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= Mexcaltitán de Uribe = Mexcaltitán is a city in the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit (México). The city is situated on an island of the same name. Its name derives from two náhuatl words, "mexcalli" (mezcal, an alcoholic beverage distilled from the mamey plant, also used sometimes to refer to the plant) and "titlán" (richness, abundance). For many years the island was believed to be the place of origin of the mexicas known as Aztlán, however this hypothesis has in recent years been rejected.

The principle tourist attraction of the island consists of its colorful houses with traditional water resistant roofs and that during the rainy season making it is necessary to travel by boat due to the major flooding of the streets.

Geographic Location
21°54'21 N

105º28'29" W

The island is approximately 1312 ft (400m), and is almost completely round in shape.

History
During the 1960's, Mexican intellectuals began to seriously speculate about the possibility that Mexcaltitán was the mythical city of Aztlán, from where the mexicas (late known as the aztecs) left to iniciate their pilgrimage. One of the first to consider que Aztlán be linked to the Nayaritian island was historian Alfredo Chavero towards the end of the 19th century. Historical investigators after his death tested his proposition and considered it valid, among them Wigberto Jiménez Moreno. However, this hypothesis has been rejected in recent years.

In July 2009 the title of Pueblo Mágico was taken from the island city by the Mexican Secretaría de Turismo, because it didn't comply with the observations made by the Comité Técnico during the National Meeting of Pueblos Mágicos which took place in February of the same year in Tapalpa, Jalisco.

The ejido (public farmland alloted to citizens) of Mexcaltitán consists of an extensive area of land and water, and is considered considerably superior to other nearby ejidos in the same district consisting of the cities of El Mezcal, Aztlán de las Garzas, San Miguel Nº 2, El Nuevo Mexcaltitán and San Vicente.

Demographics
The city is also known as Mexcaltitán de Uribe. The city has a population of 1019 habitantes, according to the census of 2000.

Currently it is a nationally recognized tourist center, located 22.3 mi (36 km) from the city of Santiago Ixcuintla, and 60 mi (98km) from the city of Tepic.

Infrastructure
Among many outstanding buildings, the city consists of a museum, a catholic church, the commission of ejido, an elementary school and a government operated hospital.

The island counts of 2 ferries: La Batanga, the most transited, 3.7 mi (6 km) away from Mexcaltitán and El Matadero, smaller than the other, 1.2 mi (2 km) away from the island.