The Riviera Nayarit () is a nearly 200-mile stretch of coastline in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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,
Nuevo Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta () is a planned residential-resort community located in the Municipality of Bahía de Banderas#Municipality, Bahía de Banderas, in the Mexico, Mexican state of Nayarit. By automobile, it is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto ...
.
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#Municipality, Bahía de Banderas, in the Mexico, Mexican state of Nayarit. By automobile, it is about fifteen minutes north of Puerto ...
*
San Blas
* Jarretaderas
* Flamingos
*
Bucerías
*
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, s ...
*
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
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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 ...
* La Peñita de Jaltemba
* Los Ayala
* El Capomo
* Bahía de Chacala
* Playa Platanitos
Archaeological sites
The following locations have attractive archaeological sites: Altavista petroglyph complex, Alta Vista, Aticama, Nayarit, 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, s ...
famous for surfing,
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
,
Lo de Marcos, Los Ayala, Nayarit, Los Ayala, Rincón de Guayabitos, Nayarit, Rincón de Guayabitos, Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit, Peñita de Jaltemba and Las Varas.
See also
* Mexican Riviera
* Riviera Maya
References
Coasts
Geography of Mexico
Geography of Nayarit
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