “del Tercer Mundo” en México? Así fue como San Pancho tuvo, de pronto calles empedradas, casas, un hospital —que todavía funciona y conserva su buena fama—, universidad, escuela preparatoria, una empacadora de frutas de temporada, una fileteadora y hasta intercambios culturales con Asia.

… entre los diversos ríos de la zona se encuentran La Cucaracha, Las Truchas, El Indio, La Peñita, Charco Hondo, El Calabazas, etc?

… en la zona hay grupos étnicos cuyas lenguas predominantes son, en primer lugar, el náhuatl y después el huichol, purépecha y zapoteca?

… el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia tiene registradas como patrimonio histórico las iglesias de Valle de Banderas y San Juan de Abajo?

… la palabra Bucerías significa “lugar de los buzos”?

… Bucerías también tiene su “Caminata del Arte”, una vez por semana durante el invierno?

… en una de las Islas Marietas hay una cueva usada por piratas para esconder los tesoros que robaban al Galeón de Castilla (o Nao de China) en la ruta Manila-Acapulco que duró de 1565 a 1815?

… las Marietas fueron declaradas Reserva de la Biosfera por la Unesco en 2008?  Son un santuario para los pájaros del mar, tortugas, delfines, y muchos de los peces tropicales que viven entre los arrecifes de coral.

… en el invierno los buzos cuentan que durante sus inmersiones escuchan sonidos “como de vacas”, que no son otra cosa sino los asombrosos cantos de las ballenas?

Espero esta información haya sido de su interés.

Carmen García es una agente inmobiliaria de Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division.  Pueden contactarla en carmen@prurealtypv.com.

Seguramente usted conoce bastante bien esta hermosa zona.

En este artículo, primero de 2, le daré algunos datos interesantes que quizá le sean desconocidos:

¿Sabía usted que….

… Puerto Vallarta está a 2 metros sobre el nivel del mar?

… Puerto Vallarta  es uno de los 125 municipios del estado de Jalisco y es actualmente el tercer puerto más importante del país?

… originalmente fue parte de la cultura pre-hispánica Aztatlán?

… el conquistador de esta zona fue el capitán Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura, sobrino de Hernán Cortés, quien llegó a esta bahía en 1525?

… durante la primera parte del siglo XIX, la boca del Río de Cuale estaba habitada principalmente por cocodrilos?

… durante muchos años los poblados de San Sebastián del Oeste y Mascota (2 de los principales centros mineros de la Nueva España) enviaban plata a PV para su comercialización?

… Guadalupe Sánchez Torre  fundó el pueblo con el nombre de Las Peñas de Santa María de Guadalupe el 12 de diciembre  de 1851?

… en julio de 1885  puerto se abrió al tráfico marítimo nacional como Las Peñas?

… su nombre cambió en mayo de 1918, cuando se concedió a Las Peñas el título de municipalidad y se le llamó Puerto Vallarta en memoria del abogado y gobernador de Jalisco, Ignacio L. Vallarta?

… en 1925 la Montgomery Fruit Company compró y se estableció en la Hacienda de  Ixtapa (Jalisco, no Zihuatanejo), para la explotación de plátanos exportados a los Estados Unidos?

La MFC funcionó en el área por 10 años, época que los locales llaman la bonanza de Ixtapa. La compañía trajo los primeros tractores a la región, casas prefabricadas, un generador eléctrico y hasta un ferrocorril.

… en la segunda mitad de los años 1930s y la primera de los años 1940s, la pesca del tiburon tuvo gran importancia y que su carne salada, seca, se enviaba a la ciudad de México en donde se vendía?

El aceite del hígado se exportaba a la Unión Americana en donde era transformado en cápsulas que se entregaban a los soldados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial como complemento vitamínico. También se exportaba pieles de tiburón, cocodrilo, algunas perlas y nácar.

… el primer avión aterrizó aquí en 1931?

… fue en noviembre de 1954 cuando Mexicana de Aviación estableció sus primeros vuelos redondos entre Guadalajara y Puerto Vallarta?

… en 1951, la ciudad celebró con grandes festejos el primer centenario de su fundación?

… John Huston filmó aquí La Noche de la Iguana en 1963, poniendo a PV en el mapa y convirtiéndola en un lugar favorito del “jet set” internacional?

… Elizabeth Taylor no actuó en esa película, como muchos creen? Ella vino a vigilar a Richard Burton, con quien tenía un romance, porque tenía miedo que él se involucrara sentimentalmente con la hermosa Ava Gardner.

… Richard Burton y Elizabeth Taylor compraron dos casas, una frente a la otra,  en el área conocida como Gringo Gulch, y construyeron un puente para conectarlas?

Estas casas, conocidas como Casa Kimberly, durante años fueron hotel y museo donde se exhibían fotos, ropa y artículos personales de estas personalidades de Hollywood.

… se han filmado varias películas aquí, entre ellas Limitless (2011) con Robert de Niro?

… en agosto de 1970 se reunieron en nuestro puerto los presidentes Gustavo Díaz Ordaz de México y Richard Nixon de los Estados Unidos?

… Durante su visita, el presidente de México inauguró obras muy importantes: la carretera Compostela-Puerto Vallarta y el puente sobre el río Ameca , el aeropuerto internacional y la subestación eléctrica de la CFE.

… Puerto Vallarta fue sede en 1994 de la conferencia internacional de la Comisión Ballenera Internacional  en la cual se creó el santuario ballenero en los mares del sur?

… la Marina Vallarta, desarrollo hotelero y residencial, fue inaugurado en 1993, y tiene espacio para más de 400 embarcaciones?

… “La ballena y su cría”, se instaló en el 2000 a la entrada de Marina Vallarta, como tributo a estas enormes viajeras y es según los vallartenses, la mayor escultura de bronce del mundo?

… el Malecón de Vallarta mide aproximadamente un kilómetro de longitud que va a lo largo de la playa, desde el parque Aquiles Sérdán hasta la calle 31 de octubre?

… “El caballito”, escultura en bronce de Rafael Zamarripa, tiene aproximadamente 3 metros de altura? Fue colocada en el Malecón en 1976 y es desde entonces uno de los símbolos más distintivos y fotografiados de PV.

… una de las especies que más ha sufrido por el crecimiento urbano de esta zona es la palmera de coquito de aceite (Acrocomia vinífera)  que crece en una zona muy restringida?

… en los últimos meses se encontraron nutrias en el río Cuale?

… Puerto Vallarta es reconocida como la ciudad costera con mayor actividad artística de México?

… cada temporada invernal, hay una “Caminata del arte”, en la que participan varias galerías ubicadas en el centro y la Zona Romántica?

… la Zona Romántica en la parte sur del centro de PV, es también conocida como Vallarta Viejo?

… San Sebastián del Oeste fue nombrado uno de los 45 “Pueblos Mágicos” en nuestro país?

Carmen García es una agente inmobiliaria de Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division.  Pueden contactarla en carmen@prurealtypv.com

The best way to get around Puerto Vallarta is on a bus there are plenty of stops and the fare is cheap. If you’re looking for a less bumpy ride (not by much) you can also take a taxi. Renting a car is also an option, but you might end up paying hefty fees for the privilege.

This is a small description of what to expect on each option.

Local City Bus: Puerto Vallarta buses service the downtown area, the Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta and they’re pretty cheap. When you board the bus and pay your fare, try to give small bills please. Hold on tight! And get to a seat as quickly, a lot of busses will take off quickly, even while making change. Take the green buses around town, and look for a gray bus if you’re interested in road trips to the beaches of Riviera Nayarit like Bucerias, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Punta de Mita and many more towns on the North side of the bay. If you are more adventures you can even go farther out (to places like Guadalajara or Mexico City).

Rental Car: Renting a car offers easy access to all of the main attractions throughout Puerto Vallarta, but rates can be expensive and driving through the city’s steep bumpy streets can be scary. If you’re going to rent a car, the best and economical way is by booking on line before you arrive then again there is always the option of doing it once arriving to airport or when you get settled in your hotel the concierge can help you. Remember to always lock your valuables in the trunk, out of plain sight.

Taxi: A great inexpensive way to get around the city you just needs some street smarts. Fare is charged by zone, not meter, so before entering the taxi, ask the driver what the fare will be to your destination. The minimum fare is usually around 60 pesos, or $5 USD, but rides from the airport to most hotels will cost around $18 USD. Hotels usually have posted the Taxi fare on the lobby or concierge can always give you the Taxi fare. Keep in mind that tipping isn’t necessary unless the driver helps with your bags.

*Article courtesy of Prudential California Realty-Vallarta Division info@prurealtypv.com