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For those who wish that they’d seen Puerto Vallarta before Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor put their fingerprints all over it, the Riviera Nayarit might be the answer. The Nayarit Riviera stretches for about 100 miles north of Puerto Vallarta and encompasses some of the most beautiful, unspoiled beaches, a rich and diverse plant and animal life and a smattering of small fishing villages and hamlets, still largely untouched by tourists. [cont...] |
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Riviera Nayarit, which sweeps along the wild southern coastline of the Nayarit Coast, is made up of miles of soft sand beaches ideal for surfing, snorkeling and diving. You’ll be sharing these waters with dolphins, whales, giant turtles and, overhead, pelicans and frigate birds.
While the resorts here are luxurious, all inclusive style with every conceivable amenity, and you’ll want for nothing, you’ll be doing yourself a disservice not to explore some of the region’s sites including the fishing village of Playa San Francisco, known locally as San Pancho, where turtles lay their eggs on the beach, or the Alta Vista archaeological site, with its petroglyphs and stone amphitheatre, or Mexcaltitan, the legendary home to the ancient Aztec.
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