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Barra de Navidad on the Costalegre
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The town of Barra de Navidad (Christmas Sandbar)with a population of 7000+ is a small farming and fishing community located on the east end of the Bahía de Navidad, 60 km north of Manzanillo. In recent years, the Jalisco state government has promoted Barra as a tourist attraction of the Costalegre. The beachfront fronting the sandbar arks toward Melaque 4.5 kilometers to the west.
- Added on: May 21st, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: sparks
- Listed in: Travel Vacation
- Tags: Mexico costalegre jalisco barra de navidad costa alegre bahia de navidad
Recent Posts
Barra de Navidad on "Wanna Go Fishing"
These guys from the ESPN show Wanna Go Fishing came down November 08 to film a show here. As is almost always the case when cameras are running the bite died and I was a nervous nellie, trying to get them a show. They were after a Roosterfish, which ...
Ballet Xalixco - Dia de los Muertos
On Monday November 2, Ballet Xalixco will perform at the Barra stage. Barra will celebrate the traditional (Dia de los Muertos). Dia de los Muertos is a centuries old Mexican celebration. Local schools will prepare the traditional alters for the dead...
The Cadillac Ranch
"The Ranch" located across from the water park on the road into Barra has gone through changes over the last few years. It's been popular with snow birds in the winter months but goes dead in the summer. Early this year with the completion of the poo...
The area is growing
The area is growing, at least on the Barra/Aguacate side. Toward Barra from the old Infonavit homes and across from the cemetery is the beginning of this new development. I've heard close to 1000 new homes but that is second hand and will probably be...
The Galleon Trade
The Galleon TradeBy Floro L. MerceneApril 5, 2009, 9:59pmMore than 40 years after Magellan set foot on the Philippines, Spain sent an expedition to formally settle the islands. The expedition led by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, a businessman who made a f...
Barra before, during and after Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane was the strongest Pacific hurricane to make landfall in Mexico since Hurricane Kenna of 2002. The thirteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season, Lane developed from a tropical w...
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