San Blas

Pueblos Mágicos in San Blas

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Map of San Blas

Places to visit in San Blas

Towns · 2 Villages · 22 Beaches · 2 Islands · 1 Nature reserves · 2 Viewpoints · 2 Landmarks and museums · 2

Towns

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  Aticama · Town
  A seaside village on Matanchén Bay famous for fresh oysters, with a waterfront promenade lined with seafood restaurants.
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  Santa Cruz de Miramar · Town
  A quiet fishing village south of Matanchén with pebbly beaches, good surf, rock oysters and an old 19th-century German house.

Villages

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  La Palma · Village
  An inland village of about 1,200 people two kilometers behind Aticama, on the bus route to Playa Los Cocos south of San Blas.
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  Chacalilla · Village
  Ejido village of about 540 people north of San Blas, built over a Postclassic Aztatlán town where archaeologists found ten sacrificed skulls.
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  Boca del Asadero · Village
  A small fishing village by the mouth of the Río Grande de Santiago, north-west of San Blas, at the end of a road through farmland and shrimp ponds.
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  El Capomo · Village
  A farming hamlet of about 160 people on the bean fields of the northern San Blas plain, at the end of a dirt road off the Guadalupe Victoria highway.
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  El Carleño · Village
  A farming village of about 350 people just north of Guadalupe Victoria, on the bean-growing plain of the Río Grande de Santiago delta.
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  El Limón · Village
  Village of about 460 people near the mouth of the Río Grande de Santiago, the westernmost of the Laureles y Góngora ejido, about 4 km from the sea.
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  El Madrigaleño · Village
  Growing farm village of about 830 people right next to Guadalupe Victoria, on the bean-growing delta plain north of San Blas.
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  Guadalupe Victoria · Village
  Farming town of about 3,000 on the coastal plain north of San Blas, known locally as La Virocha, among bean fields, estuaries and shrimp farms.
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  Huaristemba · Village
  Farming ejido of about 700 people inland from San Blas, on a branch road off the Tepic highway; in 1857 it marked the road from Tepic to the north.
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  Isla del Conde · Village
  Farming village of about 400 people on the south bank of the lower Río Grande de Santiago, among bean fields and shrimp ponds north of San Blas.
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  La Bajada · Village
  A hill village of about 450 people above La Palma, inland from Matanchén Bay; its forest and plantations are a stop on the San Blas Christmas Bird Count.
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  Las Palmas · Village
  A farming village of about 180 people on highway 74 between Tepic and San Blas, an old ejido of the Navarrete hacienda lands.
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  Laureles y Góngora · Village
  Ejido village of about 550 people, also called El Ciruelo, half a kilometer from the lower Río Grande de Santiago north of San Blas.
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  Aután · Village
  A farming village of about 1,650 people on the flat coastal plain north of San Blas, two kilometers from Guadalupe Victoria.
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  El Espino · Village
  A hamlet of 75 people in the wooded hills of southern San Blas, about 3 km south of Jolotemba and 2 km off the road to Ixtapa de la Concepción.
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  El Llano · Village
  A crossroads village on the Tepic road, two and a half kilometers before Santa Cruz de Miramar, with cenadurías, taquerías and a gas station.
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  Jolotemba · Village
  A roadside village of about 300 people south of Santa Cruz de Miramar, on the way to Playa El Limoncito, whose public access the ejido has fought for.
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  La Chiripa · Village
  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.
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  La Libertad · Village
  A foothill village of about 1,650 people off the San Blas road, some 13 km inland from the port and a short drive from Singayta.
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  Pimientillo · Village
  A small village on the south bank of the Río Grande de Santiago in the north of San Blas, near Guadalupe Victoria (La Virocha).
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  Playa de Ramírez · Village
  Despite the name, an inland hamlet of about 100 people on the farm plain of northern San Blas, 1.5 km from the Río Grande de Santiago.
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  Reforma Agraria · Village
  A village of about 580 people, also called La Colorada, among irrigation canals on the low plain about 16 km northeast of San Blas.

Beaches

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  Playa El Borrego · Beach
  San Blas's town beach: almost 3 km of soft sand at the end of Calle Azueta, with seafood palapas, beginner surf and sunsets.
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  Bahía de Matanchén · Beach
  A wide bay south of San Blas with calm swimming beaches, seafood palapas, and the famous long wave at Las Islitas.

Islands

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  Piedra Blanca · Island
  White sea rock off Isla del Rey, crowned by San Blas's sailors' Virgin and held by the Wixárika as Tatéi Haramara, where life emerged from the sea.

Nature reserves

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  La Tovara · Nature reserve
  Boat rides through mangrove tunnels to a clear spring where you can swim, with crocodiles and herons on the way.
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  Singayta · Nature reserve
  A small ecotourism village on the road to Tepic with boat rides and trails for birdwatching in mangroves and forest.

Viewpoints

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  Monumento a Cristo Rey · Viewpoint
  A white statue of Christ on a hill above Puerto Balleto, reached by a guided uphill hike with views over the island.
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  Mirador Punta Halcones · Viewpoint
  A windy lookout on the island's southern tip, visited on guided tours for sunset and views toward María Magdalena.

Landmarks and museums

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  Cerro de la Contaduría · Landmark
  The hill above San Blas with the ruined 18th-century fort and counting house, old cannons, and the roofless church of La Marinera.
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  Laguna del Toro · Landmark
  The former maximum-security prison of the Islas Marías penal colony, now visited on guided tours as a place of memory.

Neighbouring municipalities

Compostela · 29 Bahía de Banderas · 45

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