Can you drink the ice in Puerto Vallarta?

The water and ice in tourist resorts and hotels should be fine to drink (it's not in their best interest to have a bunch of sick tourists on their hands), and any ice that you see in the form of a cylinder with a hole in the center is purchased from a purified ice factory and is safe.



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