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Explore Puerto Vallarta's south shore beaches: Boca de Tomatlán, Colomitos, Las Animas and Quimixto. How to get there by water taxi or trail.

Yelapa, Mexico, the no-road village on Banderas Bay: its history, water taxis from Puerto Vallarta, waterfalls, pie, best season and a day-trip plan.

Marina Vallarta guide: its history, the lighthouse, the bronze whale, golf, waterfront restaurants and hotels like Casa Velas and The Westin.

Where to eat in Sayulita and San Pancho: garden-set Mexican kitchens, Sinaloa-style seafood, wood-fire cooking among agaves, an organic bistro and family tacos.

What pescado embarazado is, why it's called "pregnant fish," where to try Puerto Vallarta's fish on a stick, and how it differs from zarandeado.

Chilaquiles, breakfast with your feet in the sand on Los Muertos Beach, garden patios and old-school cafés: 6 favorite breakfast spots in Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta markets: the history of the Río Cuale flea market, Isla Cuale's stalls, the Romantic Zone farmers market and La Cruz on Sundays.

Birria's history and legends, how to eat it with consommé and where to try it in Puerto Vallarta, plus tortas ahogadas, pozole and more Jalisco classics.

Tuba, tejuino and raicilla: what they are, how they're made and their history, from the Manila galleons to Jalisco. Where to try them in Puerto Vallarta.