About the Pacific Coast of Mexico The longest expanse of beaches
in Mexico lies across the Pacific Coast and Gulf of California,
a region known as the Mexican Riviera, and encompasses 7,338
kilometers (4,560 miles) of coastline. A 322-kilometer
(200-mile) expanse of this coastline consists of relatively
undeveloped beaches in south Nayarit – a region known as the
Riviera Nayarit – and is one of the country’s smallest states.
Starting as far south as Nuevo Vallarta and extending as far
north as San Blas, the Riviera Nayarit coast borders hundreds of
bays in the Pacific Ocean, although a few are larger and more
significant, such as Bahia Banderas Bay, Bahia Jaltemba Bay, and
Bahia Matanchen Bay. Scattered along these bays and other
secluded coves are more than 20 unique towns, framed by lush
tropical rainforests and the majestic Sierra Madre Occidental
mountains. The towns along the Nayarit coastline each have their
own distinct character, but all of them have the awe-inspring
Pacific Ocean in common. Most have