proper noun/ˌpweɾto baˈʝaɾta/
Puerto Vallarta: a resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahía de Banderas, Pacific Ocean; Puerto Vallarta: a municipality of Jalisco, Mexico; seat: Puerto Vallarta; Puerto Vallarta: a conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico
Synonyms: El Carrizal, Las Peñas, Vallarta, PVR, ZMPV, Zona Metropolitana de Puerto Vallarta
From puerto (“port”) + Vallarta (“surname”). Named after Ignacio Luis Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.