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At this paradisiacal lagoon you may enjoy a trip on boat, take pictures or camp, besides practicing diving, in this place considered ideal for this sport.

It has ecological cabins in a residential development totally equipped and with services that satisfy the requirements of visitors such as swim-pool, air conditioning, terrace, and also a Spa where everything has been carefully designed so that in a very personal manner you may enjoy a mystical experience and an encounter with the being‘s equilibrium and harmony, obtaining at the same time the benefits of natural fruits, herbs and thermal mud that conforms the essence of all treatments.

At its country restaurant you may try typical dishes made with fish, such as ceviche, cuachala, fresh cheese or sliced pepper quesadillas; and of course the traditional fish chicharron. At the lagoon’s beach there are also restaurants where the same fish and seafood dishes are available.

At the “Mirador de Jacarandas” the visitor may admire a fantastic and unique panorama observing the crater where the majestic and charming lagoon is set, which is 2 thousand meters wide and 16 hundred meters wide and of unknown depth. Its waters are crystal clear and change color on its surface, observing different shades.

At the cabin of the Mirador, you may observe the Huicholes people making their crafts and you may buy some pieces embroidered by hand and laid in with beads, besides drinking some refreshing coconut milk, or eating some corn or natural fruits of the region.

LOCATION: The Lagoon of Santa Maria del Oro is located 210 km north of Nuevo Vallarta; 52 km to the southeast of the City of Tepic and 220 km to the northeast of Guadalajara.

HOW TO GET THERE?

It is easy to get there on road because road infrastructure to the lagoon is available. From Nuevo Vallarta through federal highway 200 Compostela – Chapalilla (tax-free road to Tepic) or through the taxable highway to Tepic.