Interactive map of Pacific Coast beaches in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Michoacán, Mexico The interactive map shows the coasts of the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán. These states all have some great beaches, and tourism is an important activity in many of the towns shown on the map. Some of […]
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Interactive Map of Nayarit, Mexico The state of Nayarit is in Mexico’s Central Pacific Region, along with the states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán. The state has an area of about 27,800 square kilometers and a population of 1.2 million (2017). The capital city of the state of Nayarit is Tepic. Tourism is important to […]
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Are you looking for a unique and affordable vacation experience far from the world of all-inclusive resorts? Would you like to experience authentic Mexico at the same time? Then head right on down to the Riviera Nayarit! The following articles will help you to do just that. – Living year-round in tropical Mexico: The dream […]
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The author of the famous poem “The Bells of San Blas” had never ever visited the town. The San Blas that the poem refers to is in the state of Nayarit, on the Pacific coast. Today, it is a small town, with several good hotels and restaurants. Close to the town are a variety of […]
Continue ReadingWhen tourists visit tropical Mexico, they are sometimes invited to visit a coffee plantation. My invitation came when I was camping with my family near Aticama, a small village on the Nayarit coast, 10 miles south of the pleasant sea-side resort of San Blas and approximately 100 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. Beyond the village […]
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Internet Access: Above “Doc’s Restaurant”. Fast, satellite connection, friendly service. English spoken. Laundry: At the Bungalows” or 1 block toward town from the river and 1 block toward beach from main street. Groceries: Largest selection at grocery across from town plaza. Public telephone: Next to Argentine restaurant near town plaza and across from grocery store. […]
Continue ReadingMexico Notes– part 6 But to me, a dreamer of dreams, to whom what is and what seems are often one and the same, the bells of San Blas to me have a strange wild melody, and are something more than a name. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Bells of San Blas San Blas squats at […]
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G. M. Bashford’s Tourist Guide to Mexico was first published exactly seventy years ago in 1954. It was one of a spate of motoring book guides written after World War II as Americans began to hit the open road and drive south in search of sunshine and adventure. How much has Mexico really changed in […]
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The foods of the Pacific coast resort Puerto Vallarta can be as simple—and delicious—as those sold by vendors who stroll the beach hawking skewers of fire-roasted shrimp and trays of freshly shucked oysters or the street vendors like Caesar who, wielding a machete, sells fresh coconuts at his stand on Aquiles Serdán to a long […]
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