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El Tuito, Mexico
El Tuito is a town of 3,211 people in Jalisco, Mexico, founded in 1600.
Why visit El Tuito
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in El Tuito
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About El Tuito
El Tuito Spanish pronunciation: [el twito] is a Mexican agricultural town situated South of the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Region Costa-Sierra Occidental of the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is the administrative and municipal seat of the municipality of Cabo Corrientes.
From the Wikipedia article El Tuito (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Alfonso García Castillón
School · 0.7 km
Nivel: Especial; Subnivel CAM; Tipo de servicio: Intervencion Temprana, Preescolar Y Primaria Especial; Turno Matutino
Prolongacion 1 De Abril
Jose Pablo Calvillo
School
Nivel: Primaria; Subnivel Primaria General; Tipo de servicio: Primaria General; Turno Vespertino
Pablo Rios 2
Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez
School
Nivel: Primaria; Subnivel Primaria General; Tipo de servicio: Primaria General; Turno Matutino
Pablo Rios 2
Josefina Castillo
School · 1.0 km
Nivel: Primaria; Subnivel Primaria General; Tipo de servicio: Primaria General; Turno Matutino
Carretera Puerto Vallarta Tomatlan Kilometro 45
Modulo El Tuito (Puerto Vallarta)
School · 0.7 km
Carretera A Barra De Navidad Kilometro 3
History
It was founded in the 16th century by Spanish and Portuguese settlers, accompanied by a Tlaxcaltecan population that introduced the Nahuatl language to the region. Before the Conquest, the territory was populated by Huicholes, Coras, and Tecuexes.
By March 1525 the conquerors, led by Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura, had already occupied Xalisco. But when they went down to the sea, encountered a group of indigenous people armed with clubs, bows and arrows, and darts, and each one carried a flag made of feathers of many colors. As the Nahuas were outnumbered, Captain Francisco Cortés refused to fight against the locals, but one of the captains who accompanied him, Ángel de Villafaña, told him that they should face them and fight against them so they stuck into the ground four royal banners, and two of crimson color, and also a woven damask with the image of the Virgin Mary on one side and a cross on the other.
From the History section of El Tuito on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of El Tuito
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Getting there and nearby towns
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Llano de los Laureles 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Las Juntas y los Veranos 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Boca de Tomatlán 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Yelapa 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Boca Mismaloya 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- San Rafael de los Moreno 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Tequesquite 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Puerto Vallarta 34 km north, about 34 min by car
- El Tule 34 km south, about 34 min by car
- Gargantillo 34 km south, about 34 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- El Tuito (20230719)1, José González Peña, CC BY-SA 4.0
- El Tuito, Mexico, Dennis Sylvester Hurd, CC0
- Oroperipatus eisenii 244165647, Ana Nuño, CC0
- Oroperipatus eisenii 244165552, Ana Nuño, CC0
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