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Gay Beach at Playa los Muertos: Several beach clubs, Blue Chairs and Green Chairs, make for a festive scene at the beach. Photo by Doug Dosdall

Jalisco state has several great destinations for LGBT travelers to explore so we've split up our destination pages into the following:

• Guadalajara - Mexico's second city rivals even the capital for gay life and entertainment.

• Puerto Vallarta - The beach resort famous for its gay nightlife and gay beach.

• Ajijic and Lake Chapala - An emerging spot popular with LGBT artists and retirees.

• Costalegre - laid back beach towns south of Puerto Vallarta don't have gay nightlife but offer gay friendly tranquil getaways.

• The Rest of Jalisco - don't forget the rest of the state, small colonial towns with history

And if you're looking for a quieter but very gay friendly getaway, you might consider the Nayarit Riviera, the string of smaller beach towns such as Sayulita in Nayarit state north of Puerto Vallarta.