31st International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México
September 23th-25th, 2024

SPIRE 2024 will be held in Fiesta Inn Hotel (book here with discount), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México.

 

Travel Information

Arrival in Puerto Vallarta

You will arrive at Lic. Luis Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, International Airport (PVR) it is located near Puerto Vallarta (7.5 km) and 10 km to Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit.

Options:
a) arriving directly to Puerto Vallarta airport.
b) arriving at Guadalajara International Airport and taking a domestic flight or a bus at the bus station (Central Camionera) (5 hrs) approximately.
c) arriving at Mexico City International Airport and take a domestic flight or bus (11 hrs).

Domestic flight options:
a) Volaris (cheap)
b) Aeromexico

Getting to the hotel

You must take an authorized taxi, Uber, or Indrive cab to the hotel. After you pass immigration and customs at the airport, immediately to your left, you will see the authorized taxi counter. Authorized Taxis options: Aero movil, Trip Vallarta e-transfer. DO NOT TAKE ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED TAXI SERVICE AS IT MIGHT BE UNSAFE. Make sure you get a receipt from the counter if you need to be reimbursed.

Money Exchange

The currency of Mexico is the Mexican Pesos (symbol: $). Mexican pesos banknotes come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000. One mexican peso is subdivided into 100 centimos. Coins are available in denominations of 50 centimos, as well as larger denominations of 1, 2, 5 and 10 mexican pesos. You can simply withdraw money when needed from ATMs all over Mexico. Visa is the most widely accepted debit or credit card in Mexico; there will be fees associated with each withdrawal. Or you can exchange your money to mexican pesos in authorized agencies inside the airport.

 

Puerto Vallarta

Playa Los Muertos (Beach of the Dead)

Puerto Vallarta’s main beach, Playa Los Muertos (Beach of the Dead) is hugely popular, with lots of places to eat and drink and a variety of water sports on offer on demand.

Playa Olas Altas (High Waves Beach)

The waves are strong enough to surf, sometimes reaching heights of 2 meters and above. The best time to enjoy surfing in Playa Olas Altas is from April to October.

Playa Mismaloya (Mismaloya Beach)

Playa Mismaloya is the beach where it all started, a beach that changed the future and fortune of a whole little Mexican town, transforming it from a small picturesque sleepy fisherman town to a large world-renowned tourist destination.

Parque Marino Los Arcos de Puerto Vallarta
(Los Arcos in Banderas Bay, Mexico. Spanish for “the Arches")

The Los Arcos is named for the huge gray granite islands pushing up out of the ocean in arch formations. Los Arcos in Puerto Vallarta, known for its natural beauty and tropical wildlife, is a favorite place to swim, go sightseeing, snorkel, and much more. These islands continue to entertain thousands of tourists every year.

Islas Marieta (Marieta Island)

 

This unique scenario is part of the state of Nayarit, right in the coastal strip called Riviera Nayarit. The archipelago itself is a natural wonder formed by volcanic activity. Hidden Beach is home to many different types of coral and reef fish, sea turtles, dolphins, manta rays, and eels.

Playa Las Caletas (Las Caletas Beach)

A hidden oasis south of Puerto Vallarta that consists of a group of 4 small beaches nestled between rocky outcroppings and lush tropical vegetation that borders the ocean.

Playa Yelapa (Yelapa Beach)

Yelapa is owned by the locals. It’s an exotic destination that proudly remains untouched. Yelapa is a unique community—”one of the few remaining on Earth where the original inhabitants still reside on, own, and control their own land.” As a comunidad indigena, Yelapa is a land grant or reservation legally set aside and protected for its indigenous people. The land is held collectively by the community. Outsiders may not buy any land but they may long term lease it. The high mountains behind Yelapa have not been crossed by roads, so the only ways to get here are to come by boat from a nearby town, to walk or ride a horse or mule on the long, rocky coastal route, or to come down on the trail/dirt road from Chacala. Taxi boat please!

Playa Paredon (Paredon Beach)

It is approximately 35 minutes from the center of Puerto Vallarta in Mismaloya. The charm of this place lies in the fact that it remains hidden from plain sight by a cliff. On the beach, thanks to the cliff, a cave recreates an ideal hiding place to connect with nature and forget about everyone outside.

Contact

For more information, please contact karina.figueroa at umich.mx