Puerto Vallarta: Where the Jungle Meets the Sea

The friendliest room in Puerto Vallarta's airport is the one designed to take your money. This guide walks you straight through it.

A first person guide to a real working Mexican city spilling into the Bay of Banderas: the crown church and the true story of its crown, the Malecon and its bronze sculptures, life changing tacos and lethal margaritas, jungle hikes to empty beaches, and every documented trick from the airport Shark Tank to the friendly helper at the ATM.

Inside the guide:

• The icons decoded: the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Malecon and the Los Muertos Pier

• Where to eat: aguachile, birria, Pancho's Takos and the splurge tables of the Zona Romantica

• Where to stay, from the Zona Romantica to the South Shore cliffs and foodie Versalles

• Best photo spots with their light hours, plus the Boca de Tomatlan hike and other hidden gems

• Watch Out: the airport Shark Tank, currency conversion and timeshare promoters, plus itineraries for 1, 3 and 5 days

18 full-color photographs lead the way: where the jungle meets the sea.