Chacalilla
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Chacalilla is a small beach area in the Mexican state of Nayarit
on the Pacific coast of Mexico
. It is located south of Puerto Vallarta
and near Chacala
as part of the state's coastline known as the Riviera Nayarita
. It is a secluded beach with calm emerald-green waters. It is noted for scuba diving
and kayaking
. In its breakwaters, remains of petroglyph
s can be seen.
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...
on the Pacific coast of Mexico
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...
. It is located south 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...
and near Chacala
Chacala
Chacala is a picturesque beach-town set in small cove on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the State of Nayarit. It is located about north of Puerto Vallarta. The name means "where there are shrimp" in Náhuatl, and is part of the coastline known as the Riviera Nayarita...
as part of the state's coastline known as the Riviera Nayarita
Riviera Nayarita
The Riviera Nayarit is a stretch of coastline between the port of San Blas in the Mexican state of Nayarit southward to where the Río Ameca or Ameca River empties into Banderas Bay...
. It is a secluded beach with calm emerald-green waters. It is noted for scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
and kayaking
Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
. In its breakwaters, remains of petroglyph
Petroglyph
Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images...
s can be seen.