Jalisco · Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
Las Peñas, made famous by The Night of the Iguana.
- Population
- 224,166 (2020)
- Founded
- 1851
Then
- 1851
The settlement of Las Peñas is founded on December 12.
- 1963
The Night of the Iguana is filmed at nearby Mismaloya.
- 1970
The El Salado wharf opens, now the cruise terminal.
- 2015
Hurricane Patricia weakens and passes south, sparing the city.
Now
Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's best-known beach resorts on Banderas Bay.