Backroads Mazatlan
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Apparently, according to one of its former residents, San Blas is site to the original Jungle Tour. The person who designed the "Jungle Tour" ride in Disneyland was inspired by a "real, live one" in San Blas. San Blas is a lush, tropical setting on the Pacific coast, just north of Bandaras Bay. Although well-known for its peacefulness and tropical beauty, San Blas is not yet a busy tourist center. Despite the slightly-annoying "jejene" (pronounced  

hay-ihenay´) bugs in summer, San Blas is a great local for fishing, watersports such as sailing and surfing, and for bird watching, especially since more than 300 varieties of birds arrive in the neighboring town of Singaita (3 km from San Blas) every November and December. Located in the neighboring state of Nayarit, San Blas is 257 km south of Mazatlán on Hwy 15, then 35 km west to San Blas