The HOMIA Journal
Discover Banderas Bay
The secrets, legends and hidden wonders that make people fall in love with Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit — verified, told with a human voice, place by place.
Lifestyle
How a Forbidden Hollywood Romance Turned Puerto Vallarta Into a Legend
In 1963 Puerto Vallarta was a fishing village. A forbidden romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton — and a movie shot in Mismaloya — put it on the world map. The strange story behind the destination.
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The Secret Wildlife Calendar of Banderas Bay: Whales, Glowing Water & Other Shows Nobody Tells You About
Banderas Bay runs on a secret wildlife calendar: whales in winter, flying rays in spring, glowing water in summer, and baby turtles in fall. Month by month, the show nobody tells you about.
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The Truth About the Hidden Beach: Did a Military Bomb Create It?
The Hidden Beach of the Marietas Islands hides a myth: that its crater was made by a military bomb. We checked whether it's true or legend — and how Cousteau saved it.
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The Papantla Flyers of the Malecón: the 800-Year-Old Ritual Almost No One Understands
That towering pole on the malecón with men diving headfirst isn't a tourist show: it's an 800-year-old Totonac ritual, UNESCO World Heritage. Here's what you're really watching.
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Raicilla: the "Forbidden Tequila" of the Sierra Above Vallarta
The rebel agave spirit made in secret in the mountains above Puerto Vallarta, illegal for centuries, that only won its Denominación de Origen in 2019. The story of the forbidden tequila.
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San Sebastián del Oeste: the Town That Was One of Jalisco's Richest and Became a Ghost Town
An hour from the beach, in the sierra above Vallarta, sits a Pueblo Mágico that had 30 silver mines and 20,000 residents, collapsed in 1921, and today is a gem frozen in time.
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