The Riviera Nayarit () is a nearly 200-mile stretch of coastline in
Mexico
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between the historic port of
San Blas, of
Nayarit
Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...
to where the
Río Ameca empties into
Banderas Bay Banderas may refer to:
People
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,
Nuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta () is a planned residential-resort community located in the Municipality of Bahía de Banderas, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. By automobile, it is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Or ...
.
Riviera Nayarit was named to promote the coastline of Nayarit and it includes such notable sites as
Chacala Bay and
Chacalilla.
Composition
The large coastline that occupies the Riviera Nayarit is made up, among others, by the main beaches and the following destinations, that are characterized by major hotels and a vast flora and fauna along the coastline:
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Nuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta () is a planned residential-resort community located in the Municipality of Bahía de Banderas, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. By automobile, it is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Or ...
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San Blas
* Jarretaderas
* Flamingos
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Bucerías
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La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
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Punta de Mita
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Litibú
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Sayulita
Sayulita is a small town in Mexico along the Pacific Ocean at the south end of the state of Nayarit and north of Banderas Bay. It has a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants.
Name
Don Lauro González Guerra, born on June 2, 1887, so ...
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San Francisco
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Lo de Marcos
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Rincón de Guayabitos
Rincón de Guayabitos (also known simply as Guayabitos) is a popular beach resort area located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The resort area occupies about two km of beachfront and is a popular vacation place ...
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La Peñita de Jaltemba
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Los Ayala Los Ayala is a small beach town and fishing village located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of Nayarit
Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of t ...
* El Capomo
* Bahía de Chacala
* Playa
Platanitos
Platanitos a small beach town in the Mexican state of Nayarit. It is located about 20 miles south of San Blas and a few miles from the beach Las Tortugas meaning turtle. With its restaurants, small hotels and warm waters, Platanitos brings sever ...
Archaeological sites
The following locations have attractive
archaeological sites
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:
Alta Vista
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,
Aticama,
Bucerías,
Sayulita
Sayulita is a small town in Mexico along the Pacific Ocean at the south end of the state of Nayarit and north of Banderas Bay. It has a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants.
Name
Don Lauro González Guerra, born on June 2, 1887, so ...
famous for surfing,
San Francisco
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,
Lo de Marcos,
Los Ayala Los Ayala is a small beach town and fishing village located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of Nayarit
Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of t ...
,
Rincón de Guayabitos
Rincón de Guayabitos (also known simply as Guayabitos) is a popular beach resort area located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The resort area occupies about two km of beachfront and is a popular vacation place ...
,
Peñita de Jaltemba and Las Varas.
See also
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Mexican Riviera
The Mexican Riviera refers collectively to twenty cities and lagoons lying on the western coast of Mexico. Although there are long distances between these cities, they are often collectively referred to as the ''Mexican Riviera'' because of the ...
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Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya () is a tourism and resort district south of Cancun, Mexico. It straddles the coastal Federal Highway 307, along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo, located in the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula. H ...
References
Coasts
Geography of Mexico
Geography of Nayarit
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