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Is it safe to drink the water in puerto vallarta? |
Travel Info Is it safe to drink the water in puerto vallarta? Travel Tips You can calm down. (And for God's Sake don't pay any attention to the hysterical Gringos!) All hotels of 3 stars or above (and most even with one or two stars ) have either water filtration/purification systems and/or bottled water for their guests. This also applies to all decent restaurants! (remember NOBODY makes any money if the tourists are all sick or dead!) As noted, the tap water in PV (like Mexico City and most places in Mexico) is certified as "drinkable" While this means that it won't kill you with bacteria, but it tastes so bad, that it is hardly "drinkable." I live down here and I don't know ANY Mexican who would drink water straight from the tap, no matter what the government says! Almost all food places, even the street stalls use chemical water additives such as "mycrodin," "gladicin" etc. when washing fruits and vegetables and it is sold in every store and market. I would simply be careful and eat only at good hotels and restaurants. Remember that with the heat and the lower standards of sterilization, Mexicans have a little more bacteria in their stomachs and this means we are more "immune" to the effects of the bacteria than you are. But if Mexico is still a "third world" country, its tourist industry has been purely "first world" for many years now. (Don't forget that ANY type of change can provoke a reaction, my wife and son and I live in Mexico and every year when we visit my family in Vancouver, Canada, we all get mild diarrhea for a day or two after we arrive! In VANCOUVER!) Your stomach will actually be safer in the tourist areas of Puerto Vallarta than in most similar places in Florida! (and learn to differentiate between bacteria and stupidity! The Gringos come down to Mexico, they sit out all day in the blazing sun without sunscreen, eat 6 different meals like bloody pigs, chug 25 beers and 14 Margaritas, get 2 hours sleep then the next day when they are sick, they groan, "Moctezuma's Revenge." Well, maybe it is Moctezuma's fault and maybe it isn't, but its NOT from stomach bacteria...........) Others only if you want to end up in the ER i suggest bottled water watch out down there...we got robbed. Ask at the hotel you're staying. Some of them may have a purification system installed. Otherwise, NO! Personal experience No and be careful where you eat. If staying in a good hotel only eat there as the street food, unless heavily cooked, can contain e-coli or other bacteria. This includes salad added to street food. Make sure you take imodium pills with you and I would take some acidophollius every day . You can buy the caps in a health store and IModium at the grocery store. Bottled water only and I even would clean my teeth with it... Nowhere in Mexico is it safe to drink tap water. Resteraunts and hotels have purification systems or use filtered water for ice so dont fret about that but mexico as a whole is not a safe place for water. Their water system hasnt been updated in decades and many of the pipes are eroded or leaking very close to sewer systems. |
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