Living in paradise has it's perks! Beach sunsets everyday, surf's usually up. Coconut water direct from the coconut and I never have to wear socks, year-round. But every once in awhile we get the itch to do something different. Laguna Santa Maria del Oro is the perfect spot to cure the need for a new outlook
Its located about 3 hours northeast from Sayulita, and the view is breathtaking throughout the entire drive. You really get to see the landscape across the state of Nayarit, and there are lots of street food stands along the way. We always stop in Chapalilla at our favorite birreria, Birria al Horno El Chapalilla.
As you get close to the lake there is a lookout with a beautiful view of the lake in the distance. The road from there winds down into the volcanic crater that formed the lake. The town was named Santa María de Acuitapílco by Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán in 1530! In 1594 it was given its new name, Santa Maria del Oro, because of the three gold mines located at the tail end of the laguna. Today they have their very first female municipal representative, elected in 2017.
