Acapulco has more of a mexican flavor, in my experience. Most of the
visitors are Mexican. Also a wider range of accommodations, from cheap
to expensive. Cancun is almost indistinguishable from a resort in the
USA, in my view, and is basically for Americans and other first world
residents. Cancun has better ruins within day tour distance, but no
mountains in the Yucatan. Probably more eco-tourism type of
opportunities in the Yucatan.
You may prefer Puerto Vallarta to either Acapulco or Cancun, depending
on your taste, but perhaps you just want to try something different.
However, a lot depends on where you stay. If you stay in a resort for
Americans your experience will be different than if you stay in a hotel
frequented by Mexicans.
Richard
Will wrote:
> I didn't want to bias the conversation up front by stating my
> preferences.
>
> For my taste somewhere like Puerto Vallarta is very good. You
> can have the massive commercialisim when you want that on the
> hotel strip. But the city itself still retains Mexican
> character everywhere, and you have cobblestone streets, old
> buildings, etc. You can get away to north of Punta Mita and see
> more traditional Mexican coastal community lifestyles and
> culture, and enjoy some remoteness. You can fly (and now more
> easily drive) to Talpa and surrounding communities in the
> mountains, and experience that real Mexican mountain culture.
> Puerto Vallarta is also a short flight away from Guadalajara,
> which is a major urban center.
>
> I like the variety that this offers, and you could probably plan
> four different vacations to this one area and have four pretty
> different experiences. I like ocean, mountains, and good food.
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