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A full-color, highly detailed panoramic map of Puerto Vallarta’s Old City and the areas along the shore south to Los Arcos National Park. Oriented toward the needs of the pedestrian, but equally useful to drivers, the Puerto Vallarta Walking Map shows pedestrian footbridges, stairways and paths; major and minor landmarks; locator buttons for 18 sites of interest to the traveler, most hotels, villas, and condos; and the lay of the streets in the hills. At a compact folded size of 5 x 7 inches, it is easy to peruse while on foot or behind the wheel. Full (unfolded) size is 14 x 20 inches. MAPA JEFF (Jeffrey F. Obser) is a professionally trained journalist and editor who took up illustrative cartography during long residence and research on-site in Mexico. His maps portray the land in an unconventional three-dimensional style that is both easy to grasp and filled with useful current information. All Mapa Jeff maps are printed in small batches and updated frequently as information changes.

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Award-winning travel writer Tony Burton reveals the magic of Western Mexico. Relaxed and intimate, this easy-to-read yet authoritative account features 37 original drawings by Canadian artist Mark Eager and 10 maps. Enjoy the author’s unique insights into local history, ecology and traditions.

Now in its fourth edition, the book remains a favorite among knowledgeable travelers visiting this region of Mexico. This new edition is one-third larger and includes dozens of new places worth exploring. It incorporates several new chapters, including four (in part five) devoted to the region around Zacatecas. Every chapter has new material. Maps have been redrawn and travel directions updated.

A mixture of interests is represented. Included are historical sights such as Zacatecas, Lagos de Moreno and San Blas; artistic colonies like Ajijic; and lakeside communities, including Chapala and Pátzcuaro. Alongside them are ecological wonders, such as Manantlán and the monarch butterflies; old mining towns like Angangueo and Bolaños; coastal resorts such as Barra de Navidad and Puerto Vallarta; Indian villages like Angahuan, and a host of others.

Many of these smaller places in Western Mexico offer a glimpse of the Mexico behind the mask; they are places where Mexico has retained her ancient culture and her ancient traditions.

All the destinations in parts one and two are within day-trip range (maximum three hours driving time) from Guadalajara (Mexico’s second city) or nearby Lake Chapala, a popular retirement center for Americans and Canadians. In part three, all the locations described are worth at least an overnight stay, though Tapalpa, Mazamitla and Tamazula are still within three hours driving time of Guadalajara-Chapala. Parts four to nine describe longer, three or four day trips, which are all well worth the investment of extra time.

No fewer than 17 of the towns featured in the book have received the federal designation of “Pueblo Mágico” (Magic Town), in recognition of their cultural, historical or ecological significance, and facilities for visitors. There are now many excellent boutique hotels, some of them in quite unexpected places, making it far easier to explore the less traveled areas of Western Mexico.

Whether your interests lie in art, architecture and archaeology; fiestas and folklore; unusual sights and natural wonders, or in Indian villages and indigenous handicrafts, this book will help you discover for yourself Western Mexico’s many hidden treasures.

Author: Tony Burton has specialized in exploring and writing about Mexico for more than thirty years. He is the author of “Lake Chapala through the Ages: an anthology of travellers’ tales” (2008) and co-author of “Geo-Mexico, the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico” (2010), and a three-time winner of ARETUR’s annual international travel-writing competition for articles about Mexico.

Horas antes de que el Huracán Patricia toque tierra, Puerto Vallarta quedó incomunicado y ya es desalojado.
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Autoridades, prestadores de servicios y habitantes de Puerto Vallarta se preparan para paso de Patricia, que hasta el momento se mantiene como huracán categoría 5.

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Puerto Vallarta: Elizabeth Taylor tribute. Why Puerto Vallarta is what it is today. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the “Greatest American Screen Legends”. Taylor died of congestive heart failure in March 2011 at the age of 79, having suffered many years of ill health. Puerto Vallarta, It was a romance that will long be remembered… I am referring to Liz and Dick, as their fans, and admirer’s would refer to them. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton had a long, and somewhat torrid romance, which ended in divorce, not once but twice.
The minute I found out from a taxi driver that Casa Kimberley was open for tours, I knew I had to climb the hill behind the church, and have a look.
I could feel their presence the moment I walked into the beautiful villa. It is located up the hill, In a section of town called” Gringo Gulch.” The home has the most breath taking view’s of the Bay of Banderas, and the city of Puerto Vallarta.
Casa Kimberley was bought by Richard as a gift for Elizabeth 32 birthday… The couple had fallen in love with Puerto Vallarta when Richard Burton, accompanied by Elizabeth Taylor, came to shoot a film, “The Night Of The Iguana.” Casa Kimberley was actually one of the first homes they shared as a married couple. They lived in Puerto Vallarta for many years.I am sure there was some truth to the stories that still circulate today,of the couples tempestuous argument’s. Which as a rule would lead to Richard being band from the Casa, and sent packing across the pink bridge, that spans the street below, to the pool house across the road…
But the lovely woman I interviewed in the sun lit kitchen, gave a softer picture of the Burton’s life in Puerto Vallarta.
Yes, there are many long lived tale’s of the goings on at the Casa Kimberly. However, I got a somewhat different story from the daughter of the Burton’s house keeper. This lovely woman had grown up in Casa Kimberly, due to mother being the Burton’s housekeeper, for the entire time the Burton’s lived in Puerto Vallarta. After her mothers death, she took the position of watching over the Casa Kimberley, in Ms. Taylor’s absence.
She hoped to remain anonymous, and I will respect her request. I felt all she said rang true…
She talked of Liz and Dick bringing a young Mexican boy into their home, who’s mother had died . They did not adopt the child as their own, but loved him as if he were their own…She also spoke of the Burton’s founding an orphanage in Puerto Vallarta, “The Elizabeth Taylor Orphanage.” She claimed Liz would walk into town with her mother, with a small donkey, to shop for food.
I asked about the fight’s, one hears about? ” “They were very much in love, married people fight.” “You could always see they loved each other, just how they looked at one another.”
I asked, did either ever come back after the divorce? She claimed Liz had returned for a couple visit’s, the last being after Richard’s death. “She could not even spend the night in the casa. The memories were to painful”.
Richard Burton died in 1984. Casa Kimberley was sold by Elizabeth in 1990. Rumor has it that the money from the sale was donated to Aids research.
It’s very clear that the people of Puerto Vallarta have great admiration for the Burton’s. I have been visiting Puerto Vallarta for many years now, since that interview with the housekeepers daughter. I make it a point to visit Casa Kimberley each time I come to town.
For a while the Casa Kimberley was a Bed And Breakfast, and continued to have daily tours. There was a wonderful colorful gentleman, that gave guided tour’s, and would guide visitors’ through the casa. He would supply guests’ with wonderful stories of the Burton’s time in Puerto Vallarta.

When I last visited Casa Kimberley in the winter of 2010, I found it vacant, in sad disrepair… There was a pad lock on the entry door, and one could see, the casa had been vacant for some time? This so sadened me…

As I stood outside the Casa Kimberly, and pondered it’s sad condition, I could almost hear the echoes of voice’s, and Elizabeth’s hardy laugh coming from this now quite home. Voices from long ago. A hearty Welchman shouting, a soft sultry sigh… If wall’s could talk, the wall’s at Casa Kimberley would surely remind any passer by – this was once the home of star crossed lovers, Elizaberth and Dick Burton…