Rincón de Guayabitos (also known simply as Guayabitos) is a popular beach resort area located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of

Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...

. The resort area occupies about two km of beachfront and is a popular vacation places due to its gentle waves and proximity to the cities of

Tepic Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Rí ...

and

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. However, its popularity has led to problems such as the lack of hotel accommodations and little-regulated street vending. Guayabitos is just two kilometers north of the smaller beach town of

Los Ayala Los Ayala is a small beach town and fishing village located in the municipality of Compostela, in the Mexican state of Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of t ...

Attractions

The Rincón de Guayabitos (Corner of the small guava trees) is a beach community popular for its gentle waves, reasonable prices and location, being 98 km from the state capital of Tepic and 220 km from Guadalajara. It is also popular for being popular. Most of the lodging here are cabins and hotel rooms with kitchen facilities, most painted in various colors, as it is popular here to buy seafood and other foodstuffs to cook on the beach or at the hotel room. Most of the fish is sold in the early morning, when fishermen return with their catches which include dorados (

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mojarra The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fish in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 53 species found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate regions. They mostly inhabit coastal salt and brackish waters, although some occur in fr ...

s and

red snapper Red snapper is a common name of several fish species. It may refer to: * Several species from the genus ''Lutjanus'': ** ''Lutjanus campechanus'', Northern red snapper, commonly referred to as red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlanti ...

. The area also offers, swimming, baby turtle releases and whale watching boat tours. It also hosts an annual event called Paraiso del Sol 99, organized by the

Universidad de Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara ( es, Universidad de Guadalajara) is a public higher education institution in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The university has several high schools as well as graduate and undergraduate campuses, which are di ...

, which has competitions in mountain biking and a

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. Another event if the “Acuatlon” where participants run three km, swim one and run another three km and the “Aquathon” a 6 km swimming event.

Problems

Because of its proximity to major urban areas and its popularly, Guayabitos hotels can fill up months in advance, with one of highest hotel occupancy rates in Mexico, just behind Manzanillo and

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. This is one reason why it is also popular for visiting families to camp on the beach. However, hotels and other businesses near the beach complain about campers’ trash, noise and public drunkenness. Another issue is the nearly uncontrolled street vendors on the beach and streets of the area, selling fresh fish, juices, bread, milk and prepared foods to tourists. Only about a quarter of the estimated 1,200 vendors are registered with authorities. In 2014, the community joined a national program to help organize commerce in the beach area.

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