San Pancho / San Francisco

The history of San Pancho, as this town is affectionately named, is told on the walls of a farm near the Nayarit beaches. Images painted in acrylic and featuring colorful characters tell about the landscape of this destination, considered as the “Capital Cultural” of the state of Nayarit thanks to the various initiatives to promote culture and education. The first inhabitants of this area, where the Sierra Madre del Sur is born, were indigenous people who belonged to the Tatuan de Nayares group. In 1524 Don Francisco Cortés de Buenaventura names the area as Azapan and the Spanish baptize the town with the name of San Francisco de Azapan. This later would be part of the Hacienda de Jaltemba, where coconut oil was produced. In 1936 the Sayulita ejido was formed, to which San Pancho belongs and which, in a certain way, marked the community spirit that characterizes this destination. And it is precisely thanks to the social action of the inhabitants, their joint work in educational projects, care of the environment, and promotion of art, that San Pancho has had positive growth and development.