Punta Mita
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Punta Mita is a 1500 acres (6.1 km²) beachfront village located on the north end of Banderas Bay in the Mexican
state of Nayarit
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Puerto Vallarta
, Jalisco
. There is evidence of prehistoric (pre contact) human settlement in Nayarit. On the Punta de Mita peninsula, a hilltop archaeological site known as Careyeros Hill has been dated to circa 800 AD.
Punta Mita is surrounded on three sides by nine and a half miles of Pacific Ocean
beaches and coves including Litibu Bay.
Punta Mita is at the same latitude as the Hawaiian Islands
, Punta Mita is kept comfortable year round by gentle sea breezes, and its average summer temperatures are 85° with 75° temperatures during winter months.
Punta Mita’s has several residential communities ranging from condominiums and townhomes to private, single-family villas.
It is also home to five-star resorts such as the Four Seasons
and St. Regis.
The Marietta Islands are a 15 minute boat ride from Punta Mita and are a Mexican national park.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
, about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. There is evidence of prehistoric (pre contact) human settlement in Nayarit. On the Punta de Mita peninsula, a hilltop archaeological site known as Careyeros Hill has been dated to circa 800 AD.
Punta Mita is surrounded on three sides by nine and a half miles of Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
beaches and coves including Litibu Bay.
Punta Mita is at the same latitude as the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
, Punta Mita is kept comfortable year round by gentle sea breezes, and its average summer temperatures are 85° with 75° temperatures during winter months.
Punta Mita’s has several residential communities ranging from condominiums and townhomes to private, single-family villas.
It is also home to five-star resorts such as the Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide...
and St. Regis.
The Marietta Islands are a 15 minute boat ride from Punta Mita and are a Mexican national park.