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Things/"attachments" You May Want to Bring With You!!

I tend to believe "too much info is MUCH BETTER than not enough" – that way you can decipher what’s crucial to YOU, so here are some ideas!
"Or just bring LOTS of $$ & buy what you need in Vallarta as you need it!!" (Andrew!)

	Valid/Current Passport or copy of original stamped birth certificate & state ID
	Airline Tickets
	"IMPORTANT INFO!" - Before I go I make copies of my documents (passport, drivers license, birth certificate, credit cards) + for each trip I create a "Vicki's Important Info" sheet which has phone/fax #'s/addresses/e-mails of family, friends, people at my bank, people to notify in case of emergency, doctors, blood type, lawyer, co-workers, account #'s, my Itinerary, friends I'm staying with/seeing+++!! Once in Vallarta I make a copy of my Tourist Card & have a set of all above on me at ALL times (I personally don't carry my passport on me unless I'm exchanging travelers checks & even then the above copy usually works. I'd rather lock these items up with my valuables & not have to worry about losing them). I put a set of this in each suitcase, my main bag/purse, give a copy to my manager or a neighbor, my main friends/connection where I'm going, 1-2 family members & 1-2 good friends that can take care of anything if Goddess forbid I need assistance. Better to be overly prepared than not!! (by the way, I have 2 sets of the Important info – one with ALL the details for trusted family/friends/lawyer & another without the credit card #’s, etc. for managers, neighbors, other friends). I keep it together in a manila envelope.
	Locks – COMBINATION LOCK ONLY!!! DO NOT use the tiny suitcase locks or other generic key locks as there are some unscrupulous baggage handlers that HAVE THE KEYS!!
	Special Tape – I wrap some sort of decorative/special type/color tape around my suitcase – this way you can tell if someone’s gone through your luggage. Don't mean to sound paranoid but just about EVERY TIME I've traveled (U.S. & Europe included) had someone go through my suitcases (I'd put something in a certain place so I'd know!). I hear some airports have a machine that shrink wraps your luggage. It’s about $20 a bag. GREAT IDEA!!! (also good if your zippers bad or your bag’s overstuffed!!).
	Special material/ribbon on your luggage - In this age of big black suitcases on wheels & sooo many of them looking alike - do something to make yours stand out - otherwise you leave yourself open for someone "accidentally" grabbing yours!!
	Plastic Tie Strips (by the bundle at hardware stores) –to lock your suitcase each time you’re out of your room. Ensures no one gets into it. Be sure you have nail clippers, a knife or scissors to cut them off when you need to get into it. I’m not trying to paranoid but I travel AT LEAST every other month, I’m a travel writer, have been in the travel industry for over 8 years & have a brother that’s a pilot so I hear the stories &/or am sharing my extensive experiences!!
	Fanny Pack or Back Pack (ALWAYS have it facing forward!! If you take a backpack, wear it in FRONT!!)
	Waterproof wallet carrier with neck cord
	Money Pouch - I like to carry a money pouch with 2 areas & that zips so I can keep my pesos & dollars & coins separated

Puerto Vallarta is very casual - no jackets or ties needed.

	Swimsuits - 2 are smart as things take longer to drive in more humid areas
	Shirts/blouses - LOTS! You can buy the gauzy shirts REALLY cheap there & they feel great with the breeze blowing through you!! Cotton things are also REALLY important!!
	Shorts/Pants - Bring LOTS of shorts & MAYBE 1 pair of long pants for the handful of nicer restaurants.
	Shoes – Walking Shoes are ESPECIALLY important if you’re staying in the Downtown/Centro or Old Town/SouthSide area what with the cobblestone streets & REALLY high curbs. Keep the heels at home (except maybe 1 pair for that special night out!) • Rubber shoes - for rocky areas, hot sand & wading • Sandals to air your feet out!
	Hat, cap or visor (I need the type that covers the top of my head – not just my eyes)
	Light Jacket for evening that can get a little chilly!!
	You may want to bring 1 nice outfit in case you go out to a really nice party/restaurant

	Electricity / Voltage - The electrical power in Puerto Vallarta is the same as U.S./Canada (110 volts/60 current) BUT the 2 holes in the outlet are often both the narrow prongs (in the U.S. they're wider at the tip on one side) & 3-prong outlets are rare so you may want to go to your hardware store & get a little gray 3-prong adapter (80¢) & ask them to file the wider side down. I've yet to see a building that was grounded (hence you can get shocked fairly easily) + the plugs & wires can be VERY exposed/raw (even in some of the million $$ villas!!) so BE CAREFUL!!! Units can get a bit over-heated or may have a mega power surge (especially in rainy season!!!) & burn out so be forewarned. Because of power surges that seem to happen A LOT you might want to bring a power strip with surge protector (ESPECIALLY if you're bringing something of value like a computer!!) if you're concerned about an electrical item.
	Camera & LOTS of film (film is pretty expensive in Mexico) & batteries
	Beach Towel - Beach towels seem to mainly be given at mainstream tourist mega resorts (& some charge $1 or so for them!). VERY few condos, villas & specialty properties provide them since they often "walk off"
	Extra empty bag/suitcase to pack all the goodies you buy (pack it inside one of your other suitcases & pack around it or buy one of those expanding duffel bags on wheels [my favorite!])
	Sunglasses
	Calculator – to accurately convert dollars to pesos.
	A wrist coil key chain to keep all the keys you get on it
	Garbage bags - for dirty clothes, stuff you no longer need, stuff you’ve bought to keep separate++
	LOTS of small pesos – for tipping (small pesos tend to be coins so something to put that it)
	• Pillows - If you’re attached to your pillow, bring it as I mainly find hard/big foam pillows (I’ve gotta have my fluffy feather pillow!)
	Underwater Camera (can get disposable ones)
	If you're in a place with a phone you might want to bring an answering machine &/or fax machine if you need to stay connected &/or don't want to miss out on anything!!!
	Baking soda if there’s a Jacuzzi (not positive on this one – perhaps it helps clean it out a bit more??)
	Umbrella (small) for the afternoon deluge or Disposable Poncho (mainly needed mid-June-Oct.)

Check out www.TravelSmith.com - a GREAT site for travel clothes & accessories!

	Gel hand sanitizer & Handy wet wipes to help avoid Montezuma’s Revenge
	Soap – MANY properties have those horrible little pink soaps that dry your skin up!!!
	Wash Cloths - Wash cloths seem to be a U.S. thing!! Even very few of the best properties have them.
	Sunscreen - 45, 30, 15 spf
	Lip balm (high spf. Also keeps those lips kissibly soft!!)
	Aloe Vera gel for sunburn
	Mosquito Repellant (ideally with Deets) – Avon’s Skin-So-Soft seems best!! (bath oil is fine & it’s cheaper than the "Bug Spray" version) (CRUCIAL mid-June till Dec.!!!!!!!!!!)
	Zinc Oxide (for your nose)
	Alka Seltzer - your favorite hangover cure (you can walk into a pharmacy & ask for a B-12 shot [bend over!!] just before you go out which will help A LOT!! Do B’s before & after drinking for best results & less of a hangover!).
	Tums, Pepto Bismo, or some other anti acid relief • Imodium AD
	Aspirin/Tylenol
	Cold Remedies – it’s not unusual to get a bad cold from the air-conditioning, bad reconditioned airplanes air & the extremes in change of climate.
	Prescription Medications & a copy of the prescriptions (it’s illegal to bring some items like Valium back to the U.S. without proper prescriptions). Also, a copy of your eye glass prescription in case yours break or get lost. I’d actually consider bringing an extra pair of glasses if you REALLY need them as I have yet to see a 1-hour glass place & they can take DAYS to get!
	Ear plugs - for all the construction that seems to go on all over, from the loud people, cars/trucks & clubs!! ESPECIALLY important if staying in tourist areas/downtown properties &/or beachfront (the waves crashing on the shore) & during Value Season (the heaviest construction I’ve seen seems to be May-June & Oct.-Dec.)
	Baby powder - for sweaty areas like shoes & things that rub together/get chaffed, to remove sand/lotion

	Coffee - Mexican Coffee is VERY different than U.S. coffee so make sure to bring this if you have attachment to YOUR coffee (there ain't no Starbucks in Vallarta!)
	Artificial Sweetener
	Powdered Coffee Creamer
	Special Drinks/Foods that you’ve GOTTA have!!
	Zip Lock Bags - 1 gallon size to put opened things like snacks, chips, bread, desserts, etc. that you might keep out as the ants WILL get to them – even if it’s just 1 crumb!! Various sizes for wet bathing suits, things to take to the beach (lotion, keys, etc.)
	Plastic bags – save the plastic bags from shopping &/or bring your own to line the trash cans with or throw things in.
	Wine – If you have to have U.S. wines they’re MUCH more expensive in Mexico (especially for us spoiled Californians!). You have LOTS of Chilean & Mexican wines (very different than U.S. wines) Bottle Openers - Wine & regular bottle openers (MANY bottles in Mexico aren’t twist off)
	Munchies - Chips, candies (especially U.S. brands), gum, etc
	Instant Drink Mixes - Ice tea, Crystal Lite, etc. (safe bottled water is EVERYWHERE!!)
	Plastic utensils & paper plates for leftovers or munchies
	Collapsible cooler - keeps water & drinks cool
	Can Cooshies - keep your beer cold
	PLACES WITH A KITCHEN - MOST places that have a kitchen provide the basic kitchen equipment (pots/pans, dishes, glasses, fridge, stove, sink) BUT NOT condiments, paper goods or anything (& if there is something there, they expect you to replace what you use) & most of the markets don’t carry U.S. products or they can be VERY expensive so if you have attachment to anything – bring it!!

CELEBRATIONS - HOLIDAYS - ANNUAL EVENTS

A GREAT time to be in Puerto Vallarta is when there's a celebration, annual event &/or LOTS of activities going on!! Plan your trip around one of them for double the fun!!!
(Latins seem to celebrate more holidays than any culture I've seen! Note that
maids,cooks & MANY workers do NOT work on many of these holidays,
so you many not get serviced)
*= an official holiday when most things are closed
Here are a few (subject to change):

	JANUARY WHALE MIGRATION-WHALE WATCHING (Nov-March-ish) ~ 1-3: New Years ~ 1-5: Inauguration of the Cora governor in Jesus Maria, Nayarit (Cora Indigenous dances & ceremonies) ~ 6: Feast of Epiphany (day 3 kings bring gifts to children/traditional gift exchange. Local charaities contribute to children's causes! A sweet roll with a plastic miniature Baby Jesus is hidden inside the roll. Whomever gets the piece with the baby gets to host the party on Feb. 2 [like King Cake for Mardi Gras!] Thankx Bernie!) ~ 17: Dia de Sanb Antonio Abad (decorating & blessing of animals) ~ Dixie Jazz Festival (Sherry Logan-Shlogan@telus.net)
	FEBRUARY WHALE MIGRATION-WHALE WATCHING (Nov-March-ish) ~ 1-3: Festival of Sea (fishing) (San Blas, Nayarit - dancing, horse races & competitions) ~ 2: Candle Mass Day (a time of purification - blessing of candles, plants, seeds marked with fiestas, fairs, lantern-decorated streets & bullfights. Celebrated with a Tamale Party [& hosted by the person that found the plastic Baby Jesus at the 3 Kings Day party!] ~ 5: Constitution Day (commemorating National charter which officially ended the Revolution of 1910, giving birth to modern Mexico) ~ 14: VALENTINES DINNER - The WONDERFUL/GENEROUS owners of Le Bistro Restaurant donates a large % of their proceeds from dinner that day to SIDA-the local AIDS foundation!!!! PLEASE SUPPORT THIS!!! Reservations are a MUST (22-20283) as this is THE EVENT on Valentines Day!! (www.lebistro.com.mx) ~ 24: Flag Day ~ The week before Ash Wednesday - usually late February or early March ~ Caranival (great in Vera Cruz & growing in PV) - Celebrations start the weekend before Ash Wednesday!!!! Parades!! Food! Dancing! fireworks++!! ~ ART AUCTION (APA) - '00's was on 3rd sun at Le Bistro from 3-6pm & was 125 pesos for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres & live music & a GREAT silent auction!!) - International Friendship Club's Annual Bazaar/Flea Market (3rd sun.?), 9am-2pm at their school across from Daquiri Dicks (corner Olas Atlas & Carranza) (www.zona-virtual.com.mx/ifc) - a place to find treasures (flea market) & enjoy local delacicies!! ~ FUEGO NUEVO - A celebration of dance, painting, poetry & song & sand castles!! Cuates Y Cuates just north of Muertos Pier (4th Wed?)-FREE ~ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL @ Cine bahia (starts around the end of Feb. through March?) sponsored by the Municipal Department of Culture, Preparatoria Regional de Puerto Vallarta of the University of Guadalajara & the Puerto Vallarta Public Library ~ American School's Annual AUCTION & CASINO NIGHT (a BIG GALA event!!! - '00 was on the 3rd Sat. at Westin Regina & cost 175 pesos & had auction items from a jet ski to Evelyn Boren paintings. Price included a buffet , bar & live performance by singer Rocio Barquells!)
	MARCH WHALE MIGRATION-WHALE WATCHING (Nov-March-ish) ~ beginning of March(?) - Feria ~ ('00-1st Sat. at Westin Regina) BECAS BALL-the American-Mexico Scholarship Foundation Dance (22-21478/22-24623) - tifcckets 350 pesos & includes free margaritas from 8-9pm, a full gourmet dinner, raffle, dancing, door prizes & a silent auction ~ Mid-March ('00 2nd Sat)-DESSERT COOK-OFF!! (22-24839) - Ummmm!!! This is the Animal Protection Association (APA)'s Anniversary benefit!! Baker entries are free, Eaters only 20 pesos admission & 15 pesos for eac serving you taste (4 servings for 50 pesos!!). Take it with you for 50 pesos a serving! ~ Mid-March ('00 ws on the 3rd Sun.) - Spring Biathlon-begins at the Malecon with the swimming competition of 250 meters (begins at the Sea Horse on the Malecon & heads South) followed by a 4-mile run! Entry 20 pesos! Register at the Municipal Department of Sports in the Presidencia Municipal ~ last weekend in March?? Banderas bay Boat Regatta headquaratered at Paradise Villate/Nuevo Vallarta (contact Jim Ketler at 044-329-70163 / jjpicante@pvnet.com.mx ~ 19: Dia de San Jose (Da y of St. Joseph) ~ 21: Benito Juarez birthday (Lincoln of MX - their most beloved president & leader of the 19th century Reform movement - 1806) ~ Ash Wednesday - MANY businesses are closed til noon ~ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (see Feb)
	APRIL 15: Gala Benefit Dinner Dance benefitting Escuela para el exito ("School of Success"-helps kids in crisis realize their potential [I'm not sure yet if it's an actual school]) - '00 at the Marriott Casa Magna. Dinner, dancing & open bar - just 480 pesos! Sat. at 8:30pm ~ Week before Easter celebrations start!!! Celebrations & somber processions are held in observance of Christ's resurrection ~ Week after Easter-"Semana Santa" (processions, services & other events culminating on Easter celebrating the death & resurrection of Christ) - big time for Nationals to go on holiday ~ Jazz Festival
	MAY A BUSY month!! "Fiestas de Mayo!!" The whole month of May is FULL of celebrations, parades, bullfights, soccer, games, dancing, street music, amusement park rides, children's performances, exhibits & food. LOTS of activities are held in the main square (by City Hall) & at the southern end of the Malecon at the "Los Arcos" stage! 1: Labor Day (NO ONE works!!). Concludes with a fiesta at 7pm at the Los Arcos Amphitheatre ! ~ 3: Holy Cross Day (construction workers plaace decorated crosses atop unfinished buildings & get the day off & often have a fiesta at a work site) ~ 5: Cinco de Mayo-Battle of Puebla (anniversary of the defeat of the French Army at Puebla in 1862. Celebrted MUCH MORE in the U.S. & touristy bars than in Mexico! Some stores close) ~ 8:Hidalgo Celebration ~ 10: Mother's Day (ALWAYS the sanme date, not like the changing Sundays in U.S.- I believe most females get this day off whether they're a mother or not) ~ 15-16:Sheraton Buganvilias International Sports Classic & Women's Pro-Beach Volleyball Tourneymount, Basketball clinics with ex-NBA players. Also at the municipal stadium. Party afterwards at Carlos O'Brians ~ 15:Feast of San Isidro Labrador (blessing of new seeds & animals) & Teachers Day (kids get off!) ~ 23:Students Day ~ The end of May has lots of festivities marking Puerto Vallarta's Birthday/Founder's Day (181 years old '00!) with a parade along the Malecon ('00 it started at 5pm at the Sheraton Buganvilias, along the Malecon & ended at Paraque Lazaro Cardenas-cool to watch but plan accordingly if you need to get anywhere even remotely near any of these areas??) (many activities are held on the Sunday before) & the main Plaza & great fireworks!!).
	JUNE TURTLES HATCH! (June-Sept) - See "Outdoor Activities/Water" ~ 1: Navy Day (especially colorful in Acapulco) ~ June 7: River Clean-Up ~ 24: Dia de San Juan Bautista (for St. John the Baptist, fairs & religious festivals, playful dunking of people in water) ~ Dia de San Pablo y San Pedro (Day of St. Peter & St. Paul)
	JULY TURTLES HATCH! (June-Sept) - See "Outdoor Activities/Water" ~ 2: Federal Elections (NO alcohol sold all weekend!!) ~ 16: Feast of virgin del Carmen (fiestas, pilgrimages & religious rites) ~ Late July: Feast of Santiago (MX-style rodeos) ~ National Sailfishing Tournament
	AUGUST TURTLES HATCH! (June-Sept) - See "Sports/Water" ~ 15: Feast of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (religious processions)
	SEPTEMBER FIESTA de SEPTIEMBRE FOR INDEPENDENCE!! Another month jammed pack with celebrations & festivities!! 1: President's State of the Union 14: Charro Day (Cowboy Day-rodeos)-starts with a parade through Vallarta at 10am with Mexican horseman/horsewomen wearing traditional & beautifully ornate charro outfits & decked out horses then on to traditional rodeo celebrations (bull riding, calf roping, charro riings & food & festivities!) ~ 15 & 16: INDEPENDENCE DAY (Observing the 1821 independence from Spain!! Mayors everywhere reenact Father Hidalgo's 1810 Grito de Dolores from city hall balconies on the night of the 15th. The biggest is in Mexico City). ~ TURTLES HATCH! (June-Sept) - See "Sports/Water"
	OCTOBER 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (procession & parties) ~ 12: Columbus Day (commemorates the union of the races. I was suprised this was celebrated!)
	NOVEMBER WHALE MIGRATION/WATCH (Nov-March-ish) ~ 1: International AIDS Day ~ 1: Dia de Todos Santos ("All Souls Day" honoring souls of children. Their belief is that on these days their departed descend from heaven to eat sujgar skeletons, skulls & treats on family alters. This is a VERY festive day marked to with LOTS of celebration & religious rites & processions) ~ 2: Dia de Muertos ("Day of the Dead")-honoring dead ancestors. Families visit cemeteries & decorate graves with flowers (marigold is the Aztecan sacred flower of death), tequila & favorite food of deceased. If you're there REALLY try to get out to the cemetery & honor & experience this ritual, as it's an amazing look into the culture & values of this country! ~ 4-28: FESTIVAL de las ARTES-an arts festival of music, poetry, art, dancing & more throughout Puerto Vallarta ~ 12: Guadalupe Day in Quimixto-South of Vallarta on this remote shore (accessible only by boat/panga) a morning flotilla of decorated fishing boats makes a procession along Quimixto's shoreline paying respect to the Virgin of Guadalupe ~ OCTOBERFEST-Frankfurt Restaurant-the German Garden Restaurant, basilio badillo-celebrates Octoberfest Nov 5-6 ~ 9: Beach Clean-Up (Craig 22-32541) ~ Mid-Nov: FESTIVAL GASTRONOMICO-Chefs from all over the world & Vallarta converge for this gastronomical delight & competition!! ~ Mid-Nov: FIESTA del MAR-A festival to the Sea with Sailfish & Marlin fishing Tournaments (Nov 18-20, 22-42928. It's the start of the fishing season!) & Mexico's largest BOAT SHOW-Marina (22-10106, Nov 11-14) ~ 16: Club Paco Paco's Anniversary Party (gay club) ~ 20: REVOLUTION DAY (anniversary of Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917)-marked with parades & celebrations! ~ Paul Mitchell/Dream Foundation/Fox Sports West CELBEBRITY SPORTS INVITATION-Paradise Village ~ CHILI KICK-OFF-Raises $$ for the Animal Protection Association (APA ) which feeds, spays & neuters dogs & cats, & assists with adoptions!!! GREAT CAUSE done by Lucy from CuCu Cabana!! 22-24839).
	DECEMBER WHALE MIGRATION/WATCH (Nov-March-ish) ~ 1: AIDS VIGIL/AWARENESS DAY ~ Inaguration Day (national government changes hands every 6 years-1994, 2000, 2006) ~ 8: Dia de la Purisima Concepcion (Day of Immaculate Conception) ~ 5-12: Dia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe-(festival of Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico! ~ 12: FESTIVAL OF THE VIRGIN GUADALUPE-THE culmination of 2 weeks of celebration & the Anniversary of the founding of Puerto Vallarta by Don Guadalupe Sanches in 1851!! ~ 16-24: Posada-Christmas week/season is highllighted with nightly processions & piñatas. Midnight mass on Christmas Eve. One of the most colorful traditions during the holiday season in Mexico is the Posada Party. From Dec 16th-24th a religious & social celebration takes place to commemorate Mary & Joseph's difficult lodging journey from Nazareeth to Bethlehem in search of shelter. Posada means "shelter or lodging." Each night a party is held in the neighborhood with plenty of food & drink. Musicians & adults follow the children through a religious procession of candles & singing culminating in a party & finally breaking of the Piñata. a Piñata is either a fragile earthenware jar covered in paper mache or just paper mache, traditionally made in the shape of a star (some are SOOOOO beautiful!! My favorite is the red one with gold pieces hanging from it!!). These days piñatas come in all shapes & sizes & are filled with candy, toys & sometimes pesos!!! ~ 25: CHRISTMAS
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Helping The People Of Vallarta

PLEASE consider bringing gifts/things down to pass out to people who could use your help – ESPECIALLY the children!!

	FEED THE CHILDREN (22-12793 / 044-329-40022-cell / amf@pvnet.com.mx / Office: Libramiento 546 across from the Regional Hospital)– a non-profit devoted to feeding over 1,200 underprivileged children per day!! Look for cans around town for your $ donations
	Club de Club has been specifically established to provide the help needed to bring donations legally & successfully into Mexico. The Club de Club is comprised of the International Friendship Club, the U.S. Navy League, The Rotary Club, The Lions Club, Project Hope, & the Sisters Cities group. The Consular Agents of the United States & Canada provide legal & procedural support to the Club de Club. Mari de Banos22- 45438 & Warren Johnson 22-15174
	INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB (IFC), Edificio Parian del Puente 13, (22-25466/22-22934) or Annette Sutton (aksutton@acnet.net//Mailing address: APDO. Postal #604, PV, Jalisco, MX - Serving the humanitarian needs of the community including their "Cleft Palate Project," eye clinic, surgeries, family emergency & need children’s program, school construction & maintenance - donations needed: clothes, bedding, books, etc., also do a Toys for Tots (Jack Willis-22-23298/22-30155 x209/ Pres. Joan Hanson-22-50695) to drive program!!! - Purpose: To promote friendship through social & cultural activities, To collect & distribute funds on response to humanitarian needs of PV, Help organize the community into one united effort. Meets monthly on 2nd Tues., most members foreigners living in PV. Also "Home Tours" Wed. & Thur. in peak season) 25,000p – meet at Hotel Molina de Agua
	CLOTHING DONATIONS - For local students on financial aid (22-21786-Judy Galeano)
	PV's Scholarship Committee o Albergue San Jose Unwed Mother’s Home, Manual M. Dieguez 308 - for low income mothers, needs women’s & baby clothes
	American-Mexico Scholarship Foundation - a 30 year old U.S. tax deductible foundation funding junior high through university education for over 200 young people in Puerto Vallarta
	There are also MANY people that live at the dump that can REALLY use ANY assistance you’d like to give them!! The dump is on the northern edge of El Pitillal and would be about straight East of the airport. From the main road into town turn East at Sam's Club and go about a mile until you get to a street called Etzouio Corona. Turn left (only your can't because it is one way the wrong way for one block) and go north about 1/2 mile and when the road turns East head North East on dirt roads for 1/4 mile to the dump. It's kind of hard to find the first time you go there but it's only a few blocks from town so you can't get very lost. If you're luck you can follow a garbage truck which looks like a dump truck in the USA
	ANIMAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (APA) - PLEASE donate $$ to feed & spay dogs & cats (to date they’ve spayed & neutered over 1200 cats & dogs!! You’ll see LOTS of dogs running around – many strays, but there are no leash laws in Vallarta & when they roam freely, the breed freely!!! PLEASE HELP!!!), see Lucy at Lucy's CuCu Cabana & Zoo, Basilio Badillo 295 (22-24839) - A certain % of her sales goes to this wonderful cause she's spearheaded [& doing mainly on her own!). They're in BIG NEED of donations ($) for their Spaying Program & food (if you have any animal toys or food I’m sure they wouldn’t turn those away also!!). She’s a GOOD/HONEST person that’s done A LOT of good in Puerto Vallarta!

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