Cabo Corrientes

Map of Cabo Corrientes

Places to visit in Cabo Corrientes

Towns · 1 Villages · 13 Beaches · 7 Nature reserves · 3 Landmarks and museums · 1

Towns

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  El Tuito · Town
  The quiet, ochre-walled seat of Cabo Corrientes, up in the pine-and-agave hills an hour south of Vallarta: plaza, Sunday market, local cheese and raicilla.

Villages

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  Yelapa · Village
  A car-free fishing village on a horseshoe cove at the south end of Banderas Bay, reached by water taxi, with a waterfall a short walk up the hill.
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  Ipala · Village
  Fishing and farming hamlet by a small estuary on the open Pacific coast of Cabo Corrientes, next to Villa del Mar and 3 km from Tehuamixtle.
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  Las Juntas y los Veranos · Village
  Ejido village in the Horcones River valley on Highway 200 south of Vallarta, home of the Los Veranos zip lines and the botanical garden.
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  Quimixto · Village
  A small fishing village with no roads between Las Ánimas and Majahuitas, known for the waterfall half an hour's walk up the La Puerta River.
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  Tehuamixtle · Village
  A fishing hamlet of about 120 people on a calm little bay south of Mayto, known for its huge oysters and an old wreck on the seabed.
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  Villa del Mar · Village
  Seaside hamlet south of Tehuamixtle with rustic cabins on a low bluff, sunsets over the open Pacific and sea-turtle conservation stays.
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  Pizota · Village
  Tiny boat-only fishing village past Yelapa on the south shore of Banderas Bay, with Playa Manzanilla, a jungle waterfall and no resorts.
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  Chacala · Village
  Hill village of Cabo Corrientes about 600 m up, on the dirt road from El Tuito to Yelapa; not the Nayarit beach town of the same name.
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  El Refugio Suchitlán · Village
  A ranchería of under 200 people at about 620 m in the Cabo Corrientes sierra, in raicilla country, reached by a long dirt road from El Tuito.
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  Aquiles Serdán · Village
  Tiny farming and fishing ranchería on the open Pacific coast of Cabo Corrientes, a few kilometers north of Mayto beach.
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  Chimo · Village
  Remote fishing village on the south shore of Banderas Bay, west of Yelapa, where a dirt road from the sierra finally meets the sea.
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  Ixtlahuahuey · Village
  A mountain ranchería of about 250 people at 640 m in the Cabo Corrientes sierra, where a family still distils raicilla the old way.
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  La Sauceda · Village
  A hamlet of about 140 people at 560 m in the hills of Cabo Corrientes, on the dirt roads linking the sierra ranchos behind Yelapa's coast.

Beaches

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  Las Caletas · Beach
  John Huston's former jungle hideaway between Quimixto and Yelapa, now a boat-only beach visited on Vallarta Adventures day trips and evening shows.
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  Mayto · Beach
  A long, empty golden beach on the open Pacific south of El Tuito, with a university sea-turtle camp, a few small hotels and strong surf.
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  Playa Colomitos · Beach
  A tiny emerald cove in the jungle west of Boca de Tomatlán, reached on a 30 to 45 minute coastal trail or a short water-taxi ride.
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  Playa Las Ánimas · Beach
  A 600-meter beach of palapa restaurants on the south shore, the first water-taxi stop from Boca de Tomatlán and the end of the coastal hike.
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  Playa Majahuitas · Beach
  A sheltered, boat-only cove of white sand and reef between Quimixto and Yelapa, the snorkel-and-lunch stop on many bay tours.
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  Playa Caballo · Beach
  A quiet beach right next to Las Ánimas on the jungle coast trail from Boca de Tomatlán, home to a small hotel and beach club.
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  Playa Isabel · Beach
  Small, calm, shady cove a short walk from Yelapa's pier, with clear water for snorkeling and far fewer people than the main beach.

Nature reserves

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  Cabo Corrientes · Nature reserve
  The rocky cape that closes Banderas Bay to the south, crowned by a lighthouse from 1903, reached on foot from the remote fishing village of Corrales.
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  Jardín Botánico de Vallarta · Nature reserve
  A hillside botanical garden at km 24 south of Puerto Vallarta, famous for its orchids, jungle trails, birding and swims in the Horcones River.
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  Rancho Primavera · Nature reserve
  Restored 200-acre ranch 3 km from El Tuito that has become a birding hotspot, with feeders, ponds and trails; day birders welcome.

Landmarks and museums

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  Chico's Paradise · Landmark
  Open-air riverside restaurant at km 20 on the road to El Tuito, on the Horcones River boulders, with cliff divers, river pools and zip lines.

Neighbouring municipalities

Puerto Vallarta · 52 Mascota · 8 San Sebastián del Oeste · 5

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