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Bucerías meaning "place of divers", is a small beach resort town located in the Mexican state of Nayarit on a stretch of that country's Pacific coast known as the Riviera Nayarita, on the Bay of Banderas, between La Cruz de Huanacaxtle and Nuevo Vallarta. It has a population of about 9,000 residents (seasonal influxes double that number) and is a typical town of the region with cobblestone streets, a main square, church, and many services for visiting foreigners, and features a wide array of restaurants. It has an uninterrupted beach that continues north and south for a total of more than 29 km (18 miles)

Map of Bucer%C3%ADas, Nayarit, Mexico

Bucerias is bisected by the Arroyo del Indio, a mountain run-off that remains dry most of the year. The arroyo also serves as an informal roadbed under Highway 200 overpasses, and can be navigated by car far up into the foothills. The half of Bucerias north of Highway 200 mostly consists of Mexican residents; the other half south of Highway 200 beach-ward consists of primarily non-Mexican residents, both permanent and part time. Once a quaint fishing village incorporated in the 1930s, Bucerias has become a quaint tourism town since the 1980s, when primarily Canadian residents began coming for extended stays with RVs and fifth wheels; Canadians remain a very large part of the seasonal population. The boom of all-inclusive hotels to the south in Neuvo Vallarta -- a development extending from the north end of Puerto Vallarta -- has driven building in Bucerias as well, although in a more muted way: buildings rarely exceed seven floors, and the units are condominium, rather than hotel, style.

Each January the town celebrates Our Lady of Peace (La Virgen de la Paz), who is the patron of the local Catholic church. There is a large and vibrant street bazaar featuring traditional regional art & textiles.

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Bucerías, Nayarit Wikipedia