Costa Careyes is a private community located on the south coast of

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

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, on Highway 200 Melaque -

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexico, Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara ...

at kilometer 53. There are several beaches in the Careyes Bay. Teopa Beach is the largest and includes a

sea turtle Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerh ...

preservation sanctuary. The community was founded in 1968 by Gian Franco Brignone as his private estate. The castles, villas, casitas, bungalows and restaurants that comprise Careyes today function as a resort and have the "Careyes Style" of

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. It hosts the annual ArteCareyes Film and Arts Festival each spring.

References

External links

Costa Careyes webpage
Seaside resorts in Mexico Populated places in Jalisco {{Jalisco-geo-stub