Catch a local #275 bus northbound on 16 de Septiembre (40min., 4.50 pesos). Ask the driver when to get off, or get off when you see the massive arch. Last bus back 10pm. A soaring 20m arch next to ...more
Take a local #275 or 275A bus or the “Tlaquepaque” TUR bus (30min., 10 pesos) from 16 de Septiembre on the southbound side. For the main markets, get off at Independencia by the Pollo-Chicken on ...more
Catch bus #275 (4.50 pesos) or TUR-707 (9 pesos), both on Revolución. From the 275, get off at the corner of Av. Tonalá and Tonaltecas to greet rows of pottery stores. From TUR-707, get off at Juárez ...more
Guadalajara straddles the line between Mexico’s arid North-Central plain and the lush overgrown hillsides of the Central Pacific Coast. For a taste of the latter, head south from the city to the fresh ...more
Chapala (pop. 20,000), founded by Tecuexe Indian Chief Capalac in 1510, is the first stop along the road from Guadalajara. It was here that D. H. Lawrence began writing The Plumed Serpent during the ...more
Ajijic’s (pop. 18,000) perfect weather and idyllic setting could not stay secret forever, and today the town supports a thriving expatriate community and tourism industry. Nevertheless, the city’s ...more
The smell of its namesake liquor—made here for over four centuries—suffuses the streets of Tequila (pop. 20,000). Surrounded by gentle mountains covered with the prickly, blue-green agave cactus ...more
Half a century ago, Puerto Vallarta (pop. 350,000) was just another sleepy fishing village lost in the jungle between the mountains and a massive bay on the Pacific. Richard Burton, Liz Taylor, and droves ...more
Many a fisherman’s bay with glorious miles of golden sand have gone the way of Puerto Vallarta, but Bahía de Chamela, 60km northwest of Melaque, lies forgotten by the outside world. The largest pueblo ...more
Down the coast from the glittering lights of Vallarta lies the unspoiled hideaway of Bahía de Navidad. While the two towns on the bay, Melaque and Barra de Navidad, do feel a jolt of tourism during ...more
While vacationers flow into the beachfront hotels during December and the early spring, Melaque (pop. 12,000) sleeps for the rest of the year. A cool sea breeze over the golden beaches staves off what ...more
Barra de Navidad (pop. 7000) is smaller than its sister Melaque, but it attracts more tourists and expats to its shaded streets, numerous sidewalk eateries, and popular seaside bars, giving it a concentrated ...more
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