A JUNGLE BOAT TOUR in San Blas, Mexico
We're an American couple traveling in Mexico. This is our first jungle boat tour and we took it in the small town of San Blas in the Mexican state, Nayarit.
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We had never done a jungle boat tour in Mexico before. There are a few things we would have done differently next time (which we included in this video). All in all, we really enjoyed the experience and absolutely recommend it—especially the swimming at the end! What do you think of those underwater shots? The water is SO crystal clear!
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San Blas, Mexico
Views of the Mexican village in 1962 including a boat trip up the San Blas River to a spring that is its source. See more videos at billsvideos.weebly.com
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Exploring Mexico by speed boat on the Nayarit Riviera. Spotting a few crocodiles before a relaxing time in San Blas by the beach.
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San Blas River jungle w/ Shawn Rosseau Nayarit Mexico March 2012
Shawn Rosseau songwriter et al visit San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, March 2012 and take a boat ride up the San Blas River to the La Tovara springs where the fresh water is crystal clear and a fence keeps out the crocodiles! Guide Fernando Lopez was a lot of fun with a wealth of information and great eyes (from drinking carrot juice?) for picking out wildlife. The river winds its way thru the lush tropical jungle...vegetation so thick it is impossible to get thru it and a person would not be able to swim across the river without being eaten alive by the crocodiles! Fernando, his daughter and other family members have beautiful singing talents - he played his recordings from his cellphone... NICE! The food at La Tovara springs restaurant was excellent and all freshly prepared...boatride, great wildlife viewing, swimming and good food?....RIGHT ON!!! we went early in the day before it got busy and were the only ones there until the restaurant staff arrived.
SAN BLAS - Nayarit - Mexico
SAN BLAS - Nayarit - Mexico
San Blas was founded in 1531, but the official date of founding is 1768, when Don Manuel Rivera and 116 families arrived on the orders of the Viceroy of New Spain, Marqués de Croix, under the supervision of José de Gálvez, who was visitador general (inspector) of New Spain.
San Blas was the port from which the Spanish priest Junípero Serra, Father President of the California Missions, departed for California. He left on March 12, 1768 from the nearby Las Islitas beach on Matanchen Bay, in the locally built barque Purísima Concepción.
In May 1768, San Blas was designated as a new naval base for the Spanish Navy. At first, only two ships were assigned to the port: the packet boat San Carlos, commanded by Juan Pérez, and El Principe, commanded by Vicente Vila. Gálvez ordered four new vessels to be built, one of which was the schooner Sonora, later sailed in 1775 by Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra to Alaska.[2]
On March 16, 1775, the San Carlos was set to depart San Blas, Mexico, for San Francisco Bay, stopping in Monterey to unload supplies for the mission there. The vessel was a product of the shipyard established on the Santiago River. Her length was 58 feet, the officers and men numbered 30. The voyage was delayed 3 days, until the first officer, 30-year-old Juan Manuel de Ayala, subdued the commander, who had lost his wits and had to be taken back to port. The captain had been threatening the crew with loaded firearms and without proper safeguards. Officer Ayala shot himself in the right foot while securing the weapons, but they sailed for San Francisco on March 19 under his command. They reached Monterey Bay on June 25. After a month there, she sailed, and arrived off the yet unexplored Golden Gate. A land party had seen the south bay having traveled overland from Monterey. A first mate named Jose de Canizares entered in a long boat, being the first recorded European to enter what is now known as San Francisco Bay.
From its founding, the naval base provided logistical support for the Franciscan missions of Alta California. As the number of missions grew, San Blas was required to send supply voyages more frequently, taxing the naval base's small fleet and finances. San Blas also became the base for Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest. From 1789 to 1795, San Blas was responsible for establishing and maintaining the Spanish post at Nootka Sound and Fort San Miguel. For about twenty years in the late 18th century, San Blas was one of the busiest ports and shipbuilding centers on the Pacific coast of the Americas, rivaling Acapulco, the eastern terminus of the trans-Pacific Manila galleon convoy.[2]
In many ways, San Blas was a poor choice for a deep sea harbor and settlement. The harbor was so small that it could never hold more than four ships at a time. Silting caused by the nearby Río Grande de Santiago resulted in the need for the harbor to be regularly dredged. The climate's stifling humidity and torrential rains from July to October, coupled with extensive mangrove swamps that surrounded the settlement, resulted in San Blas being plagued by clouds of voracious mosquitoes. A variety of sicknesses were endemic, including dysentery, typhoid fever, malaria, and other fevers.[2] Naval officers and workers regularly complained about the climate. When Alessandro Malaspina visited in 1791, he found San Blas's climate so unhealthy that he refused to stay there, instead transferring his operations and some of San Blas's ships and personnel to Acapulco. San Blas's location was useful and logical, however, because it minimized travel time from Guadalajara and Mexico City without increasing the total distance to the Californias. Also, the area around San Blas had a plentiful supply of hardwoods useful for ship building and repair. Fresh water was also available year round.[2]
A hillside fort was built in 1770 to defend the town's extensive sea trade with the Philippines. Its front has stone carvings of the kings of Spain. On the hill behind the fort are the ruins of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built in 1769. The ruins once contained the bronze bells that are said to have inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Bells of San Blas. The ruins of a 19th-century customs house are on Calle Benito Juárez, three blocks from the main plaza.
During the colonial period, hardwood forests were the raw materials for ships that did a brisk trade with the Philippines and the Manila galleon until the shipping moved to the port at Manzanillo, and later to Acapulco.
At its height, the town had 30,000 inhabitants and became headquarters of Spain's General of the Southern Seas.
San Blas, Mexico
Robert Reid of Lonely Planet spent 30 hours in San Blas, Mexico -- some spend decades -- and summed it up in 15 seconds. Missing every drunken second of the immortal San Blas Social Club, alas. San Blas is three hours north of Puerto Vallarta.
Crocodile river in San blas
Crocodile river San blas
10 Things to know about SAN BLAS, MEXICO
San Blas, Mexico is a delightful little town that we've thoroughly enjoyed. Before coming here, we didn't know much about it though. These are the top 10 things you need to know before traveling to San Blas. They're the facts we would have loved to know before heading into town. Did we miss anything?
ABOUT US (MADDIE & JORDAN)
In January 2018, we sold everything we owned in the US (except our husky Laska & what fit in our tiny, tangerine Prius C3) to travel the world—starting with Mexico. Since then, we've been making travel videos about our life in Mexico and the new experiences we encounter while traveling the world. If you'd like to join our shenanigans, subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can also poke around our social media to find out what we’re up to each week.
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San Blas, Nayarit, June 2017
A view of the Playa El Borrego and the gorgeous ruins of the settlement's church, Templo de la Virgen del Rosario, built in 1769, located at the top of a hill, at the Contaduria site. This hill is the site of the original colonial settlement, where are located some sturdy ruins of the 18th-century Spanish fort, where colonial riches were once amassed and counted before being shipped off to Mexico City or the Philippines. The place is still guarded by a collection of corroded cannons.
Paseo en La Tovara, San Blas Municipio Hermoso MEJOR SAN BLAS
Amigos los invito a hacer un paseo por los canales navegables de La Tovara en el Municio Hermoso de San Blas donde podrán estar en contacto con la naturaleza al máximo conociendo su impresionante flora y fauna del lugar y algunas especies que solo se encuentran aquí recorriendo sus manglares podrán tomar un baño en las aguas cristalinas de su manantial nadando entre peces. No dejes de visitar el cocodrilario a unos pasos del manantial. Por eso MEJOR SAN BLAS.
A Pet Friendly Boutique Hotel in SAN BLAS, NAYARIT, MEXICO
During our time in San Blas, we stayed at the boutique hotel, The San Blas Social Club. It's right in the center of town and close to restaurants, bars, and activities. If you don't want to go farther than your room, you have the option to eat and drink right there at the Social Club with some locals. The owner, Augustin is a great guy, so we'd recommend chatting with him while you're there. If you'd like to rent a room at The San Blas Social Club, you can find the Airbnb link below.
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crocodiles near San Blas
During our trip in the river estuary near San Blas, we visited a crocodilleria (a place that breeds and rehabilitates rescued crocodiles for release into the wild). Most of the crocs there were pretty
LA TOVARA SAN BLAS JUNGLE RIVER TOUR
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Crocodile. San Blas, Mexico
Taxista was showing me around and he pulledin and said here's a good photo shot. I thought what's the big deal.....a river. Then I looked down and bout had a heart attack.
Cocodrilario in San Blas, Mexico
Short video of the Cocodrilario in San Blas, Mexico. The Cocodrilario is a place where the breed river crocodiles to try and restore the population in the area. Every couple of months they do some routine health checks on the crocks, and I happened to stop by on a day when they did.
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More aligators on the Mangroves of San Blas, Mexico
two more large aligators on the mangroves...last video of the trip