Expat News About Living in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico Betsy Burlingame - Expat Exchange
go to original August 7, 2015

Nuevo Vallarta is a popular expat area just north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

"We have a beachfront condo in the north end of Nuevo Flamingos and love it. The area is continuing to grow, is gated and safe, and has easy access to medical, grocery, banks, restaurants, both inside Nuevo and 1 mile away in Bucerias. Restaurant food is very good and reasonable. Nuevo beach is the best -- flat and good for swimming and some boogyboarding. Nuevo Marina has water ferry to downtown and Rythyms of the Night, plus whale watch. Las Cruces, and Punta de Mita are close and have good restaurants and watersports. Love it all," described one expat living in Nuevo Vallarta.

Another expat said, "We are in Nuevo Vallarta, just north of PV. We feel very safe in PV and Nuevo. We're walking distance to Bucerias which has lots of restaurants and quaint shops. The beach in Nuevo is one of the best on Banderas Bay. It is a sand beach and you can walk for miles. Nuevo is gated and the condo is also gated. The entire area is well maintained. You don't need to speak Spanish. Most people can communicate with you and go out of their way to help you. The Mexicans are very family/friendly oriented. There is a large population of Americans and Canadians in the winter months. Downtown PV is really fun as well. In general there is a lot to do if you like fishing, snorkeling, whale watching, shopping, para-sailing, sailing, etc... The Airport is about 15 minutes from us. They have customs and immigration streamlined so it doesn't take long. Medical is good. There is a new Hospital in Nuevo and lots of Urgent Care locations. Their medical services get high reviews. Taxi service is reasonable and readily available. Buses are cheap and great in Nuevo. The PV City buses are old and not very nice, but they get you where you need to go. Lots of options for groceries. There are 2 Walmart's, two other similar stores and a Costco. Banking is easy. We use InterCam. When we had remodeling done, our banker received all the bills and made payment for us. She was like having a personal assistant. Our Realtor is American and was great at guiding us through all the issues."

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