DESTINATION MEXIC0 / Staying ahead of the crowd on the Nayarit coast / Keep heading north of Puerto Vallarta to find tranquil towns
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Casa Obelisco, a bed and breakfast at the top of San Pancho's price range, offers a taste of villa life. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol

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Casa Obelisco, a bed and breakfast at the top of San Pancho's price range, offers a taste of villa life. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
The sparkling beach of San Francisco, widely known as San Pancho, stretches to the headland where former president of Mexico Luis Echeverría built his estate. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
Orange blossoms brighten the Punta Mita-Sayulita road. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
Lo de Marco has fewer tourist facilities than San Pancho but boasts a long, splendid beach. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
La Ola Rica's annual opening at the beginning of November marks the semiofficial start of San Pancho's tourist season. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
San Pancho has tournament-worthy waves, but no lessons and, until last fall, no board rentals, which tend to follow the tourists. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
Punta Mita's Four Seasons is in for some competition from Litibú. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
Even though tourists have started to discover the town, life in San Pancho hasn't changed a great deal since it was it was created by President Luis Echeverria in 1975, who was enamored of the fishing village that consisted then of only four extended families. Chronicle photo, 2006, by Christine Delsol
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