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Puerto Vallarta News NetworkTravel & Outdoors | May 2007 

Riviera Nayarit - A Premier Tourist Destination
email this pageprint this pageemail usGretel Zanella - El Universal


Whether you are looking for a luxurious and comfortable lifestyle, a more relaxed and rustic atmosphere, or to explore this area's rich natural environment, Vallarta Nayarit will soon have it all.
The Coast of Nayarit is being re-christened under a new name, "Riviera Nayarit," and for good reason. With private businesses and government agencies investing millions of dollars in luxury homes real estate developments and beach renovations, the Nayarit Coastline will soon be ready for "Premium" tourism.

Punta de Mita, for example, is starting to concentrate on expensive real estate developments and projects such as the St. Regis Hotel that is currently under construction. Anyone who is able to pay around $4 million USD for a house with a view of the golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus in the Four Seasons hotel area will be interested in investing in such properties.

And for the rest of us mortals and bohemians, who don't have such economic means, San Pancho, Sayulita, and Bucerías will remain fishing villages, where "extreme makeovers," have not yet been contemplated.

In fact, the artists, surfers, and retirees who reside in many of the small towns on the "New Riviera" (the first one was in Quintana Roo) are not looking forward to having to deal with ambitious projects such as in the case of Litibú, a luxury resort development and golf course that was created and planned by The National Bureau of Tourism (FONATUR.)

For years, the tourist destination formerly known as Vallarta Nayarit has been dependant on Puerto Vallarta's reputation as a premier beach vacation destination, but now this developing area of Banderas Bay wants to be able to attract tourists - from Hippies to the Ultra-Rich - on its own.

The Riviera Nayarit project will be attempting to support, manage and develop 160 kilometers of Coast integrating the Municipalities of Bahía de Banderas, Compostela and San Blas.

In short, whether you are looking for a luxurious and comfortable lifestyle, a more relaxed and rustic atmosphere, or to explore this area's rich natural environment, Vallarta Nayarit will soon have it all.

Translated by BanderasNews Reporter, Adriana Romero
Nayarit y sus Nuevas Playas
Gretel Zanella - El Universal

La costa nayarita se rebautiza. Ahora, se lanza con el "nombre artístico" de Riviera Nayarit, una versión que se está renovando gracias a la cirugía de millones de dólares que empresas privadas y el gobierno le están inyectando para dejarla despampanante y lista para el turismo Premium.

Punta Mita, por ejemplo, concentra los proyectos turísticos inmobiliarios de fastuosas residencias y hoteles como el St. Regis, que ya está en obra. Con guiñarle el ojo, es fácil que cualquiera –dispuesto a pagar casi 4 millones de dólares por una casa con vista al campo de golf diseñado por Jack Nicklaus del hotel Four Seasons – no se resista a sus encantos.

Para los simples mortales y bohemios quedan San Pancho, Sayulita y Bucerías, pueblos de pescadores donde aún no llega el extreme make over para levantar un nuevo campo de golf dentro de un desarrollo de primera clase como en Litibú, un Centro Integralmente Planeado por el Fondo Nacional de Turismo (Fonatur.)

De hecho, quienes residen en estos pequeños pueblos de la "nueva riviera" (la primera está en Quintana Roo), muchos de ellos artistas, surfistas y extranjeros retirados, no ven con buenos ojos que se les venga encima tanto lujo.

El destino, antes conocido como Vallarta Nayarit, se mantuvo mucho tiempo "colgado" de Puerto Vallarta, pero ahora quiere atraer a los visitantes – de hippies a ultrarricos – por mérito propio.

La marca pretende posicionar 160 kilómetros de costa, integrados por los municipios de Bahía de Banderas, Compostela y San Blas.

Quienes quieran pompa y confort, ahí los tienen, los que prefieran un ambiente más relajado y rústico a la orilla del mar, también se les da. Y los que de uno u otro extremo no puedan mantenerse quietos, la naturaleza es tan generosa en esta región que la variedad de actividades ecoturísticas y de aventura es extensa.



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