Las Varas is a small town located in the state of
Nayarit
Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, about 31 km north of
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the BahÃa 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 ...
, and is part of the
Compostela municipality. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 14,419. The economy is largely based around agriculture, as it is surrounded by fruit, tobacco, and bean farms.
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Populated places in Nayarit
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