Puerto Vallarta Marks First New-Construction KOA to Open in Mexico; New Architectural Design Reflects Scenery and Culture of Mexico.BILLINGS, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998--Puerto Vallarta KOA ko·a n. 1. An acacia (Acacia koa) native to Hawaii having flowers arranged in axillary racemes and small sickle-shaped leaves. 2. , the first KOA-Mexico Kampground to be built using a new architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. created specifically for KOA-Mexico facilities, celebrated its completion with grand opening ceremonies held on Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998. KOA CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Art Peterson was joined for the ribbon cutting by Edel Soto, tourism subsecretary for the state of Nayarit, who was appointed by the state's governor as the governor's official representative. "I offer my congratulations to Ron (DeFlavis) and Karen (Troxel) for the beautiful job they did building the very first campground in Mexico to use the brand-new KOA-Mexico building designs," said Peterson. "A lot of hard work and effort went into making sure all the details were just right, and the result is an exemplary facility of which they, and KOA, can be very proud." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Peterson, the new design honors the country's culture and traditions. "It is a way of connecting the camping experience to the country while still providing the consistently high levels of services and amenities campers expect when they see KOA." The beautifully landscaped Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta (pwār`tō väyär`tä), city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. KOA offers 50-amp electrical service Electrical service, in building wiring, refers to the wiring that connects the electric utility's cables in the street to the building. Specifically, electrical service is the wiring from the street, through the meter and up to the panelboard, but no farther. , a restaurant and bar, a large swimming pool, a fishing pond, shuffleboard shuffleboard, sport in which players use cue sticks to push disks onto a scoring diagram at either end of a concrete or terrazzo court. The court is 52 ft (15.85 m) long and 6 ft (1.83 m) wide. The bases of the triangular scoring diagrams are parallel to and 8 ft (2. and horseshoes in addition to standard KOA amenities -- clean restrooms, individual hot showers, a coin-operated laundry and a convenience store. Staff members speak fluent English, and the campground employs a night watchman WATCHMAN. An officer in many cities and towns, whose duty it is to watch during the night and take care of the property of the inhabitants. 2. He possesses generally the common law authority of a constable (q.v. . The campground is located near the small town of Mezcales in the state of Nayarit, just a few miles north of Puerto Vallarta, which is in the state of Jalisco. Locals joke that the bridge across the Rio Ameca (Ameca River) is the longest in the world, as "it takes an hour to cross it." The bridge itself isn't very long -- it just happens to span the state border and the time change between the Central and Mountain time zones. The Puerto Vallarta area is a popular tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". offering the wide sandy beaches of the Bahia de Banderas (Bay of Flags), a multitude of water sports water sports Urophilia, see there , para-sailing, whale watching, horseback riding, city and jungle tours, golf, tennis, the arts, shopping, bull fights and Mexican fiestas. The malecon -- an expansive walkway that borders the ocean and is decorated by numerous sculptures -- is enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Across the street from the malecon is the zocalo zo·ca·lo n. pl. zo·ca·los A town square or plaza, especially in Mexico. [American Spanish zócalo, from Spanish, socle, from Italian zoccolo; see socle.] , or town square, presided over by a statue of General Vallarta, for whom the town is named. Artists and crafts people offer their wares in the zocalo and along the malecon, and numerous small shops in the downtown district offer a wide variety of local items, jewelry and souvenirs. A short drive to the south is Mismaloya, an area that became an overnight sensation during filming of Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana ," due to a combination of Richard Burton's and Elizabeth Taylor's romance and the outrageous antics of co-star Ava Gardner. Taylor fans can visit her former residence in Puerto Vallarta, "Casa Kimberly," a pale pink structure joined by a pale pink overhead walkway to a house across the street (which was formerly owned by Richard Burton). Casa Kimberly is now privately owned; tours are available for about $5 (U.S. funds). More recently, the big-screen release "Predator," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, was filmed in and around El Eden, a restaurant and bar complex nestled in the jungle about 10 minutes from the beach area at Mismaloya. The shell of a helicopter used in the movie is proudly displayed at El Eden, which was a popular tourist spot long before its movie debut. Visitors enjoy dining in a shaded area in the restaurant's huge palapa pa·la·pa n. 1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. 2. A structure, such as a bar or restaurant in a tropical resort, that is open-sided and thatched with palm leaves. -- an open-air structure with a thatched thatch n. 1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing. 2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch. 3. Dead turf, as on a lawn. tr.v. roof -- that offers a view overlooking a waterfall and natural pool. Swimming in the pool and sliding down the smooth, sloping rock ledge of the waterfall are not only allowed, but encouraged; the venue also offers hiking trails and a number of vendors selling quality blankets, clothing, jewelry, crafts and other items. There are a number of sightseeing options available from the campground. Taxis are plentiful and inexpensive (about $8 U.S. from the campground into town) and, once in town, everything in the downtown area is within walking distance. There are several tour services that offer a variety of packages such as local highlights, jungle tours, horseback riding packages, shopping trips, bay cruises and whale watching. More adventurous souls can take the local buses just about anywhere around the bay for 1.5 pesos (less than 25 cents) per ride. Puerto Vallarta KOA is located at Km. 149, about a quarter mile south of Mezcales and six miles north of Puerto Vallarta on the Tepic-Vallarta highway (Mexican Federal Hwy. 200). The phone (and fax) number is 011-523-298-0853. Established in Billings, Mont., in 1962, KOA Inc. is the franchised family campground industry leader. Together, KOA Inc. and its affiliates -- KOA Canada Ltd., KOA Japan and KOA-Mexico Inc. -- offer more than 75,000 RV, tent and Kamping Kabin sites at hundreds of campground locations in North America and abroad. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: 35mm transparencies are available via overnight courier upon request from contact listed below. CONTACT: KOA Annette Murray, 406/248-7444; 406/248-7414 (fax) |
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