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There is no doubt that COSTALEGRE has the most outstanding sea shores in the Mexican Pacific Coast, it was declared an Ecologic Tourist Corridor by presidential decree in the 90’s. A harmonic set of beaches that by work of nature gather in a single space more than 150 kilometers of splendid land. The most diverse water sports and land activities await you in a natural scenario of diverse landscapes, unique in their beauty, to be reached by visitors who want to make their vacation a pleasant experience. COSTALEGRE, includes the municipalities of Cihuatlán, La Huerta and Tomatlán, as well as the shores of Bahía de Navidad, Bahía Tenacatita, Costa Careyes, Bahía de Chamela and Costa Majahuas. 
Each one of these shores has a special charm and attractiveness, given by their almost unexplored beaches with an unequalled peacefulness, extraordinary vegetation, spectacular steep hills, soft wave bays, mysterious mango forest and rain forest. A great place for crops, and home to a variety of flora and fauna. Located between Manzanillo, Colima and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. It covers from Barra de Navidad in the southeast to Hotelito Desconocido in the northwest. You may enjoy the comfort of low price hotels or the amenities of exclusive special class hotels and from a boat ride to the adventure of a fishing yatch. These are the contrasts offered by COSTALEGRE. |
The municipality of Tomatlán is located south of Puerto Vallarta; it can be reached through coast highway 200.A large variety of natural beauties are offered to the visitors including rivers, cascades and beaches of extraordinary beauty as well as  the Cajón de Peñas dam, a must in the municipality and a major venue of fishing championships.
Ease of communication, lodging services, restaurants and the warmth of its inhabitants expressed in their regional fiestas and parties make Tomatlán a must for the visitors of Costalegre. |
A poetic set of beaches that embraces the coast of Majahuas stands out in a singular manner at Costalegre thanks to the integration of natural elements.
Punta Las Peñitas, Hotelito Desconosido, Majahuas, Peñitas and Chalacatepec are landscapes shaping this coast, each one contributes a characteristic touch of beauty.
The over whelming immensity of the open sea, different textures and colors of sand as well as the diversity of animal species make the ecology of this destination a very rich one.The place is ideal for adventure in its endless miles of beach where one may camp and be in full contact with nature. |
Chalacatepec, a beach with a peacefulness that causes envy, is located 25 minutes from the main city of the municipality of Tomatlán.The structure of a pirate shipwreck that sank there and became part of the legends of the place is located near the edge. 
La Peñita Pintada(The painted rock) can be admired at the Tomatlán River bank. The paintings found are at the bottom wall and the ceiling of a natural granular rock cave.Las Peñitas, located half a mile from Campo Acosta, is a beach that is protected by a large amount of rocks, which give it its name. Tourist services are only provided during vacation periods due to the large amount of visitors. |
Majahuas is located 15 kilometers from the main city in the municipality.This place is preferred by those visitors who enjoy camping. The most important turtle fields of the state of Jalisco are located here. 
Punta Peñitas is located 90 minutes from Tomatlán, through the coast highway in the intersection called Cruz de Loreto.This is an ideal beach for sailing and fishing. Protected by the robust vegetation of this place, the beach has remained almost virginal and is known for being the main supplier of fish for the region. |
It is the largest dam in the state of Jalisco with a capacity of 707 million cubic meters. Technically it is classified as a gravity dam and is located to the Northwest of the Municipal Main City, at Km. 130 of federal highway 200, 18 Km. by dirt road towards Viejo Santiago.
The impressive dam of Cajón de Peñas, not only supplies water to Tomatlán, but it also benefits its agriculture and helps generate electric energy.At present, due to its location and features, it is a true attraction for locals and visitors. It has tourist services with food originating in the dam and water transportation. It is possible to fish tilapia, bass, prawn and bagre, it also has the ability to produce the exotic mollusk called tegolobo, valued everywhere for its exquisite flavor and difficult reproduction, since it is only possible to find it in this dam and in the coasts of Veracruz. |
Considered one of the most ecological and exclusive hotels in Mexico.
Its great construction harmoniously respects the surrounding areas and creates an ambience of astonishing magic. The landscape architecture designed with endemic plants, has a great variety of natural species.The endless number of activities offered by this place include relaxing horseback rides, excellent bicycle mountain tours, water sports like kayaking, windsurfing and boat rides through the rivers. 
The beautiful wooden rooms are supported by poles submerged in water, called palafitos, in which bamboo and rattan predominate as part of the basic furnishings, decorated with antiques and works of art, creating a rustic yet truly sophisticated atmosphere that appears to go beyond, to the nature that surrounds the peaceful balconies.
Everything in this ecological development is operated by solar power and in the evening hundreds of candles are lighted to give birth to nightlife.From August to February you can watch turtles laying their eggs and their release to the ocean once they hatch, accompanied by expert marine biologists that give instructions to the visitors. |
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Located near the town of Quemaro, this is an exclusive and fine retreat that has long fine sand beaches of golden color with astonishing waves as an attraction for visitors.These are 600 hectares of green clean land surrounding a set of luxurious private villas that can host a small group of guests at the time. 
Each villa is exquisitely decorated with Mexican art outstanding due to its colorfulness.The beautiful retreat is ideal for visitors wanting to get disconnected from the stress and rat race, offering personalized attention while respecting the privacy of the guest. |
The heart of Costalegre has a reserve that is the habitat of endemic endangered species.This ambitious project has the priority of preserving and protecting a valuable ecosystem as well as educating and creating a culture of awareness and love for nature among its visitors. 
Its different natural elements are refuge to an unlimited variety of flora and fauna; the vegetation is so abundant that a large diversity of insects can thrive here.The UNAM (Autonomous University of Mexico) biology unit and the Cuixmala Ecologic Foundation are located in a surface area of approximately 12,000 hectares. |
A curved and wide beach that creates a bay ending at the Punta Perula rocks and becomes an excellent natural marina, refuge for small boats.This special place of peaceful waves is a very nice vacation destination for swimming and boat riding where one can also free dive in the nearby islands and beaches. 
A beautiful and exciting beach located north of Bahia de Chamela. A town was founded here, which has all tourist amenities.This place provides most of the fish consumed in Costalegre so you can enjoy fresh seafood in its restaurants made of rustic palapas. |
Among the set of small islands located at Chamela Beach, the most outstanding ones due to their natural beauty are Isla Pajarera and Isla Cocinas.Isla Pajarera is the home of the exotic Bobo bird, its peculiar characteristics make it the best attraction in this place. 
Isla Cocinas has a small beach with white fine sand that is offered as a discrete paradise for the so desire peace of visitors.The cacophonic song of hundreds of birds that inhabit this place reflect the immense symphony of nature at its top. |
Without any doubt this is the main tourist destination of the Bay. The long beach that becomes a gate to the open sea and the hotel infrastructure offers visitors the beautiful sand of the beaches, the shinning sun in the sky, the vivifying freshness of its waters and the peaceful surrounding of its landscapes.
An ideal place for many activities like water sports, sports fishing and exciting exploration of the islands where you can dive and swim in peace.Besides being an element that increases the beauty of the place, the nine islands help soften the waves that caress the beaches of La Fortuna and Las Rosadas. |
At kilometer 64 there is a detour towards a dirt road that takes us to this exquisite beach, the first one located southwest of Chamela Bay.
This beach has the charming feature of being located next to a hill where the bay starts with a vertical rock wall on the left that gives life to many shapes in the hill and rocks to the right, creating a soft wave ideal for swimming and diving. Sunsets, especially at El Negrito, are unforgettable due to the magic touch of nature over the place. |
Following highway 200 we can reach this beautiful and exotic bay of suspended landscapes in the deep horizon of its companions, the sea and sky, interrupted only by numerous islands that close this charming place.
A home of birds, it has more than six miles of varied sea and river scenarios, an ideal place filled with motifs for pencil artists. The mellow song of the waves hitting the rocks, the green hill for helpless romantics to contemplate the large ocean, the peacefulness of its beaches that can be enjoyed by children, rock areas for divers, these are some of the features offered by Chamela Bay.
The set of small islands like: La Colorada, Cocinas, San Andres, Pajarera (a reserve of birds and an ideal place for diving), Novilla, Esfinge, San Pedro, San Agustín and La Negrita, all of which are easily accessible by boat and represent an additional attraction of the Bay. |
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Teopa is a long and solitaire beach, located north of the Cuixmala coast. This is an extraordinary example of the kindness of Mother Nature.A great lighthouse is a daily witness of the special beauty of this zone. Careyitos is a small and exquisite bay with very soft waves. 
Costa Reyes, surrounded by a set of multiple shape rocks has a touch of privacy.Playa Rosa and Playa Blanca, a beautiful pair of beaches divided only by a capricious rock. Their names come from the special color of their sand of captivating beauty that cannot be described and gets combined with the refined architectural taste of their hotels and the noble and overwhelming presence of natural elements. |
The tour gets better when in kilometer 54 we find a cobblestone detour that leads to the astonishing Careyes seashore. The beauty of this place is characterized by the white color of the sand in its beaches as well as its fine texture and the peace provided by the sound of the ocean through the waves, all together with beaches , rocks and the hills that shape this exclusive paradise. 
Developed in the middle of the sixties by initiative of businessman Gian Franco Brignone, combining a European touch with the beauty, weather, hand crafts and Mexican joy and creating the peculiar architectural style of Casitas de las Flores and Las Casas de Careyes as well as The Careyes, places of special class that feature a polo club and have become major venues for tournaments of this spectacular sport.The candlelight of Playa Rosa await you for dinner with delicious food. |
The exceptional beauty of this place, accomplished by the set of beaches and specially the unusual purity of the white color and fine texture of the sand make Costa Careyes the Gem of the Pacific.The soft waves, thanks to the noble bay where it is located and the landscape invite you to return to this place. 
The exquisite natural beauty of its topography, its hills and singular beaches cannot go unnoticed . Special attention is deserved by the development of houses and hotels of the Costa Careyes project.
A first class residential complex with enigmatic beauty where architectural lines and nature create an astonishing scenario.Its beaches feature restaurants with gastronomic specialties and international cuisine with a view to the ocean that await you to enjoy their exotic dishes surrounded by luxury and excellent service. |
Continuing through the road, right on kilometer 44, we will find a detour of dirt road towards the beautiful and restricted beaches of Cuixamala and the long beach of Teopa.The color of its sand, the strength of the waves and the caress of the breeze make this place a virginal and far away refuge for loneliness. 
The habitat has been declared a reserve of sea turtles, a place to protect these millenary animals that make Cuixmala their home together with a large biodiversity that is protected in this important ecologic reserve.Besides the Cuixmala Ecologic Foundation there is a Biosphere reserve at Sierra de Manantlán, with a surface area of 159,577 hectares. |
The lighthouse located at kilometer 33 of the highway is the detour that takes us to the beautiful landscape of El Tecuan.
The Pacific Ocean, through its open sea, caresses the beaches of this unique paradise with strong waves that bathe its golden colored sand.A large zone of prodigious swamps located behind the beach invites us to go there and live an exciting adventure. 
The peace that only nature can provide is impregnated in the ambiance of this dream place. Ideal for those who enjoy bicycle rides, mountain activities or pleasure walking.
At El Tecuan, the magical harmony of the vegetation and rain forest come together turning it into a natural movie set of unequaled beauty. |
A few miles ahead of El Tamarindo, we can find the magnificent Tenacatita Bay, one of the largest in Mexico.This place is ideal for fishing crabs, escargot, lobsters and octopus, depending on the time of the year. These species can also be found in the exquisite menus of rustic restaurants near the beach. 
It is said that this is one of the few places of the Mexican coastline where the sun rises and sets on the ocean side during the winter, this great phenomena may be observed depending on the position of the observer.
La Manzanilla, Boca de Iguanas, Los Locos, Punta Serena, Tenacacita and El Tecuan, are the names of the beaches that provide life and beauty to this bay. |
A beach of unequaled beauty, with soft waves and slopes as well as light gold fine sand and palm trees that surround the area where the shrimp farms are located, all in a well protected part of Tenacatita Bay. This is a lost paradise in the coast of Jalisco, surrounded by vegetation and built between tropical gardens and virgin beaches also featuring a first class hotel. 
Here we can find the arrival of Purificación River to the ocean, a place known as La Vena where we can find a colorful French cuisine restaurant that was formerly used as a movie set.
Puntas Serena is located in this same tourist development. Located on top of a mountain and surrounded by tropical landscapes for those who enjoy full contact with nature. This is a holistic retreat where we can find harmony with nature in the peaceful sound of the waves, the sweet music of exotic birds and the open skies with a balance of positive energy and restoring power. |
A couple of miles of light gray sand beach, with moderate slope and a changing wave are part of the characteristics offered by Boca de Iguanas to its visitors.
 Since this beach does not have a near by town, the natural beauties of this place have remained untouched and give us a far away set of imperial peacefulness, right for camping or meditation.
Boca de Iguanas is located northeast of Tenacatita Bay, next to a hill where a large set of palm trees end and become an overwhelming natural wall. Horseback riding throughout the area, water sports and endless nights around a fire motivate health improving actions and fun for its visitors. |
This is a discrete town of long beaches and classic palapas (rustic umbrellas made of palm leaves), which is part of the beutiful Tenacatita Bay. The sensible waves and moderate slope are just part of its attributes. Its sand is golden gray and big palm trees extend towards the Boca de Iguanas beach.It is located in the coast, 60 kilometers from the main city of the municipality and can be reached through federal highway 200, at kilometer 14. One of its many attraction is the surrounding made of astonishing mango trees and the river that provides life to the La Manzanilla swamp, home of caimans that can be seen in their natural habitat together with a large array of birds. |
A few miles ahead of El Tamarindo, we can find the magnificent Tenacatita Bay, one of the largest in Mexico. This place is ideal for fishing crabs, escargot, lobster and octopus, depending on the time of the year. These species can also be found in the exquisite menus of rustic restaurants near the beach. 
It is said that this is one of the few places of the Mexican coastline where the sun rises and sets on the ocean side during the winter, this great phenomena may be observed depending on the position of the observer.La Manzanilla, Boca de iguanas, Los Angeles Locos, Punta Serena, Tenacatita and El Tecuan, are the names of the beaches that provide life and beauty to this bay. |
This municipality has the greatest amount of beach miles. More than a dozen beaches with different textures of sand and waves, as well as spectacular landscapes, make La Huerta the most privileged municipality of Jalisco.An ecologic reserve that is unique in the state, where the goal is to preserve and highlight the beauty of miles of unequaled nature while protecting endangered species, is part of what we will find at La Huerta. Natural landscapes for mountain activities and water sports. El Altilte is a sample of what the coast was at its splendor, before the Spaniards came. The archeological zone includes pretroglyphes, graves located in hills and tenths of cemeteries in the valley, mute witnesses that have survived for a long time to help us understand our past today. |
El Tamarindo is a small spectacular peninsula in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where elegant villas exhibit their special architecture and comfort to please the most demanding tastes where privacy and peace dominate.A professional 18 hole Golf court divides its surface area between forest and marine landscapes that give a refined touch to an interesting grand tour development just south of Tenacatita. 
150 hectares of ecologic reserve where a large array of animals live together including armadillo, badgers, iguanas, deers, raccoons, and a great variety of birds. They are the main reason to have contact with the natural beauties of "El Tamarindo".
Some of the activities that visitors can carry out include tennis, interesting horseback rides through the paths, a long walk on the beaches like Playa Dorado, Majahua and the one that gives name to the development Playa el Tamarindo, all three with soft waves and clear waters that shape a true forest paradise with the rest of the landscape. |
A privileged place where the colors of the rain forest, the beach, the impressive cliffs, islands and sharp marine rocks, form a landscape of romantic dreams.Beaches of fine gray color sand, that extends its beauty along 250 meters.  It is protected by the bay, has smooth waves and average slope, ideal to have your children at sight and for water sports like sailing, swimming, diving and fishing.The tranquility of this place is the best excuse to forget for a few days the stress of daily life and enjoy the pleasures that only the nature of Cuastecometes can offer. |
Towards the northwest of Bahia de Navidad, under the protection of big rocks, we can find the long beach Melaque, with smooth waves, average slope and sand of average texture and golden gray color.Different water sports can be practiced here, fishing, boat rides, pedal boat rides, and walks. One can also enjoy fresh seafood in one of the multiple restaurants near the beach. 
An important characteristic of Melaque is its family ambiance, that makes this destination a must for both tourists coming from neighboring cities and foreigners. The mirador (place to observe something) in Punta Melaque is an ideal place to enjoy an contemplate the beautiful sunsets of this region. |
Puerto Xalisco was the name given to this place by Fracisco de Híjar, until the arrival of the viceroy Antonio de Mendoza in 1540. Here in Barra de Navidad, there were shipyards where boats were built for the expedition that left this place in 1564 and discovered and conquered the Philippines. 
A colorful fishermen town, they pray to the Cristo del Ciclon, unique in the world. This beautiful town is one of the favorite places of the domestic and international tourism.The panoramic dock has an extraordinary view of the lagoon. Restaurants with a great gastronomic variety, as well as handcrafts and typical souvenirs await you at Barra de Navidad. Barra de Navidad is the official venue of major international fishing tournaments where they have seen impressive pieces of Swordfish, Marlin, Dorado and Tuna. |
Barra de Navidad is a colorful fishermen town, with yellow sandy beaches and high waves that let you surf, water ski, dive and practice sports fishing. In the other side of its land you find Laguna de Navidad, a lagoon with quiet waters, excellent for sailing, motor boat riding or paddling through its tidelands or fishing. Another beach worth visiting is San Patricio-Melaque, a long beach in the most protected part of the bay.Not too far from there you can find Cuastecomates, a place with a soft sandy bay approximately 250 meters long. |
The municipality of Cihuatlán is located in the southwest region of the state. It has boundaries to the north with the municipalities of La Huerta and Cuautitlán, with the same ones also respectively to the east and to the west and to the south with the Pacific Ocean and the state of Colima.The beatiful beaches of Barra de Navidad, Melaque, Cuastecomates and El Tamarindo, are part of this special municipality. Within its large vegetation one can find trees of spring, purple rose, tulle, palm trees, guamúchil, pine, oak, and other species in its rain forest. Their fauna is formed by animals such as: Wild boar, deer, caiman, iguana, parrot and an endless amount of birds that together with the innumerable marine life make this municipality a true paradise for the tourist. |
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