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Just north of Banderas Bay, in Nayarit state are the nearby towns of Sayulita (about 25km north of PV, locate Sayulita on map) and San Francisco (about 30km north of PV, locate San Pancho on map). San Fransisco is much more commonly known as San Pancho, Pancho being a common nickname for Francisco and just overall a much better name fit for such a laid back place.

Sayulita has basically a surfter vibe, lots of inexpensive accomodations and young people. San Pancho a quiter vibe and a mix of people enjoy the place. On the high end, it’s got some small but very luxury resorts and some beautiful private villas.

Just another option in the area, perhaps they both have features which would remind some people of PV thirty years ago.

The Boston Globe ran an article entitled today entitled Her birthday bunch happy she picked 60 and is a quick and dirty little write-up of some area attractions. The people in the article stayed at San Pancho’s luxury Costa Azul (locate Costa Azul on map).

I myself spent 3 nights in San Pancho a few years ago and quite enjoyed the quiet.

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