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Sayulita Travel Guide: Reviews, photos, & videos
Until just a few years ago, the tiny village of Sayulita, population 2000, was cut off from the rest of Mexico by jungle and on the itinerary of only the most determined travelers. Then a highway was built, connecting Sayulita to Puerto Vallarta, and the tourists started trickling in, drawn by white, sandy beaches and waves made for surfing. Developers have not been slow to catch on—real estate prices in sleepy Sayulita have skyrocketed in the last few years and thatch-roofed houses are giving way to new developments. Of course, the village is still a far cry from glitzy Puerto Vallarta, an hour’s drive south, and if locals and the roughly 100 American expats living in Sayulita year-round have their say, there will never be any large-scale development on this little peninsula jutting out into the Pacific. Hopefully they’ll succeed and Sayulita will remain a charming village, where fishermen gut their catch on the beach, lunch is taken in at tiny tortillerías and everyday is a beach day.
