Nayarit

NAYARIT RIVIERA This Riviera is formed by every one of the state beaches and tourist compounds along the Pacific coast, including the San Francisco beach on the north, and coming down through many others which include Sayulita, Punta de Mita, Marietas Islands, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta, Los Arcos, Quimixto and Majahuitas beaches. Of course such natural wealth offers visitors many recreational options such as no less than seven first-class golf courses; as well as diving, snorkeling, whale sighting and horse-back riding among many others. PUNTA DE MITA A paradise for those passionate about surfing, this place is on its way to becoming a major tourist destination; located only 50 kilometers away from popular Puerto Vallarta, this shore was actually unspoiled and deserted up until a few years ago. In present times, archeologists work in the exploration of various sites in search of further traces of those who inhabited this beautiful piece of land by the sea, a group which occupied the area during the so-called Post-Classical period, a ... Read more >>
Nayarit History


The great Mesoamerican civilization extended from the Sinaloa river on the western side of Mexico all the way ...
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Nayarit Culture


Dwellers of the mountains for more than 2,000 years, the Coras and Huicholes natives have endured through hist ...
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Nayarit Travel


PUERTO VALLARTA & NUEVO VALLARTA Currently the second beach destination in Mexico for tourists, only after Ca...
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Nayarit Economy

Located in the mid-west of the nation, Nayarit happens to be the state reporting the lowest growth rates in th ...
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Nayarit Geography

The state of Nayarit spreads across a territory of 27,815 sq. kilometers in the mid-western section of Mexico, ...
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Nayarit Politics

The Nayarit "National Employment Service" serves as an employment agency, providing training and certification ...
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Nayarit Government

Lic. Ney Gonzalez Sanchez, Constitutional Governor of the State of Nayarit, as born on January 25, 1963. He h ...
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Nayarit Demography

The state of Nayarit reports a population of a little less than a million inhabitants, 57% of which are younge ...
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Mexico’s Main Rivers
Mexico has wonderful geographical features, and some that we couldn’t fail to mention are the rivers. With over 80 within the Mexican Republic, the following list is made up of the most Read More>>


Punta Mita, in Nayarit, Mexico
This beautiful beach is located on the Pacific Ocean coast, in the state of Nayarit, approximately 40 minutes northwest of Puerto Vallarta in the so called Riviera Nayarit. Punta Mita is the name of the community that has Read More>>


Boating in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit
This route takes us through the coasts of the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, place of one of the most popular Mexican beach destinations: Puerto Vallarta and another beach, less visited Read More>>


San Blas
San Blas is a small city dedicated to fishing and tourism located in the coast of the Pacific Ocean, 62 kilometers northwest from Tepic, the State’s capital. San Blas is an excellent Read More>>


The Celebration of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Independence of Mexico
During 2010 we celebrate in México 200 years of Independence and 100 years of the Mexican Revolution. For this reason the federal, state and local governments Read More>>


The Beltrán Brothers Cartel
An offshoot of the Sinaloa Cartel, this criminal organization was created in 2008 by the Beltrán Leyva brothers (Carlos, Héctor, Marcos Arturo and Mario Alberto). Even though in his origins it Read More>>


Best Golf Courses in Mexico: Pacific Coast, Cabo and Baja
Conceived with faith in the future and respect for the past, Puerto Los Cabos has been guided by a vision of merging luxury and adventure Read More>>


Special spots in Riviera Nayarit, Great Travel and Tourism
Nayarit is a word in náhuatl meaning “son of the god who is in the sky and the sun”, it is a State of Mexico located on the country’s west. Read More>>


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