Driving to Mexico to Get Married travel blog

People inside the Tecuala church

The front door of the Tecuala church.

The best picture of the church.

It was hard to get a good picture of the whole church...

Nuestra Senora de Amarillo.

Hey Mom, look this one up in Aves de Mexico.

We saw this crested caracara on the coastal dirt road.

This cormorant was seen on the boat ride to Mexcaltitan.

In Mexcaltitan someone was drying fish.

Neat door

Outside the restaurant.

We saw a stork on our way back to our car.

Later, we drove through San Blas, where we saw this pretty church.

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Playa Novillero, the first beach we've seen in months.

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Cows in the Road!

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Broken Down Bus

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Just getting to Mexcaltitan is an adventure

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The only way to the town is by boat.

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"Museum of Origin"

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La Camichina restaurant


Mazatlan is not that far from the border, so we quickly crossed through into the state of Nayarit. Though my parents have been residents of Nayarit for many years, we've never been to the north side and I was excited to explore it. We planned to visit Playa Novillero first, then take the coastal road until we detoured for Mexcaltitan, a small town on an inland marsh that was rumored to once have been the fabled Aztlan, the original home of the Aztecs before they migrated south to present-day Mexico City.

Novillero turned out to be a nice little beach, and great for us because it was our first time on a beach in months. But as beaches go, Litibu is much nicer. We LOVED the coastal dirt road--so fun and wild-- until it dead-ended at a lagoon, and there was no way out except to go back the way we came, another 30 minutes. Bleah. We did enjoy the drive, and discovered another charming town, Tecuala, which had the most beautiful, bright, and happy yellow church. We named it "Nuestra Senora del Amarillo" (Our Lady of the Yellow).

Mexcaltitan did not disappoint. Who knows whether the Aztecs actually came from there-- the museum displays even admitted there wasn't a lot of archaeological evidence-- but there is no place in the world like this. You have to drive on a raised dirt road through miles of wetland, then you have to park and the only way to get to the town is by boat. It's on an island, and you can walk around and eat fish and check out the museum -- very charming! The birds alone are worth it-- zillions of different kinds. Folks with more time can pay their boat guy to take them on a "paseo" around the whole area, which I bet would be awesome.


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