Los Ayala: undiscovered gem on the Nayarit coast
Los Ayala is situated at the foot of the Sierra de Vallejo Mountains. An undiscovered gem, Los Ayala is an authentic Mexican beach town and a fishing village. It is just now beginning to be discovered ...
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Punta Raza, Nayarit: where the jungle meets the sea
Punta Raza is an incredibly beautiful and pristine beach in a spectacular setting. Its two miles of unspoiled beach are a prime example of the incredible beauty of Nayarit beaches where the jungle meet...
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Lo de Marcos, Mexico: a friendly, family beach town
Set in a palm-fringed bay, the beach of Lo de Marcos is wide and adorned with soft, deep, almost white sand. The beach is simply gorgeous, resembling Hawaii, especially at its craggy north end, where crystal clear blue Pacific waves crash to the shore.
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Playa San Francisco: San Pancho for music and art
Playa San Francisco is a beautiful wide, sandy beach, fierce and riotous, set in the artsy town commonly referred to as "San Pancho." Like most towns along the Nayarit coast, San Pancho was once a fish...
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Sayulita: bohemian surf town on the Nayarit coast
Sayulita beach is stunningly beautiful, and most visitors are completely captivated by its charm. The two-mile long beach boasts soft fine sand, warm blue waters, perfect surfing waves and is adorned b...
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Mexico's endless Pacific beach: sun, surf, sand, seafood and solitude
There's more to the Mexico seashore than skimboards, seafood and sun-bathing bronzed bodies: there is solitude. There are vast stretches of uninhabited or unfrequented beaches lounging serenely beside a roiling sea that stretches westward seemingly into infinity.
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Good morning, Melaque: one day in a small Mexico beach town
For the past number of years during our months of Mexico we have been traveling to Melaque-San Patricio-Obregon, a former fishing village on the Pacific coast about five hours by bus south of Puerto Vallarta. Known collectively as Melaque, the Mexico beach community is stable now at about 8,000 persons, and flourishes during December-March upon the arrival of several hundred tourists who pop up in the streets like alabaster mushrooms in a rain-stirred meadow.
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From Talpa to Puerto Vallarta in the 1800s
I shall never forget the two trips we made to the seashore from Talpa.
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Mazatlan: Tequila, tans and working stiffs
There are different views of Mexico, as diverse as the numbers of observers.
read morePlaya Azul and Caleta de Campos: Exceptional beaches in Michoacan
In a country filled with wonderful beaches and resorts, what could possibly prompt someone to visit Playa Azul?
Perhaps because it's there - representing the only sizeable beach town along the 250km o...
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Playa Azul: Life, currents and a Mexican amigo
Adriano is a sixteen-year-old surfer who helps his mother run one of the many small beachside palapas in the resort community of Playa Azul, north of Ixtapa. You won't read about Playa Azul in most ...
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North of Loreto: Mulege and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history
(To Part One: Loreto and San Javier)
Mulegé
North of Loreto, the highway leaves the coast until about half way to Mulegé, at which point the Bahía de Concepción (Conception Bay) suddenly comes...
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