Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan make a list
Just noticed south of the border is how both Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan make the New York Times Where-to-Go list of trendy destinations for 2008.
Puerto Vallarta is becoming gayer by the year and is now poised to overtake Acapulco as Mexico’s leading gay beach, the Times reported. There are now some dozen gay-friendly hotels and a glut of bars and clubs clustered along the aptly named Zona Romantica.
As for Mazatlán, it has been drawing American retirees and second-home buyers to its less-crowded beaches and cheap real estate. Few tourists show up, partly because there are few hotels. That’s changing. A half-dozen resorts are now in the works, including Diamond Beach, a $1.2 billion development with high-rise hotels, a golf course and condominiums.
