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The idiosyncrasy of Puerto Vallarta is nourished by a multicultural melting pot in which traditions, languages, customs, artistic expressions and freedom fit.
In Banderas Bay we like people. We all know a story or have our own, of new and authentic friendships that we have established with people from different parts of the world; of having been helped in some difficulty by people we barely know, whether they are co-workers or neighbors, and we all also have an anecdote that speaks of a place we visited with our friends, of some adventure we experienced for the first time or some memory beautiful that this land and its people have given us. Surely we have all said or heard that we are fortunate to live in a paradise.
And if, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit It is a wonderful place that surprises and inspires every day: a beautiful blue sky, spectacular moons and amazing orange suns. A temperate and generous sea that relaxes and imposes and sunsets that deserve a pause in our daily lives.
But just over 50 years have passed since that first international commercial flight that arrived at this port, many things have changed. Puerto Vallarta has ceased to be "El Pueblo" to become a young city with far-sightedness. Today it has to face challenges in its economic and social dynamics that put the paradigms of what is Mexican to the test. However, neither the demands of the maturity of destiny, nor the difficulties, have managed to put an end to the beautiful customs of the province that are so appreciated and that give that small town flavor that we like so much.
Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas a town that embraces
It is wonderful to see that in some streets of Vallarta or of the different Banderas Bay towns, there is still time to talk with the neighbors sitting on the bench outside the house, to take the children to play in the river, to have dinner at the house of the uncles or grandparents a rich pozole or to fire our dead "as God commands."
In Spanish there is a very funny word that we Mexicans love to use, because when we use it it gives us a certain baroque refinement, somewhat impossible, somewhat popular: Idiosyncrasy. Idiosyncrasy is the set of traits, temperaments, character, customs, etc. of an individual or a community.
This is relevant, because our destiny is reinventing itself every moment, carving out its character every day, reshaping its customs and adjusting its temperaments. Banderas Bay has become a municipality conurbated to Puerto Vallarta situation that fills us with pride and expansion. The uniqueness of the native or local, their idiosyncrasy, is a work in progress.
Our Bay is a melting pot where traditions, languages, customs, artistic expressions, freedom, colors, confidence, ambition, creativity, inexperience, courage and friendship fit; but above all good intentions.
«Maybe it's time to look less in the mirror, and start looking out the window; while we do what we do best, attend to our friends” Andrés Openheimer
A multicultural melting pot
The people of this beautiful port have welcomed the world with open arms and have assumed the commitment to permanently seek a balance between conservation and development; modernity and tradition; between the demands of the future and the virtues of the past. The size of the challenge explains that more and more people are getting involved, and doing what is necessary for this paradise to exist for other generations, as we have been fortunate to have it exist for us.
The best of Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas is yet to come
The best of Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit is yet to come. However, every day everyone's work is required. From those who visit us we need feedback, a critical eye, communication. Today it is easy, easier than ever, to know through the network the expectations and experiences of our visitors. It is important that we let our tourists know that their opinion matters to us and motivates us to improve.
Of those of us who have our home in Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, we need to strengthen our ties, recognize and appreciate our virtues and commit ourselves to overcoming our defects, but above all we need to take responsibility for the work that corresponds to us, do it with love, get involved in groups non-governmental organizations and work hard, something that we Mexicans know how to do very well and that the world recognizes.
(*) Director of the The Mangoes Library
- Los Mangos Library: 20 years creating community in Vallarta - 2 April 2019
- The idiosyncrasy of Puerto Vallarta: a town that embraces - 4 October 2018
What a nice review! As I progressed through the text, I thought that there is finally a pen in this city that sees beyond just the good or the bad. And more beautiful my surprise when reading the name of the author! Thank you Adriana García for leaving me thinking about our yesterday, our today and especially tomorrow full of challenges.