Whats Going on South of the Border?
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, a sleepy little Mexican fishing village located in the foothills of the Sierra Madres on Banderas Bay along the Mexican Riviera is no longer sleepy or little. The population has literally exploded since the filming of “The Night of the Iguana” in 1963. Vallarta has grown from 2,000 inhabitants prior to 1963 to the current figure of 350,000 inhabitants in 2007. Today, the population of greater PV makes it the second largest city in the Mexican state of Jalisco, only behind Guadalajara. Please refer to the following graph in order to track this explosive growth and its projection for the next ten years: (Please visit the website below for graph details) Putting this in perspective, you’ll notice the above chart indicates that Vallarta has now reached the size of St. Louis and assuming the projected growth holds true, it will be equal in size to Cleveland within ten years. The significant note of interest is that St Louis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc., will all pro
