▁populations , ▁the ▁Hu ich ols ▁and ▁the ▁N ahu as . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁significant ▁foreign ▁population , ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁Chap ala ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Vall arta ▁areas . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁environment ▁With ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁J alis co ▁is ▁the ▁sevent h - larg est ▁state ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁territory . ▁The ▁state ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁border ing ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁N ay ar it , ▁Z ac ate cas , ▁Agu as cal ientes , ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁Col ima ▁and ▁Mich o ac án ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁coast line ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁J alis co ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁diverse ▁terrain ▁that ▁includes ▁for ests , ▁be aches , ▁pla ins , ▁and ▁la kes . ▁Alt itudes ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁vary ▁from ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ado ▁de ▁Col ima . ▁The ▁J alis co ▁area ▁contains ▁all ▁five ▁of ▁Mexico ' s ▁natural ▁e cos ystem s : ▁ar id ▁and ▁semi ▁ar id ▁scr ub lands , ▁tropical ▁ever green ▁for ests , ▁tropical ▁decid uous ▁and ▁th orn ▁for ests , ▁grass lands ▁and ▁mes qu ite ▁grass lands ▁and ▁temper ate ▁for ests ▁with ▁o aks , ▁p ines ▁and ▁f irs