Village San Blas, Nayarit Municipality of San Blas Banderas Bay Riviera Nayarit
A village of about 370 people on the San Blas to Guadalupe Victoria road, among shrimp ponds and farmland 20 minutes north of the port.
From Tepic: 1 h by car (64 km by road) How to get there ↓
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How to get to La Chiripa
- From Tepic: about 1 h by road (~64 km)
- Nearest airport: Tepic (TPQ), 1 h 5 min by car to San Blas
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About La Chiripa
La Chiripa is a village on the coastal plain north of San Blas, Nayarit, right on the paved road that runs from the port to Guadalupe Victoria (La Virocha). It lies about 10 km north of San Blas in a straight line, roughly 14 km and under twenty minutes by car, with the village of Chacalilla about 5 km to the east. The land around it is low and wet, criss-crossed by canals and streams, with shrimp ponds about a kilometer away and fields and orchards beyond.
The 2020 census counted 371 people in 113 occupied homes, up from 318 in 2010; it ranks 30th among the municipality's localities. It is a working village: more than half of the residents over twelve had a job in 2020, a high share for the area, including 44 percent of women, and about one home in three had internet. Most residents are Catholic. La Chiripa has a community preschool and two primary schools, Rey Nayar and Vicente Lombardo Toledano, and one of its streets also bears the name of Rey Nayar, the Cora ruler for whom the state of Nayarit is named.
The road through the village matters for the whole north of the municipality, and in 2022 the governor of Nayarit singled out the conservation of the San Blas to La Chiripa road among the state's road works, as part of a push for the farming, fishing and tourism of the northern coast. For visitors La Chiripa is a place you pass on the way to Guadalupe Victoria, Mexcaltitán or the villages of the Río Grande de Santiago delta; San Blas, with its mangroves, beaches and restaurants, is the obvious base.
How to get to La Chiripa
Drive from Tepic: 1 h, 64 km
From San Blas, take the paved road north toward Guadalupe Victoria (San Blas a Guadalupe Victoria); La Chiripa is on it, about 14 km and under 20 minutes from the port. From Tepic or Puerto Vallarta, drive first to San Blas.
Directions to La Chiripa on Google Maps
Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to La Chiripa
- Tepic · 64 km by road, 1 h
- Puerto Vallarta · 178 km by road, 2 h 45 min
- Guadalajara · 269 km by road, 3 h 30 min
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic or stops. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
Before you go to La Chiripa: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- January is the coolest month (about 22 °C on average), July the hottest (about 28 °C) and August the wettest; it rains on around 148 days a year. PueblosAmerica · checked Oct 2026
- What to bring
- Bring sunscreen and insect repellent: the San Blas area has jejenes, tiny biting gnats. Visit Nayarit · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting La Chiripa: what to see and do
See the shrimp ponds, canals and farmland of the plain north of San Blas.
Stop on the road north to Guadalupe Victoria (La Virocha) and the Río Grande de Santiago delta.
Visit the neighboring village of Chacalilla, about 5 km east.
Return to San Blas, under 20 minutes away, for La Tovara boat trips and seafood.
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Places to stay in La Chiripa
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Tours & activities
Day trips and guided outings from San Blas often include La Chiripa; with a local guide you can get there without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at TPQ (Tepic): about 1 h 5 min by road to San Blas, then 10 km more to La Chiripa, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tepic (TPQ), about 1 h 5 min by road from San Blas, the base for La Chiripa.
Mobile data
Signal can drop away from San Blas: download a map of the way to La Chiripa before you set out, or carry an eSIM with data.
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When to go to La Chiripa warm
La Chiripa shares the climate of San Blas, 10 km away. The best months to visit are March, April, May, and December.
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The closest Pueblo Mágico: San Blas
San Blas is the Pueblo Mágico closest to La Chiripa, with places to stay, food, and more to see.
Also close to
- Mexcaltitán · Nayarit · 35 km away
- Compostela · Nayarit · 61 km away
- Puerto Balleto · Nayarit · 66 km away
Closest to La Chiripa
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Chacalilla · Village · 5 km away
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Guadalupe Victoria · Village · 6 km away
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Aután · Village · 7 km away
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El Madrigaleño · Village · 7 km away
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Isla del Conde · Village · 7 km away
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Laureles y Góngora · Village · 7 km away
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Pimientillo · Village · 7 km away
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Playa de Ramírez · Village · 7 km away
Near La Chiripa
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
Location from OpenStreetMap. Written by Puebloteca.