Original: Jalisco is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west , and the state of Nayarit to the northwest , Zacatecas and Aguascalientes to the north , Guanajuato to the east , and Colima and Michoacán to the south .
Simplified: It is next to the Pacific Ocean and the states of Nayarit , Zacatecas , Aguascalientes , San Luis Potosi , Guanajuato , and Michoacan .