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The Facts
The Costalegre, the area that stretches along the Mexican Pacific coast from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta, has two seasons: dry (November to June, when the foliage turns desert brown) and wet (during the summer and fall months, when it's green and even hotter). Cuixmala is between the two cities, off the Carretera Barra de Navidad–Puerto Vallarta (Highway 200). There is an international airport in Puerto Vallarta (99 miles from Cuixmala), as well as a smaller one in Manzanillo, 43 miles away. Since Cuixmala is so large, guests might want a car to travel around the grounds. The resort can arrangetransportation; it's cheaper, however, to rent a car at the airport.
WHERE TO STAY
Cuixmala CASITAS FROM $350; VILLAS FROM $1,500; LA
LOMA FROM $9,000
KM 45 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO VALLARTA,
JALISCO
52-315/351-0044; www.cuixmala.com
El Careyes Beach Resort DOUBLES FROM $305
KM 53.5 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO VALLARTA,
COSTA CAREYES, JALISCO
800/325-3535 OR 52-315/351-0000; www.elcareyesresort.com
El Tamarindo Golf Resort DOUBLES FROM $375
KM 7.5 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO VALLARTA,
CIHUATLAN, JALISCO
52-315/351-5032; www.eltamarindresort.com
Las Alamandas DOUBLES FROM $320
KM 83.5 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO
VALLARTA,QUÉMARO, JALISCO
52-322/285-5500; www.alamandas.com
WHERE TO EAT
La Palapa at Las Alamandas
All bright colors and charm to burn, this chic little
restaurant overlooks an epic stretch of pristine beach.
DINNER FOR TWO $120
KM 83.5 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO
VALLARTA,QUÉMARO, JALISCO
52-322/285-5500
Playa Rosa
A tastefully decorated Italian restaurant on a secluded
bay, close TO El Careyes Beach Resort.
DINNER FOR TWO $175
KM 53.5 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO
VALLARTA,COSTA CAREYES, JALISCO
52-315/351-0462
Restaurante Caleta Careyes
On a harborlined with battered fishing boats and
dryingnets,& three generations of Mexican women serve up
cold beer and fresh fish in a tin-roof shack.
LUNCH FOR TWO $38
KM 51 CARRETERA BARRA DE NAVIDAD–PUERTO VALLARTA,
COSTA CAREYES, JALISCO
52-315/100-2635
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