Amapas Neighborhood Association

ANA welcomes new busines sponsor BRAVOS RESTAURANT!

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Host/owner Michael Buford and Bravos Restaurant Bar, Madero #263 in the heart of Zona Romantica, return as a Business Sponsor.  Known for their extensive menu, consistent quality, upscale ambiance, attentive service, and dangerous (in a good way) desserts, we like Bravos for celebrations and special occasions.  When you visit, […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US: ANA Turns 17!

It all started back in 2000, when a group of Amapas neighbors banded together to protect themselves against aggressive developers who had moved into then-tranquil Amapas with little regard for their new neighbors.  And the rest, poco a poco, has become our history. We celebrated our 17th birthday at ANA’s August Meet-and-Greet, hosted by Steve […]

HIGHWAY SIDEWALK BEGINS WORK SOON

Phase One of an all-weather sidewalk along the west side of Highway 200, from Conchas Chinas, north to Calle Pulpito, will soon begin construction. Thanks to Diane & Glenn Walsh, Harris Spiridonides, Richard Lohman, Louise Martin, and other members & friends in Paramount Bay, ANA has the 100,000 pesos necessary to complete Phase One – […]

LOS PINOS UPDATE: August 25, 2017

Last month, ANA sent an official letter to Mayor Davalos, with copies to the relevant City Departments – Obras Publicas, Planning, Proteccion Civil, and Transito – requesting a written statement of City Hall’s response to the report of our Civil Engineer, declaring imminent danger of collapse where erosion has significantly undermined the Los Pinos pavement. […]

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English 101 – Puerto Vallarta Police Advance Their English Skills

While the majority of ANA members were beginning their annual migration back North, the Amapas Neighborhood Association (ANA) began an English as Second Language (ESL) Program for the PoliceDepartment. Based on the conversations between the police and ANA, while we were discussing the new VEA (Vecinos En Alerta) program, the police identified their need to improve their English language skills. […]

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LOS PINOS PROGRESS REPORT Thursday, July 6, 2017

dictamen meIn our May Update, we reported on our meeting with Mayor Davalos, our top priority being City action on the undermining of Los Pinos pavement. In June, we interviewed Civil Engineer Antonio Mercurio, of Construcciones Mercurio, and hired him to perform an independent assessment of the Los Pinos slide and pavement. Among Ing. Mercurio’s […]

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REPORT: PULPITO DRAG DERBY 2017

This year’s fourth annual Pulpito Drag Derby, a major event in Vallarta Pride, was, by all accounts, a big success.  Attendance nearly doubled at our ‘neighborhood block party’ from 2016, filling Calle Pulpito from Olas Altas to Calle Amapas with so many spectators that they became an extra obstacle  for our competitors during the Drag […]