Puerto Vallarta combines the beauty of the Pacific with the full charm of a lively Mexican town. The town with its cobblestone streets and tiled roof villas climbing up the cliff sides offers a winning combination of natural beauty and luxury. The beaches range from broad expanses of white sand with crashing surf to small coves dramatically formed by the Sierra Madre mountains tumbling into the ocean’s coves so quiet that crabs sunbathe on nearby rocks. When the sun sets, the Pacific turns fiery, so wondrous that it demands all movement to stop for one breathtaking moment.