Vallarta Pro (vallarta.pro) is an independent, bilingual guide to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,
and the Bahía de Banderas — where to eat, things to do, tours, events, beaches, neighborhoods,
safety and real estate. It's built from live local data (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, local news
outlets, event listings and marine forecasts), and every figure on the site is sourced and dated.
It's made for visitors planning their days, snowbirds and expats who live here part of the year,
and locals who want one place to check what's on — instead of asking the same question in a
Facebook group and getting 40 different answers.
Everything shows where it came from and how fresh it is. We don't make things up — if we
don't have current information, we say so.
How it works
Check, tidy, publish — every day.
01
We check local sources
Every 15–60 minutes we look for what changed: Google Maps and OpenStreetMap for places, local news outlets, event listings, real estate sites and marine forecasts.
02
We tidy it up
Duplicates are merged, places are matched to their neighborhood, and closed businesses are taken out of recommendations. Prices keep their history so you can see what changed.
03
We publish it with dates
Each page shows where its information came from and when it was last updated — so you can judge for yourself how fresh it is.
04
You ask, we answer from the data
Search and the trip planner only use what we actually have on file. If we don't know something, we tell you instead of guessing.
Data sources
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Banderas News
Trust 8/10
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Vallarta Tribune
Trust 7/10
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Craigslist PV
Trust 5/10
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Puerto Vallarta Gov
Trust 9/10
OpenMeteo (free, no key) provides marine weather for beach conditions.
Puerto Vallarta municipal site provides permits and closure notices.
Principles
- Sources on everything: every page says where its information came from and how old it is.
- No made-up answers: if we don't have it, we say so — our AI features only use information we actually have.
- Honest about safety: no reports doesn't mean nothing happened, and we always say so.
- Nobody pays to rank: sponsored businesses are clearly labeled and never change the order of results or recommendations. Some booking links earn us a small commission at no cost to you.
- Your privacy: no tracking profiles; what you search stays on our server.
Contact
Questions, corrections or suggestions? Use the contact page, or the
"Report a problem" link at the bottom of any page — we read every message.
Vallarta Pro is an independent project, not affiliated with the Puerto Vallarta municipality,
the tourism board, or any business we list. Information can be incomplete or out of date —
please confirm before you go.
