The Central Pacific Jaguar Landscape is located in the western coastal region of Mexico, comprising the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán. This region is characterized by the presence of large extensions of dry forests, medium forests, mangroves, coastal lagoons and estuaries in the coastal plain and surrounding mountains; as well as pine-oak forests towards the Sierra Madre Occidental. The Central Pacific is a priority region to ensure the connectivity between the forest massifs of the north and south of the country, and therefore, the genetic viability of jaguar populations. These forests also play an important role in providing ecosystem services to local communities.

In the states of Nayarit and Jalisco, there is a corridor that runs from north to south, from the Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve, through the Sierra de Vallejo State Protected Area, Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, all the way to the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve. It represents one of the most important corridors for effective jaguar conservation in the region.