Playa Platanitos a small
beach
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town in the
Mexican state
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of
Nayarit
Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...
.
In the municipality of
Compostela It is located about 20 miles south of
San Blas and a few miles from the beach
Las Tortugas meaning
turtle
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. With its restaurants, small hotels and warm waters, Platanitos brings several thousand
tourist
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s each year. It is popular with intermediate surfers for its sand bottom river mouth break and northwesterly swell. More advanced surfers prefer Caleta, accessible only by boat. Nearby is the compound of Punto Custodio, a housing complex mainly used by Americans.
References
Populated places in Nayarit
Beaches of Nayarit
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