The coastline at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle (just northwest of Puerto Vallarta) has changed dramatically in the past three years, with extensive landfill and development of the Marina Riviera Nayarit. The Marina hosts a restaurant, yacht club, an open-air amphitheater, a malecon (boardwalk), docks for large and small craft, and services for mariners of all stripes.
The beach for pescaderos (fishermen) and their pangas has been replaced by three docks and a large open-air Mercado del Mar, where fresh fish, shrimp, and lobsters can be purchased.
Not everyone is in accord that the changes, more of which will come in the future, are in the best interest of the pueblo and its residents. But it is clearly a piece of the "New Mexico," reflecting the influence of tourists and tourism as an important industry.
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