Compostela

Pueblos Mágicos in Compostela

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Nayarit Compostela

Map of Compostela

Places to visit in Compostela

Towns · 5 Villages · 12 Beaches · 8 Islands · 2 Archaeological sites · 1 Landmarks and museums · 1

Towns

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  La Peñita de Jaltemba · Town
  The working town of Jaltemba Bay: a palm-lined main street to the beach, a big Thursday street market, and Guayabitos just across the river.
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  Las Varas · Town
  An inland farm town and road junction near Chacala, with a community museum of local archaeology and a carnival of masked mojigangas.
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  Chacala · Town
  A tiny fishing village on a sheltered, shell-shaped cove with calm water, beach restaurants and boat trips.
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  Rincón de Guayabitos · Town
  A busy family beach town on Jaltemba Bay with calm water and boat trips to Isla del Coral; roughly 1 h 15 min by car.
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  Zacualpan · Town
  A farming town north of Las Varas known for its devotion to the Divino Niño, a ten-day Santa Cruz fair and the turtle beach at Chila.

Villages

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  Los Ayala · Village
  The smallest, quietest village on Jaltemba Bay: a calm, almost waveless beach, a jungle path to Playa del Beso and boats to Isla del Coral.
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  La Puerta de la Lima · Village
  Roadside farming village on Highway 200 between La Peñita and Las Varas, the nearest village to the Altavista petroglyphs.
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  Chula Vista · Village
  A small, growing village on Highway 200 next to Villa Morelos, at the junction with the toll road from Puerto Vallarta, below the Sierra de Vallejo.
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  El Monteón · Village
  A highway village south of Los Ayala where a 2 km jungle path leads to Punta Raza, an untouched beach with a turtle sanctuary.
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  Úrsulo Galván · Village
  A village on Highway 200 right next to Lo de Marcos, on the Compostela side of the municipal line, a short walk from Lo de Marcos beach.
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  Altavista · Village
  Hillside farming village in the Sierra de Vallejo, set among mango groves, and the gateway to the Altavista petroglyphs and La Pila del Rey.
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  El Capomo · Village
  A farm village between La Peñita and Las Varas whose name also covers Costa Capomo, wide empty beaches backed by wetlands with crocodiles.
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  Lima de Abajo · Village
  A farming village of about 930 people just off Highway 200 north of La Peñita, with a road west to the beach at Boca del Naranjo.
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  Otates y Cantarranas · Village
  A farming village of about 800 people on the coastal plain north of Ixtapa de la Concepción, near the turtle beaches of Las Tortugas and Platanitos.
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  San Isidro · Village
  A small farming village on the road from Zacualpan to Ixtapa de la Concepción, on the way to the turtle beaches of Platanitos and Las Tortugas.
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  Villa Morelos · Village
  A growing village between Highway 200 and the Puerto Vallarta toll road, at the foot of the Sierra de Vallejo, 2 km inland from Lo de Marcos.
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  Ixtapa de la Concepción · Village
  A farming village at the end of the road north of Zacualpan, named for a salty river and its patron, the Immaculate Conception.

Beaches

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  Playa Punta Raza · Beach
  A wild beach of about 3 km below the Punta Raza headland, reached on foot from El Monteón; strong surf, a turtle camp and no services.
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  Playa de las Tortugas · Beach
  A long, nearly empty turtle-nesting beach just south of Platanitos, with coconut palms, surf, a mangrove estuary and a Conanp turtle camp.
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  Playa El Naranjo · Beach
  Long, empty beach north of La Peñita at the far end of Jaltemba Bay, with a sea-turtle camp where you can camp and help release hatchlings.
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  Playa Las Cuevas · Beach
  A little-visited surf beach about 2.5 km south of Chacala, under the volcanic hill of Cerro de las Cuevas; strong waves and almost no one around.
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  Playa del Beso · Beach
  A small cove among rocks just past Los Ayala, also called Playa Frideras, reached by a 15-minute jungle path or along the shore at low tide.
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  Playa del Toro · Beach
  A tiny cove of golden sand under a cliff-top lookout on the Punta Raza headland, about an hour's jungle walk from Los Ayala.
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  Playa Platanitos · Beach
  A fishing village beach south of Santa Cruz de Miramar with grilled-fish ramadas, a river-mouth surf break and a sea turtle camp.
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  Playa Boca de Chila · Beach
  A long, empty beach of pale sand at the mouth of the Chila river, with mangroves, water birds and a sea-turtle camp, west of Zacualpan.

Islands

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  Isla Cangrejito · Island
  A grass-topped rock islet in Jaltemba Bay, also mapped as Isla Cerotero, between the beaches of Guayabitos and Los Ayala and Isla del Coral.
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  Isla del Coral · Island
  A small jungle-topped island off Rincón de Guayabitos, a 15-minute panga ride away, with a sheltered beach, easy snorkelling and an underwater Virgin.

Archaeological sites

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  Petroglifos de Altavista · Archaeological site
  Ancient rock carvings along a jungle stream, still a sacred place where Wixárika (Huichol) pilgrims leave offerings.

Landmarks and museums

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  Ex-Hacienda de Miravalles · Landmark
  Ruins of a colonial hacienda linked to the Counts of Miravalle, with a small baroque chapel, arcaded corridors and old stables.

Neighbouring municipalities

Bahía de Banderas · 45 San Blas · 33

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