Boca de Tomatlán

Not to be confused with Boca de Tomates.

Boca de Tomatlán
Village
Boca Beach
Etymology: Boca = mouth (of a river) Tomatlán = "Tomato land"
Nickname:  Boca
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Coordinates: 20°30′43″N 105°18′50″W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Municipality	Puerto Vallarta
Founded	1500s[1]
Elevation [2]	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (5 August 2014)[2]
• Total	661
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Postal code	48270
Area code	+52 322

Boca de Tomatlán, colloquially shortened to Boca, is a small fishing village in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. It is popular with tourists visiting the nearby city of Puerto Vallarta due to its beaches.

Geography

Boca de Tomatlán is located on the southern edge of Bahía de Banderas. It is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from downtown Puerto Vallarta. The village is located on both sides of the Horcones River, which ends its journey from the Sierra Madre Occidental here. ^[3]

Climate

Boca de Tomatlán has a Tropical savannah climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with dry winters and rainy summers.^[4]

The village has a high amount of rainfall from June to October.^[5]

Nearby settlements

• Colomitos
• Las Ánimas
• Las Caletas
• Majahuitas
• Mismaloya
• Playa Caballo
• Puerto Vallarta
• Quimixto
• Yelapa

Tourism

Panga commonly stop by the beach to drop off tourists. In addition, the road to Boca de Tomatlán on Mexican Federal Highway 200 also offers views of Los Arcos National Marine Park. Adventure tour groups also pass through Boca, with the most prominent being Los Veranos Canopy Tour.^[6] The beach usually has small seaside restaurants serving seafood.

People mainly come to this area to see the wildlife as well, with whale watching tours being offered from November to March. Parrots, egrets, herons, pelicans, hummingbirds, seagulls, and frigatebirds all frequent the area, making it a popular place for birdwatching.^[3]

References

1. "About Boca de Tomatlán". Boca Divers. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. "Boca de Tomatlán - Meximap". Meximap. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
3. "Boca De Tomatlán, A Quaint Fishing Village With Lots To Offer". puertovallarta.net. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
4. Beck, Hylke E.; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; McVicar, Tim R.; Vergopolan, Noemi; Berg, Alexis; Wood, Eric F. (30 October 2018). "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Scientific Data. 5: 180214. Bibcode:2018NatSD...580214B. doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.214. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 6207062. PMID 30375988.
5. CZ, Joel (2 September 2021). "Boca de Tomatlán: The Ultimate Destination for Nature Lovers". Vamanos to Mexico. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
6. "Pickup locations - Los Veranos Canopy Tour". Los Veranos Canopy Tour. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.