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    Ayutla 1, Jalisco

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    Ayutla

    Town Ayutla, Jalisco

    Municipal seat in the Sierra de Amula near Trigomil dam, with a bullfighting fair in January and the San Miguel fiesta in September.

    From Autlán: 1 h 25 min by car (66 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Ayutla

    • From Autlán: about 1 h 25 min by road (~66 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puerto Vallarta (PVR), 2 h 23 min by car to Talpa de Allende
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    About Ayutla

    Ayutla is the seat of the municipality of the same name in western Jalisco, at about 1,370 m above sea level. It had 7,469 inhabitants at the 2020 census. The name comes from Nahuatl: ayotl, turtle, and tlan, abundance, meaning a place where turtles abound.

    The site was inhabited before the conquest. Captain Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura subdued the region in 1524, and the seat was first at Tepospisaloya until a decree of 1830 moved it to Ayutla. The municipality borders Autlán de Navarro, Cuautla, Atengo, Tenamaxtlán, Unión de Tula, Villa Purificación and Tomatlán.

    The former parish church now serves as a house of culture and museum. In the surroundings, the Ramón Corona dam, known as Trigomil, offers boat rides, sport fishing and a restaurant, and there are ecotourism centres with lodging, camping, hiking, zip-lining and rappelling. Local crafts include saddles, huaraches and carrizo-cane goods, and regional dishes include pozole, pepián and birria.

    The two strongest dates in the calendar are the bullfighting fair, 19 to 30 January, and the fiestas for San Miguel, 19 to 29 September. The Ayutla or San Pedro river crosses the municipality from north to south.

    How to get to Ayutla

    Drive from Autlán: 1 h 25 min, 66 km

    Ayutla is about 156 km from Guadalajara by road, roughly 2 h 50 min by car: leave on federal highway 15 and take federal 80 toward Autlán, with the last stretch on JAL 526. Autlán de Navarro is about 67 km away (about 1 h 25 min). There is no direct bus from Guadalajara. One option is Primera Plus from the Central Periférico in Tlaquepaque to Unión de Tula (about 1 h 50 min) and then a taxi to Ayutla (about 1 h 30 min); another is Rojo de los Altos from the Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara (module 7) to El Conejo, in Cuautla, and then local transport. Route-planner schedules are estimates, so confirm with the line (Primera Plus: primeraplus.com.mx).

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    Before you go to Ayutla: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    Bullfighting fair 19 to 30 January; San Miguel fiestas 19 to 29 September. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Ayutla: what to see and do

    The former parish church, now a house of culture and museum.
    Ramón Corona (Trigomil) dam: boat rides, fishing and a restaurant.
    Ecotourism centres with camping, hiking, zip-lining and rappelling.
    Saddles, huaraches and carrizo crafts.
    Bullfighting fair, 19 to 30 January.
    Fiestas for San Miguel, 19 to 29 September.

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    Tours & activities

    Day trips around Talpa de Allende sometimes stop in Ayutla; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puerto Vallarta (PVR), about 2 h 23 min by road from Talpa de Allende, the base for Ayutla.

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    When to go to Ayutla mild

    Ayutla shares the climate of Talpa de Allende, 57 km away. The best months to visit are January, March, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Talpa de Allende

    Twin-towered Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario under a blue sky, Talpa de Allende, Jalisco mild
    Jalisco Talpa de Allende

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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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