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Jalisco, on 's , is one of the country's most important tourism destinations, offering many beach resorts, Mexico's second largest city, and lots of outdoor activities.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.

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is the capital of the central state of Jalisco in , and the second-largest city in the country, with about a million and a half citizens.

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, colloquially known as Vallarta, is a city on 's . While it is established as a modern resort town, the Old Town south of the River Cuale is more of a traditional Mexican city.

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is a municipality in Jalisco, , near . It is famous for being the birthplace of the eponymous liquor. Its distilleries offer tours of the fabrication process and into the fields where the agave plant, from which it is made, is grown.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Costalegre and Lagos de Moreno.

is the Pacific coast of the state of Jalisco, . The region is about 330 km in length and begins and ends at the outskirts of to the north and to the south, but neither city is considered part of the region because they are well developed destinations that don't fit the low-key, natural vibe of .

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is a city of 112,000 people in Jalisco. It draws tourists on account of its history and old architecture.

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is a city and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, , in a region known as Los Altos. It is best known as the home of a small image of the Virgin Mary called Our Lady of .

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Tepatitlán de Morelos is a city of 150,000 people in Jalisco. The city has several old Spanish cathedrals each with its own personality as well as several other photogenic colonial buildings.

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de Allende, universally referred to only as , is a small rural town in the highlands of Jalisco in Western . It's a quaint colonial era town with historic buildings, cobblestone streets and a romantic vibe.

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is a small colonial town in the western part of Jalisco. It's a town whose history and mining tradition reaches back into the pre-Hispanic era and whose old homes and rolling cobblestone streets invite meandering explorations.

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is a city of 20,000 people in the state of Jalisco in . is known for its traditional buildings with white facades and red roofs. Some traditional public fountains where people used to get their daily water are still conserved.

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is a town on the shores of Lake in the state of Jalisco, . Many North Americans reside in this town, attracted by the mild climate and lower Mexican cost of living.

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is a 1,000-year-old small town in the mountains of Jalisco, . With its abundant forests and rugged terrain, it is a popular weekend destination for active outdoorsmen and for young couples looking for a romantic small town getaway.

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is a small city of about 16,500 people in a mountainous area of Jalisco. It is a tranquil town full of colonial era architecture and style, but is best known as the birthplace of mariachi music. is one of Mexico's designated .

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is on the lake Chapala in the state of Jalisco. is a town of 11,400 people and is a popular weekend destination for urbanites in the Guadalajara area.

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is a small colonial town in a mountainous region of southwestern Mexico in the state of Jalisco. The town is known as the birthplace of Juan Rulfo, one of Mexico's most prominent literary figures. It is one of Mexico's designated .

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is a town on the south side of Lake Chapala, facing the town of across the waters, in the municipality of Tuxcueca, in the Jalisco state, a region known as Cienega.

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is a small town of just under 9,000 residents in the mountainous central region of Jalisco, . It is a relaxing colonial town that makes an enjoyable weekend trip from Puerto Vallarta. is one of Mexico's designated .

Jalisco

Latitude of center
20.3333° or 20° 20′ north
Longitude of center
-103.6667° or 103° 40′ west
Population
8,350,000
Elevation
1,355 metres (4,446 feet)
Abbreviation
“JAL”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305626882
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
4004156
Wiki­data ID
Q13160
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Yue Chinese—“Jalisco” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Халиско”
  • Afrikaans: “Jalisco”
  • Arabic: “ولاية خاليسكو”
  • Aragonese: “Jalisco”
  • Armenian: “Խալիսկո”
  • Armenian: “Հալիսկո”
  • Asturian: “Jalisco”
  • Aymara: “Jalisco Istadu”
  • Balinese: “Jalisco”
  • Basque: “Jalisco”
  • Bavarian: “Jalisco”
  • Belarusian: “Халіска, штат”
  • Belarusian: “Халіска”
  • Belarusian: “штат Халіска”
  • Bengali: “হালিস্কো”
  • Bosnian: “Jalisco”
  • Breton: “Jalisco”
  • Bulgarian: “Халиско”
  • Catalan: “Jalisco”
  • Cebuano: “Estado de Jalisco”
  • Central Bikol: “Jalisco”
  • Chechen: “Халиско”
  • Cheyenne: “Jalisco”
  • Chinese: “Jalisco Chiu”
  • Chinese: “哈利斯戈州”
  • Chinese: “哈利斯科州”
  • Cornish: “Jalisco”
  • Croatian: “Jalisco”
  • Czech: “Jalisco”
  • Danish: “Jalisco”
  • Dutch: “Jalisco”
  • Esperanto: “Jalisco”
  • Estonian: “Jalisco osariik”
  • Estonian: “Jalisco”
  • Finnish: “Jalisco”
  • French: “JAL”
  • French: “Jalisco”
  • French: “JC”
  • Galician: “Jalisco”
  • Galician: “Xalisco”
  • Georgian: “ხალისკო”
  • Georgian: “ხალისკოს შტატი”
  • German: “Jalisco”
  • German: “MX-JAL”
  • Greek: “Χαλίσκο”
  • Guarani: “Jalisco”
  • Gujarati: “જેલિસ્કો”
  • Hausa: “Jalisco”
  • Hebrew: “חליסקו”
  • Hindi: “जलिस्को”
  • Hungarian: “Jalisco”
  • Icelandic: “Jalisco”
  • Ido: “Jalisco”
  • Iloko: “Jalisco”
  • Inari Sami: “Jalisco”
  • Indonesian: “Jalisco”
  • Interlingua: “Jalisco”
  • Interlingua: “Stato Jalisco”
  • Inupiaq: “Halisku”
  • Inupiaq: “Jalisco”
  • Irish: “Jalisco”
  • Italian: “Jalisco”
  • Japanese: “ハリスコ”
  • Japanese: “ハリスコ州”
  • Kabyle: “Jalisco”
  • Kannada: “ಜಲಿಸ್ಕೊ”
  • Korean: “할리스코주”
  • Ladino: “Jalisco”
  • Ladino: “Jalisko”
  • Latin: “Xalisca”
  • Latin: “Xaliscum”
  • Latvian: “Halisko”
  • Lithuanian: “Chaliskas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Jalisco”
  • Macedonian: “Халиско”
  • Malagasy: “Jalisco”
  • Malay: “Jalisco”
  • Maltese: “Jalisco”
  • Marathi: “हालिस्को”
  • Mazanderani: “خالیسکو”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jalisco Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jalisco (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jalisco”
  • Northern Sami: “Jalisco”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jalisco”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jalisco”
  • Norwegian: “Jalisco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Jalisco”
  • Ossetian: “Халиско”
  • Pampanga: “Jalisco”
  • Persian: “خالیسکو”
  • Piemontese: “Jalisco”
  • Polish: “Estado de Jalisco”
  • Polish: “Jalisco”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Jalisco”
  • Portuguese: “Jalisco”
  • Pushto: “جلیسکو”
  • Quechua: “Jalisco suyu”
  • Quechua: “Jalisco”
  • Romanian: “Jalisco”
  • Romansh: “Jalisco”
  • Russian: “Халиско”
  • Sardinian: “Jalisco”
  • Sardinian: “Tzaliscu”
  • Scots: “Jalisco”
  • Serbian: “Халиско”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jalisco”
  • Sicilian: “Jalisco”
  • Sinhala: “ජලිස්කෝ”
  • Sinhala: “ජාලිස්කෝ ප්‍රාන්තය, මෙක්සිකෝව”
  • Skolt Sami: “Jalisco”
  • Slovak: “Jalisco”
  • Slovenian: “JAL”
  • Slovenian: “Jalisco”
  • Slovenian: “MX-JAL”
  • Slovenian: “Svobodna in suverena država Jalisco”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Jalisco”
  • Spanish: “Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco”
  • Spanish: “JAL”
  • Spanish: “Jalisco”
  • Spanish: “JC”
  • Swahili: “Jalisco”
  • Swedish: “Jalisco”
  • Tagalog: “Jalisco”
  • Tajik: “Иёлати Халиско”
  • Tajik: “Халиско”
  • Tamil: “ஜாலிஸ்கோ”
  • Tatar: “Халиско (штат)”
  • Tatar: “Халиско”
  • Telugu: “జాలిస్కో”
  • Thai: “รัฐฮาลิสโก”
  • Tumbuka: “Jalisco”
  • Turkish: “Jalisco”
  • Ukrainian: “Халіско”
  • Urdu: “خالسکو”
  • Urdu: “خالیسکو”
  • Uzbek: “Xalisko”
  • Venetian: “Jalisco”
  • Vietnamese: “Jalisco”
  • Walloon: “Jalisco”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jalisco”
  • Welsh: “Jalisco”
  • Western Panjabi: “جالسکو”
  • Wu Chinese: “哈利斯科州”
  • Yue Chinese: “哈利斯戈州”
  • “Jalisco”
  • “Mahkawtok Tlahtohkayotl tlen Xalixko”
  • “Mahkawtok Tlatilantli tlen Xalixko”
  • “Xalixko”
  • “Xalixko Tlahtohkayotl”
  • “Xalixko Tlatilantli”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Jalisco”. Photo: Davalemacmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.