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See also separate GreenDex, p319.

AAcapulco 8, 190-209, 191, 192, 194

accommodations 201-3activities 198-200 attractions 196-8for children 200drinking 205entertainment 204-5festivals 200-1food 203-4history 193shopping 206transportation 206-8

Acapulco Air Show 201accommodations 267-9, see also

individual locationslanguage 297-8

activities 15, 49-54, 269, see also bird-watching, boat trips, bungee jumping, cycling, diving, fishing, golf, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, rafting, snorkeling, surfing, tennis, whale-watching

Afro-mestizo people 210, 211air travel

airlines 282-3airports 283to/from Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 282-4within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 286-7animal bites 294animals 43-5, see also birds,

crocodiles, dolphins, scorpions, snakes, turtles, whales

archaeological sitesLa Chole 189Los Toriles 129Monte Albán 232-3

archaeology 20-2architecture 33area codes, see inside front coverart galleries, see museums & galleriesarts 30-4, see also cinema, dance,

literature, musiccourses 148Huichol 85internet resources 21, 33Oaxaca 229

ATMs 276Aztec people 22-3, 121

BBahía de Banderas 57, 56

itineraries 16, 16Bahía de Navidad 147-53Bahía Tenacatita 143-6Bahías de Huatulco 255-63, 256Bajos de Chila 245ball game, Mesoamerican 29banda 34banks 276Barra de la Cruz 263Barra de Navidad 150-3, 151Barra de Nexpa 8, 166Barra de Potosí 188-9bathrooms 279beaches, see also individual beaches

under PlayaAcapulco 197-8Bahías de Huatulco 257-8 Costa Alegre 142Ixtapa 175Manzanillo 154-5Mazatlán 106Michoacán coast 164Puerto Ángel 248Puerto Vallarta 61San Blas 124Zihuatanejo 182

bicycle travel, see cyclingbirds 44, see also bird-watchingbird-watching 52-3

books 47Laguna de Manialtepec 244-5Laguna Palmazola 245Lagunas Los Naranjos 245Parque Nacional Lagunas de

Chacahua 234Rincón de Guayabitos 131San Blas 122, 123

boat travelto/from Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 286

within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific Mexico 287, 290

boat tripsAcapulco 199Barra de Navidad 150-1Barra de Potosí 188Cuyutlán 162Laguna de Manialtepec 244-5Mazatlán 108-9Mexcaltitán 121Pie de la Cuesta 208Puerto Vallarta 66San Blas 8, 122, 8Zihuatanejo 183

Boca de Apiza 163Boca de Iguanas 144-5Boca de Tomatlán 97Boca del Naranjo 131books

bird-watching 47environment 46food 35, 36, 38hiking 53history 20, 21, 23, 24kayaking 52travel 14, 31

border crossings 284Bucerías 87-92, 88bullfighting 29

Acapulco 205Mazatlán 114Puerto Vallarta 83

bungee jumpingAcapulco 200Puerto Vallarta 68

bus travelto/from Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 287-8within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 290bushwalking, see hikingbusiness hours 269, see also inside

front coverBustamante, Marco 229

Ccabañas 268Cabrera, Miguel 33Caleta de Campos 166-7Calles, Plutarco Elías 24-5

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camping grounds 267canoeing, see kayakingcar travel

driver’s licenses 285, 288hire 289insurance 284-5organizations 288permits 285road conditions 289-90rules 289-90to/from Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 284-5within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 288-90Carnaval 109, 273casas de cambio 276cathedrals, see churches & cathedralsCatholicism 30cell phones 278Cerro de la Contaduría 124Cerro de la Santa Cruz 131ceviche 35-6Chacahua 235Chacala 129-31Charro Day 69children, travel with 269-70

food 38itineraries 19, 19language 302permits 270

Chimo 65chocolate 225cholera 293churches & cathedrals

Basílica de la Soledad 219Iglesia de La Compañía 218Iglesia de San Juan de Dios 218Iglesia de Santo Domingo 218, 8La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de

Guadalupe 64, 5Mazatlán cathedral 104Santuario Nacional del Padre Jesús

de Petatlán 189Tepic cathedral 186

cigars 84cinema 32, 82

Puerto Vallarta Film Festival 69clavadistas, see cliff diverscliff divers

Acapulco 196Mazatlán 105

climate 12-13, 270coconuts 143colectivo 290Colima city 8, 157

Colima state 154-63, 140combi 290Concordia 116conservation 47-8consulates 272-3Copala 116-17Cortés de Buenaventura, Francisco 23Cortés, Hernán 22-3, 170Cosalá 117Costa Alegre 141-7Costa Chica 209-11, 191Costa Grande 169-89, 170costs 13, 276, see also inside front

covercourses 270-1

arts 148cooking 39, 219language 68, 108, 145, 155, 183,

219, 239, 271crafts, see handicraftscredit cards 275-6crocodiles 8, 45, 123, 145, 235, 245, 8cruises, see boat tripsCruz Grande 209-10Cruz, Sor Juana Inés de la 31Cuajinicuilapa 210-11Cuarón, Alfonso 32culture 27-34

internet resources 21customs regulations 271Cuyutlán 160-2cycling 53-4

Ixtapa 177Mazatlán 108Puerto Vallarta 67-8Troncones 172within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 287, 290

Ddance 34dangers

Acapulco 196diving 49hitchhiking 290Oaxaca city 206Oaxaca state 213, 231Puerto Escondido 238road 289-90robbery 271-2water, drinking 295Zipolite 249

Day of the Dead 30, 221, 273 deep vein thrombosis 292deforestation 46

del Toro, Guillermo 32Día de la Independencia 273Día de Muertos 30, 221, 273 Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

273Día de Santa Cecilia 69diarrhea 294Díaz, Porfirio 24disabilities, travelers with 272discount cards 272diving 49, 65, see also cliff divers

Acapulco 198Bahías de Huatulco 258-9Barra de Navidad 150Manzanillo 155Mismaloya 96Puerto Ángel 247-8Puerto Escondido 239Puerto Vallarta 64safety 49San Blas 122Zihuatanejo 182

dolphins 44-5, 66, 68, 200drinks 36-7

customs 39tequila 84, 96, 118

driver’s licenses 285, 288driving, see car traveldrug trade 26DVDs 268DVT 292

Eeconomy 26, 28ecotourism 13-14, 319, see also

environmental issueseducation 29El Morro 65El Nogalito 95El Paraíso 160-3El Quelite 117-18El Salto waterfall 161El Troncon waterfall 166El Tuito 100El Zanjón 239electricity 268email services 274embassies 272-3emergencies 299, see also inside

front coverenvironmental issues 43-8

books 46conservation 47-8deforestation 46erosion 47

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environmental issues continuedpollution 193sustainable travel 13-14, 319tourism 47turtle conservation 45, 135water contamination 47

ethnicity 29events, see festivals & eventsexchange rates, see inside front cover

FFaro de Bucerías 164, 165Festival Costeña de la Danza 240Festival Cultural de Mayo 69Festival Francés 200festivals & events 15, 273, see

also individual festivals & eventsAcapulco 200-1Barra de Navidad 152Bucerías 88Manzanillo 156Mazatlán 109Melaque 148Mexcaltitán 121Oaxaca city 221Puerto Escondido 240Puerto Vallarta 69

Fiesta de la Virgen de la Paz 88Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de

Guadalupe 156Fiesta de San Patricio 148Fiesta de San Pedro Apóstol 121Fiestas de Mayo 156fiestas mexicanas 83, 114film 32, 82

Puerto Vallarta Film Festival 69

fishing 50-1, 303Acapulco 198-9Bahías de Huatulco 257Barra de Navidad 151, 152Manzanillo 155Mazatlán 107-8Puerto Escondido 239Puerto Vallarta 64-6Zihuatanejo 183

food 35-6, see also ceviche, chocolate, coconutsbooks 35, 36, 38for children 38courses 39, 219

customs 39festivals 69vegetarian travelers 38vocabulary 39-42

Fox, Vicente 25-6, 217Fuentes, Carlos 31Fuerte de San Diego 196

Ggalleries, see museums & galleriesgay travelers 273-4

Mazatlán 113Puerto Vallarta 81

geography 43golf 54

Acapulco 199Barra de Navidad 151Ixtapa 177Mazatlán 108Puerto Vallarta 67

Guadalajara 89Guelaguetza 30, 217, 224Guerrero, Vicente 257Gutiérrez, Francisco 229

Hhammocks 268handicrafts 277

Oaxaca city 228-9Puerto Vallarta 84Santiago Ixcuintla 120

health 291-5children 295insurance 291internet resources 291language 299medical services 292vaccinations 291women 295

heatstroke 295hepatitis 293Hernández, Sergio 229Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel 23hiking 53history 20-6

books 20, 21, 23, 24internet resources 20, 21

hitchhiking 290holidays 13, 274horseback riding 54

Bahías de Huatulco 259Mazatlán 107Puerto Vallarta 66

huaraches 277Huazolotitlán 234

Huichol peoplearts 85handicrafts 84

huipiles 277Huston, John 56, 82

Iiguanas 43immigration 282Iñárritu, Alejandro González 32insurance

car 284-5health 291 travel 274

internet access 274internet resources 14

arts 21, 33culture 21flights 283-4health 291history 20, 21surfing 50

Isla de Chivos 107Isla de la Piedra 107Isla de la Roqueta 198Isla de Pájaros 107Isla de Venados 107Isla del Rey 123Isla Isabel National Park 122Isla Islote 131Isla Ixtapa 175-6Isla Rio Cuale 61, 64Islas Blancas 182itineraries 16-19

Bahía de Banderas 16, 16children, travel with 19, 19Oaxaca state 18, 18Pacific coast 17, 17Puerto Vallarta 58surfing 19, 19

Ixtapa 6, 174-9, 170, 176accommodations 177-8activities 175-7attractions 175-7for children 177entertainment 178-9food 178shopping 179transportation 179

Ixtlán del Río 129

JJalisco 141-53, 140Jamiltepec 234jet lag 292

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Juárez, Benito 213Juchitán 264-6juego de pelota 29

KKahlo, Frida 33kayaking 51-2

Barra de Navidad 150Barra de Potosí 188books 52La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 92La Manzanilla 145Laguna de Manialtepec 245Mazatlán 108Pie de la Cuesta 208Puerto Vallarta 68Rincón de Guayabitos 131

LLa Barrita 189La Chole 189La Corbeteña 65La Crucecita 255-63La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 92-3La Cruz de Loreto 141La Gruta México 117La Manzanilla 145-6La Noria 118La Placita 164La Quebrada 196, 200La Saladita 174La Tovara 122Laguna Palmazola 245Laguna Santa María del Oro 129Lagunas Los Naranjos 245language 296-302

food vocabulary 39-42glossary 303-6

language courses 271La Manzanilla 145Manzanillo 155Mazatlán 108Oaxaca city 219Puerto Escondido 239Puerto Vallarta 68Zihuatanejo 183

Las Brisas 164Las Islas Marietas 65Las Peñas 167Lázaro Cárdenas 167-8legal matters 270, 274-5lesbian travelers 273-4

Mazatlán 113Puerto Vallarta 81

literature 30-1, see also books

López Obrador, Andrés Manuel 26Los Arcos 7, 65Los Morros del Potosí 182

Mmad cow disease 39magazines 268Mágico Mundo Marino 200malaria 293Manzanillo 154-60, 155, 156

accommodations 156-9attractions 154-5entertainment 159-60food 159transportation 160

maps 275mariachi music 28markets

Acapulco 206Oaxaca city 228Puerto Vallarta 83Tehuantepec 264Valles Centrales 223Zihuatanejo 187

masks 187, 234Mata de Ajo 239Mazatlán 101-18, 103, 105, 106, 117

accommodations 109-11activities 107-8attractions 104-7for children 108drinking 113entertainment 114festivals 109-11food 111-13history 102shopping 115tours 108-9transportation 115-16

Mazunte 7, 253-5measures 268, see also inside front

covermedical services 292, see also health,

individual locationsMelaque 147-50, 148metric conversions, see inside front

coverMexcaltitán 121-2Mexico City 199Michoacán 163-8, 140Mismaloya 7, 95-7, 7Mixtec people 22, 234mobile phones 278Moctezuma II 22-3Modotti, Tina 33

money 13, 272, 275-7, see also inside front cover

Monte Albán 7, 20, 232-3, 7Morales, Rodolfo 229mosquitoes 294motion sickness 292motorcycle travel

driver’s licenses 285, 288hire 289insurance 284-5organizations 288permits 295road conditions 289-90rules 289-90to/from Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 284-5within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 288-90mountain biking, see cyclingmuseums & galleries

Aramara 127Casa de la Cultura 264Casa de la Máscara 197Casa Museo Juan Escutia 127Casa y Museo Amado Nervo 127Centro Cultural Acapulco 197Centro de Convenciones 197Ex-Convento Rey Cosijopí 264-6Instituto de Artes Gráficas de

Oaxaca 216Machado Museo Casa 106Monte Albán 232Museo Arqueológico 105Museo Arqueológico de la Costa

Grande 181Museo Casa de Juárez 218Museo de Arte 105Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de

Oaxaca 218Museo de las Culturas

Afromestizas 211Museo de los Cuatro Pueblos 127Museo del Cuale 61Museo del Origen 121Museo Histórico de Acapulco 197Museo Histórico Naval 64Museo Regional de Historia de

Colima 157Museo Regional de Nayarit 127Museo Regional de Oaxaca 218Museo Rufino Tamayo 219Museo Universitario de

Arqueología 154Palacio de Gobierno 218Puerto Vallarta art galleries 84-5

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museums & galleries continuedUniversity Museum of Popular

Arts 157music 28, 33-4

NNapoleon III 24narcocorridos 34national parks & reserves 46

Isla Isabel National Park 122Parque Nacional Huatulco 255Parque Nacional Lagunas de

Chacahua 234-5Parque Nacional Volcán Nevado de

Colima 157Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere 161

Nayarit 119-38, 120newspapers 268Nieto, Rodolfo 229norteño 34

OOaxaca city 8, 214-31, 220, 8

accommodations 221-5activities 218-19attractions 218-19drinking 226-7entertainment 227-8festivals 221food 225-6history 215shopping 228-9tours 219transportation 229-31

Oaxaca protests 216Oaxaca state 212-66, 214

itineraries 18, 18Obregón, Alvaro 24Ojo de Agua 189Olmec people 20

PPapanoa 189Parque Nacional Huatulco 255Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua

234-5Parque Nacional Volcán Nevado de

Colima 157Parque Papagayo 200passports 282, see also visasPaz, Octavio 30

pelota mixteca 245peoples

Afro-mestizo 210, 211Aztec 22-3, 121Huichol 84, 85Mixtec 22, 234Olmec 20Tarasco 22Teotihuacán 21-2Zapotec 213, 264

permitscar 285children under 18 270tourist cards 280

pescado zarandeado 36pesero 290Petatlán 189phone cards 279Pie de la Cuesta 208-9Piedra Blanca 123Pinotepa Nacional 234planning 12-15, 272, 274plants 45-6Playa Azul 167Playa Boca de Iguanas 144Playa Boca de Pascuales 8, 162Playa Brujas 106Playa Caleta 197Playa Caletilla 197Playa Camarones 61Playa Carey 176Playa Careyes 142Playa Carrizalillo 238-9Playa Casa Blanca 175Playa Cayaquitos 189Playa Cerritos 106Playa Chamela 142Playa Condesa 197Playa Coral 175Playa Corralero 234Playa Cuachalalate 175Playa Cuastecomate 142, 146-7Playa Cuatas 175Playa de los Muertos 61Playa de Oro 61Playa del Beso 133Playa del Palmar 175Playa del Rey 123Playa Dorada 167Playa El Anclote 93-5Playa El Borrego 124Playa El Salado 61Playa Escolleras 175, 176Playa Estacahuite 248Playa Hornitos 197

Playa Hornos 197Playa Icacos 197Playa La Angosta 198Playa La Audiencia 154Playa La Bocana 210Playa La Boquilla 248Playa La Caleta 130Playa La Chica 142-3Playa La Entrega 257Playa La India 257Playa La Negrita 142Playa La Piedra 210Playa La Ropa 182Playa La Ticla 164-5Playa Larga 182Playa Las Ánimas 98Playa Las Brisas 142-3Playa Las Gatas 182Playa Las Gaviotas 106Playa Las Glorias 61Playa Las Islitas 124Playa Las Palmas 61Playa Las Peñitas 210Playa Linda 175, 176Playa Lo de Marcos 134Playa Los Ayala 133Playa Los Cocos 124Playa Los Tules 61Playa Madera 182Playa Majahuitas 65, 99-100Playa Mar Abierto 143Playa Maruata 164, 165-6Playa Miramar (Manzanillo) 154Playa Miramar (San Blas) 124Playa Mora 143Playa Municipal 182Playa Norte 106Playa Olas Altas (Manzanillo) 154Playa Olas Altas (Mazatlán) 106Playa Olas Altas (Puerto Vallarta) 61Playa Pérula 141-2Playa Platanitos 126Playa Principal 238Playa Revolcadero 199Playa Sábalo 106Playa San Francisco 134-5Playa San Juan 175Playa San Pedrito 154Playa Santa Cruz 257Playa Santiago 154Playa Tecuán 142, 143Playa Tenacatita 142, 143Playa Varadero 175Playa Ventura 210Playa Zicatela 238

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Pochutla 245-6pollution 294population 27, 28-9postal services 277public holidays 274Pueblos Mancomunados 223Puerto Ángel 246-9, 247Puerto Escondido 235-44, 236

accommodations 240-2activities 239attractions 238-9drinking 243entertainment 243festivals 240food 242-3transportation 244

Puerto Marqués 199Puerto Vallarta 5, 55-100, 59, 62, 5

accommodations 70-6activities 64-8attractions 61-4for children 68drinking 80-1entertainment 81-3festivals 69food 76-80history 56-7shopping 83-5tours 68-9

Puerto Vallarta Film Festival 69Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival 69Punta de Mita 93-5Punta Maldonado 211

QQuémaro 141Quimixto 6, 98

Rrabies 293rafting 51-2, 259ranchera 34religion 30rentals

accommodations 268-9car 289

reserves, see national parks & reservesrestaurants 38, see also individual

locationsRincón de Guayabitos 131-3, 132Rivera, Diego 33robbery 271-2rodeos 29, 114Ruiz, Ulises 216Rulfo, Juan 31

SSalinas, Carlos 25San Agustinillo 252-3San Blas 8, 122-6, 123San Juan de Alima 163-4San Marcos 209-10San Patricio-Melaque, see MelaqueSánchez, Chalino 34Santa Ana 239Santa Cruz Huatulco 256-63, 258Santiago Ixcuintla 120-1Santiago Jocotepec 239Santuario Nacional del Padre Jesús de

Petatlán 189Sayulita 135-8, 136scorpions 294-5scuba diving, see divingseafood 35-6Semana Santa 15, 69, 121, 189, 200,

240, 273shopping 277, see also markets,

individual locationsSierra de Manantlán

Biosphere 161Sinaloa Arts Festival 109snakes 294snorkeling 49

Acapulco 198Bahías de Huatulco 257, 258-9Chacala 129-30La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 92Manzanillo 155Mismaloya 96Playa El Anclote 93-4Playa Las Ánimas 98Puerto Ángel 247-8Puerto Vallarta 64Rincón de Guayabitos 131Troncones 172Zihuatanejo 182

solo travelers 278Spanish conquest 22-3Spanish language 296-302sportfishing, see fishingsports 29, see also activitiessunstroke 295surfing 7, 49-50, 7

Barra de Nexpa 166Chacala 129-30internet resources 50itineraries 19, 19Ixtapa 176-7La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 92La Saladita 174Mazatlán 107

Playa Boca de Pascuales 162-3Playa El Anclote 93-4Playa La Ticla 164-5Puerto Escondido 7, 239, 7San Blas 124Sayulita 136-7Troncones 171-2Zihuatanejo 183

sustainable travel 13-14, 319swimming, see beaches,

snorkeling

TTamayo, Rufino 229Tarasco people 22Taxco 8, 199taxes 276taxis 290Teacapán 118Teatro Ángela Peralta 104Tehuantepec 263-4telephone services 278-9Templo de San Felipe Neri 218Tenacatita 143-4tennis 54, 108Teotihuacán people 21-2Tepic 126-9, 127Tequila 89tequila 84, 96, 118theater

Acapulco 205Mazatlán 104, 114Puerto Vallarta 83

theft 271-2ticks 295time 279tipping 276toilets 279Toledo, Francisco 229tourist cards 280tourist information 279, see also

individual locationstours 279, see also boat trips

Manzanillo 155-6Mazatlán 108Oaxaca city 208Puerto Vallarta 68

trailer parks 267transportation 282-90

language 301-2travel to/from Puerto Vallarta &

Pacific Mexico 282-6travel within Puerto Vallarta & Pacific

Mexico 286-90traveler’s checks 276-7

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 23trekking, see hikingTroncones 7, 171-4turtles 44, 45, 52, 135, 162, 165,

239, 252TV 32, 268typhoid fever 293

Vvacations 13, 274vaccinations 291Vado Hondo 117vegetarian travelers 38

seso de soya 39vehicle permits 285video systems 268visas 280, see also passportsVoladores de Papantla 69Volcán Ceboruco 129volcanoes 157volunteering 135, 280-1

Wwalking, see hikingwater, drinking 295weather 12-13, 270websites, see internet resourcesweights 268, see also inside front coverwhales 44-5, 52whale-watching

Chacala 129-30La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 92Mazatlán 108Mismaloya 96Playa El Anclote 93-4Puerto Vallarta 66Rincón de Guayabitos 131San Blas 122

wildlife, see animals, plants, individual species

women travelers 281work 281WWII 25

YYelapa 6, 98-9, 6yellow fever 293

ZZapotalito 234-5Zapotec people 213, 264Zedillo, Ernesto 25Zihuatanejo 8, 179-88, 170,

180accommodations 183-5activities 181-3attractions 181-3drinking 186entertainment 186-7food 185-6shopping 187transportation 187-8

Zipolite 7, 249-52, 250

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