Travelling through the curvy Plan de Barrancas
Plan de Barrancas roads (Mexico 15 and Mexico 15D, autopista Guadalajara-Tepic) link Guadalajara to the Pacific Ocean, mainly the cities of Tepic and the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
Mexico 15D and Mexico 15 libre are windy and narrow, with sharp curves, some in 180° and few hairpinned, trough the rugged mountains of Sierra Madre. It has great views of the canyons and mountains, with a lush vegetation of tropical rainforest. Highest elevation is near La venta el Astillero at 1.660 m above the sea level to lower 930 masl in Tepic. Plan de Barrancas segment is the deadliest in the route between Guadalajara-Tepic, mainly because users don’t know how to take curves properly or simply because of speeding and higher traffic volumes, as well this is the only “fastest” road route to Puerto Vallarta.
Same route offers another great views of agaves (tequila plants), mountains and valleys, one of the most impressive is the remnant of lava from Ceboruco volcano, next to highway, this volcano made eruption in the 1940’s and different biomes, such rainforest, tropical plants, oaks and some pine forest.
Road suggested by: Eblem Torres