Ameca River

The Ameca River is a river of some 230 km in length in western . It originates in the Bosque de la Primavera in , 23 km to the west of state capital Guadalajara; flows through the city of ; and then forms the boundary between and on its way to the Pacific Ocean, where it drains into the at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Mexico
  • Also known as: “Ameca”, “rivière Ameca”, and “Рио-Амека”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Melikamp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
… is situated 3 km east of Ameca River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuevo Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta.

, for a long time named Nuevo Vallarta…

Photo: James Hawley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, colloquially known as Vallarta…

Ameca River

Latitude
20.67104° or 20° 40′ 16″ north
Longitude
-105.28034° or 105° 16′ 49″ west
Open location code
75GPMPC9+CV
Geo­Names ID
3977059
Wiki­data ID
Q827561
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ameca River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Ameca”
  • Cebuano: “Río Ameca”
  • Chinese: “阿梅卡河”
  • Dutch: “Ameca”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اميكا”
  • French: “Río Ameca”
  • German: “Río Ameca”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Ameca”
  • Japanese: “アメカ川”
  • Polish: “Ameca”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Ameca”
  • Russian: “Амека”
  • Spanish: “Ameca”
  • Spanish: “Río Ameca”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Ameca”
  • Welsh: “Afon Ameca”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Boca de Tomates and Bocanegra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Puente Ingeniero Manuel López de La Vega and Puente Ameca.

Jalisco: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.

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