Diving Puerto Vallarta

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Underwater enthusiasts from beginner to expert can arrange scuba diving through Vallarta Adventures (tel. 866/256-2739 toll-free in the U.S., or 322/297-1212, ext. 3; www.vallarta-adventures.com), a five-star PADI dive center. Dives take place at Los Arcos, a company-owned site at Caletas Cove (where you'll dive in the company of sea lions!), Quimixto Coves, the Marietas Islands, or the offshore La Corbeteña, Morro, and Chimo reefs. The company also offers a full range of certification courses (through Instructor). Chico's Dive Shop, D?az Ordaz 772-5, near Carlos O'Brian's (tel. 322/222-1895; www.chicos-diveshop.com), offers similar dive trips and is also a PADI five-star dive center. Chico's is open daily from 8am to 10pm and has branches at the Marriott, Las Palmas, Holiday Inn, Fiesta Americana, Krystal, San Marino, Villa del Palmar, Paradise Village, and Playa Los Arcos hotels.

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