Jan 20, 2008 - Northern Nayarit

Mazatlan is not that far from the border, so we quickly crossed through into the state of Nayarit. 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. ... 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.Mazatlan is not that far from the border, so we quickly crossed through into the state of Nayarit. 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. ... 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....