About Bucerias
Bucerias is located north of Puerta Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta, but is more of the typical Mexican town rather than a tourist destination like PV and NV. There are a few resorts at the south end of Bucerias, but the centre of town is more traditional – with beach front restaurants and many merchants selling souvenir trinkets, and only a few fine dining restaurants. There is church at the city centre, but the souvenir vendors dominate the area. There are a variety of small grocery stores in the city centre, but the big grocery store (Mega) is a 10 minute bus ride away.
The beaches are great with many miles north and south to walk, and warm waters for swimming. There's also high surf in some areas and great for boogie boarding. And there's lots of wild-life with eels, rays and puff fish on the shoreline. Fishing is good from the shore and there are many divers seen collecting oysters that are immediately brought to local restaurants.
During our first week there was a carnival in town and a holiday festival with typical Mexican music, dancing and food. Unfortunately the carnival experienced a tragedy on its last day, with a family (father, mother and daughter) dying in a fire that may have been deliberately set. Since we had been to the carnival, we were saddened to hear about the tragedy, and I'm sure this was a difficult time for the other carnival families.
About Vista Bahia Suites
Life at the Vista Bahia Suites is quite unique because it is an older and small complex, and occupied mostly by visitors from Canada and the US. Vista Bahia is an old hotel converted about 15 years ago into a strata and all units are individually owned. We are renting from Leslie and Kosta who are Canadians from Whiterock, BC and are now living full time in Bucerias building a home. Our condo is about 2km from Bucerias centro and therefore it is very quiet – except for the crashing waves 50 meters from the building. The beach is great for swimming and some people are fishing from the shore. There is a pool and outdoor patio to BBQ and have group functions. The view is awesome and we met some wonderful people from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin and California.
