Yelapa is just 40 minutes south of Puerto Vallarta or 30 minutes from Boca de Tomatlan. On the same latitude as the Hawaiian Islands, Yelapa enjoys a sub-tropical climate which is pleasant and temperate most of the year. In the heart of Banderas Bay, Yelapa offers the rugged grandeur of a tropical landscape along with our quaint village at the foot of the Sierra Madre mountains, near the home of the Huichol Indians.