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alixco"on the surface of the sand". Mismaloya lies on Highway 200, south of

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Climate

Mismaloya has a tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen ''Aw'') featuring stable, warm temperatures all year round, with two distinct seasons, a dry season from November through May, and a wet season from June through October. UV radiation levels are high all year round, ranging from 7 January and December to 11+ between April and September. Heat and Humidity is high from December to April and it can reach extreme levels between July and August. The temperature of the sea is quite stable, with lows of in March, and a high of in August.

Film location

Mismaloya is most famous as the site where the 1963 film '' The Night of the Iguana'' was filmed. The set and crew quarters rise up the hill on the south side of the Mismaloya cove. The set is only ruins now, and the once-famous

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is an empty shell on top of the hill. Huston once wrote that he was the only person who cared for the place. The movie made Puerto Vallarta famous, but the set has been forgotten. On the other side of Highway 200 from Playa Mismaloya is

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, a jungle setting where parts of the movie ''

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'' were filmed.

Tourism

The beach at Playa Mismaloya is located in a lovely cove, with a full view of Los Arcos sea rocks - a great place to snorkel and scuba dive. There are boats which tourists can rent, and the beach is home to several restaurants and trinket peddlers, as well as the Hotel Barceló, a beautiful Zoo and La Jolla De Mismaloya Condominiums, also you can reach

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by 15 minutes bus ride.

References

External links

Mismaloya Area Informationmarinamismaloya.com
Populated places in Jalisco Puerto Vallarta {{Jalisco-geo-stub