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Living in Barra de Navidad
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 Barra de Navidad (Christmas Sandbar) was founded in 1540 when Spanish Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, disembarked on the low sand bar on Christmas Day. Later, ships were built on this sandbar for the expedition of Miguel López de Legaspi and Father André de Urdaneta to the Philippines.
Today Barra de Navidad is still a small and sleepy town stretched along the sandbar that curves around the bay toward the neighboring towns of San Patricio/Melaque/Villa Obregon. Barra de Navidad attracts a number of regular visitors from the north in search of a quiet beachside atmosphere without the large hotels and hectic activity of the larger Mexican beach resorts.
The conglomerate of villages that make up San Patricio Melaque are typical of coastal towns with it's market, largely unpaved streets, small stores and thatched beachfront seafood restaurants.
The large lagoon that separates Barra de Navidad and the southern rim of the State of Jalisco from Colima is criss-crossed by small fishing boats gathering scallops and transporting visitors and locals from the town of Barra de Navidad to the new Colima-shore resort of Isla Navidad.
Isla Navidad is a recently completed hotel, golf course and resort project that looms over the lagoon entrance, and is the only hotel complex of its type in the area. These boats also carry passengers to and from the small Colima community of Colimilla, where rustic thatched restaurants on the shore serve up a delightful array of fresh seafood. |
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Relocating to Barra De Navidad
For expatriates arriving in Barra de Navidad often the most important starting references are expatriate clubs and associations. Some of the most important are the American Society along with the DAR, the International Friendship Club, and Rotary International. American Society acts as a large umbrella organization harboring smaller clubs and associations that are based on particular fields of interest.
| | Going Out in Barra de Navidad
The beach, golf and fishing are the major attractions in Barra de Navidad.
| | Health in Barra De Navidad
Health facilities in Barra De Navidad are minimal. Please refer to the Puerta Vallarta section, one of the nearest major cities, for more comprehensive facilities.
| Studying in Barra De Navidad
Contact details for spanish lessons in Barra de Navidad.
| | Barra de Navidad Real Estate
The village of Barra de Navidad has become an enclave for ex-patriot Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, who have purchased property and built homes or who lease housing for the winter months. It absolutely crawls with tourists in the months of December through April.
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