San Blas is a small fishing village of about 12,000 people on the Pacific
Coast of Mexico located between Puerto Vallarta and Matzalan. If you are active you will not be bored, as there are
many ecotourism adventures available here, such as the jungle boat ride, a visit
to the village of Singayta, whale watching, surfing, waterfalls and hiking in the jungle
and beaches.
There are no condos here, no major resort
hotels, no shopping malls, no freeways no golf courses and no stoplights. You don't need a car to get
around. You can walk or take a bike around town, and buses run
everywhere in Mexico.
For such a small town, San Blas has really left a mark. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about it called The
Bells of San Blas even though he was never here. There is brass plaque with one of the verses on the old church.
There was a movie filmed in San Blas - Cabeza de Vaca - in
which my neighbor played a leading role. There is also a hit song from the rock group Mana called 'El Muelle de San Blas'.
San Blas has also hit the big time on Youtube.
Click here for some videos of local San Blas artists performing on the beach.
San Blas has also been in the international news several times. In 2002 San Blas was hit head on with Hurricane Keena, a
category 5 hurricane. In 2006, three fishermen from this area were rescued on a lancha near the Marshall Islands after 9 months lost
as sea.
More Information: If you a question about something that is not covered in
this site, feel free to contact
me.
If you see me or Saba in San Blas be sure to say hi.
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