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Mexcaltitán is a small man-made island-city off the coast in the Mexican state of Nayarit
Nayarit

Nayarit is one of Political divisions of Mexico and is located on the central west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Nayarit is surrounded by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south with the Pacific Ocean bordering it to the west....
. Legend has it that it was the Aztlan
Aztlán

Aztl?n is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica. "Aztec" is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan."...
 of the Aztec
Aztec

Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl and who achieved political and military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the Late post-Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology....
s, their home city and birthplace from where they set out on their pilgrimage in 1091 that led them to the founding of Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was a Nahua peoples altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the seat of Aztec Empire in the 15th century, until being Fall of Tenochtitlan....
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This island is now being promoted as a tourist attraction and has been designated a "Pueblo Magico
Pueblo Mágico

The Programa Pueblos M?gicos is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism , in conjunction with other federal and state agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors a "magical" experience ? by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance....
" by the federal government. It is accessible by boat from La Batanza, which is the dock area located some 40 kilometers from Santiago Ixcuintla
Santiago Ixcuintla

Santiago de Ixcuintla is a municipality and a municipal seat in the western Mexico state of Nayarit. The municipal population was 84,314 inhabitants with the municipal seat having 18 269....
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Mexcaltitán is a small man-made island-city off the coast in the Mexican state of Nayarit
Nayarit

Nayarit is one of Political divisions of Mexico and is located on the central west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Nayarit is surrounded by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south with the Pacific Ocean bordering it to the west....
. Legend has it that it was the Aztlan
Aztlán

Aztl?n is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica. "Aztec" is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan."...
 of the Aztec
Aztec

Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl and who achieved political and military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the Late post-Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology....
s, their home city and birthplace from where they set out on their pilgrimage in 1091 that led them to the founding of Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was a Nahua peoples altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the seat of Aztec Empire in the 15th century, until being Fall of Tenochtitlan....
.

This island is now being promoted as a tourist attraction and has been designated a "Pueblo Magico
Pueblo Mágico

The Programa Pueblos M?gicos is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism , in conjunction with other federal and state agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors a "magical" experience ? by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance....
" by the federal government. It is accessible by boat from La Batanza, which is the dock area located some 40 kilometers from Santiago Ixcuintla
Santiago Ixcuintla

Santiago de Ixcuintla is a municipality and a municipal seat in the western Mexico state of Nayarit. The municipal population was 84,314 inhabitants with the municipal seat having 18 269....
.

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  • , from the Nayarit state tourism agency.