Featured Cities: Side Trip:Punta de MitaAt the northern tip of the bay is an arrowhead-shaped, 600-hectare (1,500-acre) peninsula bordered on three sides by the ocean, called Punta Mita. Considered a sacred place by the Indians, this is the point where Banderas Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Cortez come together. It's magnificent, with white-sand beaches and coral reefs just offshore. Stately rocks jut out along the shoreline, and the water is a dreamy translucent blue. Punta Mita is evolving into one of Mexico's most exclusive developments. The master plan calls for a total of five luxury hotels, several high-end residential communities, and three championship golf courses. It is the first luxury residential development in Mexico intended for the foreign market. Today, all you'll find is the elegant Four Seasons Resort and its Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, but by next year, a new 68-unit all-suite Rosewood resort will open, and shortly after that, a St. Regis resort will open, along with Punta Mita's second Jack Nicklaus golf course.View Mexico Cities 
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