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Nayarit

Nayarit, a state on the of , is a popular travel and vacation destination. There are large international resort hotels in the southernmost part of Nayarit, but most of the coastal communities are smaller, less known destinations that have historically attracted backpackers, surfers, and the "off the beaten path" crowd.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Tepic and Islas Marias.

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is the capital city of Nayarit. Nestled in a verdant valley with vestiges of the Sierra Occidental here and there, can be a little muggy and wet from April to November but otherwise offers lots of sunshine and can be an interesting destination or embarkation point to the Nayarit Riviera.

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Islas Marías is a cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean 100 km off the coast of Nayarit, . The largest of the islands was used as a penal colony and federal prison for most of the 20th century.

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is a city and port of about 10,000 people facing the Pacific Ocean in Nayarit state of . It is a relaxed beachside town, complete with a lively village plaza, historical attractions, and jungles and swamps full of wildlife for the nature lovers in the family.

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is a small colonial-era city about 40 km inland from the Pacific Ocean in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The city is one of Mexico's and its best feature is its large central town square next to its main church.

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is a small town in the southeast corner of Mexico's Pacific coast state of Nayarit. The town is best known as the site of a pre-Hispanic archaeological ruin that is sometimes known as Los Toriles.

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, also known as de Uribe, is a very old island settlement in Nayarit that may be the original home of the Mexica. has been designated as one of Mexico's Pueblos Magicos, despite having a population of only 818 in 2010, usually considered too small to support tourism.

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is a city in Nayarit, on the of . is a popular beach town on the coast of Bahia de Banderas, about 11 miles northwest of the airport.

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is a small colonial town in the state of Nayarit in western . The town is known for its relaxing waters and nearby natural mountain scenery. The town is one of Mexico's designated .

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National Park is a group of islands in the Bahia Banderas along 's . There are two major islands, Isla Redonda and Isla Larga, as well as several smaller islands.

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is a small town in lying at the foot of the Ceboruco volcano. It is one of Mexico's designated .

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is a beach town in Nayarit, on the of . Once an "off the beaten path" beach populated by surfers and backpackers, word about the town's mellow vibe, great food, and warm hospitality has gotten out and today so many visitors come to town that it's hard to imagine anyone saying it is "off the beaten path".

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is a town in Nayarit, . It has a year-round population of around 2,500, which swells to 3,000-3,500 between November and April. It is particularly popular with Canadian tourists.

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is a seaside village in Nayarit, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. It is a very tranquil place with no big businesses. Referred to as a "surfer beach", San Pancho is very welcoming to anyone looking for a quiet beach well away from the crowds of mega-resort areas just a short distance south.

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is a beachfront village on the north end of Banderas Bay in the state of Nayarit, about 40 km northwest of , . The beach around the Four Seasons and St.

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, Nayarit, , commonly called La Peñita, is a small beach town on Jaltemba Bay with approximately 8000 inhabitants. It is the mirror twin of the popular beach of Rincon de Guayabitos.

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is a village in the Nayarit Region of . is built around the beach, a handsome half-mile crescent of jungle-adjacent sand. is known for its physical beauty, unhurried lifestyle.

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Isla Isabel is an island in the Pacific Ocean, 35 km off the coast of Nayarit, . The island is a protected natural habitat with a population of 0 humans and over 40,000 birds.

Nayarit

Latitude of center
22° north
Longitude of center
-105° or 105° west
Population
1,240,000
Elevation
278 metres (912 feet)
Abbreviation
“NAY”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305626614
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
3995012
Wiki­data ID
Q79920
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Nayarit” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nayarit”
  • Arabic: “ولاية ناياريت”
  • Arabic: “ولايه ناياريت”
  • Aragonese: “Nayarit”
  • Armenian: “Նայարիտ”
  • Aymara: “Nayarit Istadu”
  • Balinese: “Nayarit”
  • Basque: “Nayarit”
  • Belarusian: “Наярыт”
  • Belarusian: “Штат Наярыт”
  • Bengali: “নায়ারিত”
  • Breton: “Nayarit”
  • Bulgarian: “Наярит”
  • Catalan: “Estat de Nayarit”
  • Catalan: “Nayarit”
  • Catalan: “San José de Nayarit”
  • Cebuano: “Estado de Nayarit”
  • Chechen: “Наярит”
  • Cheyenne: “Nayarit”
  • Chinese: “Nayarit Chiu”
  • Chinese: “特皮克”
  • Chinese: “納亞里特州”
  • Chinese: “纳亚里特州”
  • Cornish: “Nayarit”
  • Croatian: “Nayarit”
  • Czech: “Nayarit”
  • Danish: “Nayarit”
  • Dutch: “Nayarit”
  • Esperanto: “Najarito”
  • Esperanto: “Nayarit”
  • Estonian: “Nayarit”
  • Estonian: “Nayariti osariik”
  • Finnish: “Nayarit”
  • French: “Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit”
  • French: “État de Nayarit”
  • French: “MX-NAY”
  • French: “Nayarit”
  • Galician: “Estado de Nayarit”
  • Galician: “Nayarit”
  • Georgian: “ნაიარიტი”
  • Georgian: “ნაიარიტის შტატი”
  • German: “MX-NAY”
  • German: “Nayarit”
  • Greek: “Ναγιαρίτ”
  • Gujarati: “નાયારિત”
  • Hausa: “Nayarit”
  • Hebrew: “נאיאריט”
  • Hindi: “नयारित”
  • Hungarian: “Nayarit”
  • Icelandic: “Nayarit”
  • Iloko: “Nayarit”
  • Indonesian: “Nayarit”
  • Interlingua: “Nayarit”
  • Irish: “Nayarit”
  • Italian: “Nayarit”
  • Japanese: “ナヤリット州”
  • Japanese: “ナヤリト州”
  • Kannada: “ನಾಯರಿತ್”
  • Korean: “나야리트”
  • Korean: “나야리트주”
  • Ladino: “Nayarit”
  • Latin: “Naiarita”
  • Latin: “Naiaritis”
  • Latvian: “Najarita”
  • Lithuanian: “Najaritas”
  • Lithuanian: “Najarito valstija”
  • Malagasy: “Nayarit”
  • Malay: “Nayarit”
  • Marathi: “नायारित”
  • Mazanderani: “نایاریت”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nayarit Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nayarit (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nayarit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nayarit”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nayarit”
  • Norwegian: “Nayarit”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Nayarit”
  • Ossetian: “Наярит”
  • Pampanga: “Nayarit”
  • Panjabi: “ਨਾਈਆਰੀਤ”
  • Persian: “نایاریت”
  • Piemontese: “Nayarit”
  • Polish: “Nayarit”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Naiarite”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Nayarit”
  • Portuguese: “Naiarite”
  • Portuguese: “Nayarit”
  • Quechua: “Nayarit suyu”
  • Romanian: “Nayarit”
  • Romansh: “Nayarit”
  • Russian: “Найярит”
  • Russian: “Наярит”
  • Scots: “Nayarit”
  • Serbian: “Estado de Nayarit”
  • Serbian: “Nayarit”
  • Serbian: “Држава Најарит”
  • Serbian: “Најарит”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Najarit”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nayarit”
  • Sinhala: “නයරිට්”
  • Sinhala: “නයාරිට් ප්‍රාන්තය, මෙක්සිකෝව”
  • Slovak: “Nayarit”
  • Slovenian: “Nayarit”
  • Southern Sotho: “Nayarit”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Nayarit”
  • Spanish: “Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit”
  • Spanish: “La Poderosa”
  • Spanish: “Nayarit”
  • Spanish: “Rapadura”
  • Swahili: “Nayarit”
  • Swedish: “Nayarit”
  • Tagalog: “Nayarit”
  • Tajik: “Иёлати Наярит”
  • Tamil: “நயரிட்”
  • Tatar: “Наярит (штат)”
  • Tatar: “Наярит”
  • Telugu: “నయారిట్”
  • Thai: “Nayarit”
  • Thai: “นายาริต”
  • Thai: “รัฐนายาริต”
  • Tumbuka: “Nayarit”
  • Turkish: “Nayarit”
  • Ukrainian: “Наярит”
  • Ukrainian: “Наяріт”
  • Urdu: “نایاریت”
  • Uzbek: “Nayarit”
  • Venetian: “Nayarit”
  • Vietnamese: “Nayarit”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nayarit”
  • Welsh: “Nayarit”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیارت”
  • Wu Chinese: “纳亚里特州”
  • Yue Chinese: “納亞里特州”
  • “Nayarit”

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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 “Nayarit”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.