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Why visit Sayula
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Museo de Arte Sacro de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
Weather in Sayula
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About Sayula
Sayula is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco, approximately 100 kilometers south of Guadalajara. It is surrounded by smaller towns, such as Usmajac, San Andres, El Reparo, and Amacueca.
From the Wikipedia article Sayula, Jalisco (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sayula on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Museo de Arte Sacro de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Museum · 0.9 km
200 General Manuel Ávila Camacho, Sayula
Tu-Su, PH 09:00-14:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes4
History
In the early 1870s, according to John Lewis Geiger, who was making a voyage across Mexico at the time; Sayula was at the time involved in the production of salt and pulque. From his account, the town was described as having badly-paved roads and being filled with white-washed, low adobe houses. In the 1890s, Sayula is reported to have had a population of approximately 10,655. During this same period, the town had a variety of merchants of goods from carriages and ironware, to arms and ammunition.
In 1974 sailing vessel Sayula 2 skippered by Ramón Carlín won the round the world regatta, as documented in the "Weekend sailor" movie.
From the History section of Sayula, Jalisco on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping9
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Leopoldo Anaya Diaz;Luis Murguia Lopez
School · 1.1 km
280 Calle Vallarta, Sayula
Healthcare7
Map of Sayula
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 68 km away.
- Usmajac 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Tepec 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Cuyacapan 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Amacueca 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- San Andrés Ixtlán 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Ciudad Guzmán 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Zapotiltic 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Tuxpan 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Colima 72 km south, about 1 h 15 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
- Sayula (20250128)1, José González Peña, CC BY-SA 4.0
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