Explore the Historic City of Tepic in the State of Nayarit

Tepic, the capital of the state of Nayarit, is a splendid city. See this guide to visit it and build your itinerary: where to go, what to visit.

Explore the Historic City of Tepic in the State of Nayarit
Tepic, Nayarit, is a corner of Mexico that offers history and tradition. Image: Informador

Tepic, a beautiful and peaceful city whose name comes from the Nahuatl "tetl", stone and "pic", hard, was founded in 1532 by Nuño de Guzmán with the name of Santiago de Compostela and declared the capital of the state of Nayarit in 1917.