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Nuevo Vallarta

/ˌnwebo baˈʝaɾta/

proper noun/ˌnwebo baˈʝaɾta/

Nuevo Vallarta: a neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

From nuevo (“new”) + Vallarta (“surname”). Blend of nuevo + Puerto Vallarta, from being a new development in the Puerto Vallarta area; itself named for Jalisco governor Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón.