Garitas in Mexico
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Garitas or Retenes are federal inspection stations operated by the Mexican government.
They are officially known as a "Garita de Revisión." They are usually located within 50 kilometers of a national border (with the United States, Belize
, or Guatemala
) and they function as immigration checkpoints, where documents and cargo are to be inspected.
The United States Border Patrol
operates a similar series of checkpoints
. These are also referred to as garitas by the Latin American community.
(listed in order from West to East)
Garitas along the Mexico–Guatemala Border (listed in order from South to North)
Garitas in the Yucatán Peninsula
They are officially known as a "Garita de Revisión." They are usually located within 50 kilometers of a national border (with the United States, Belize
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, or Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
) and they function as immigration checkpoints, where documents and cargo are to be inspected.
The United States Border Patrol
United States Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a component of the Department of Homeland Security . It is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to...
operates a similar series of checkpoints
United States Border Patrol Interior Checkpoints
The United States Border Patrol operates 71 traffic checkpoints, including 32 permanent traffic checkpoints, near the southern border of the United States. The primary purpose of these inspection stations is to deter illegal immigration and smuggling activities. After 9/11 they took on the...
. These are also referred to as garitas by the Latin American community.
List of Garitas in Mexico
Garitas along the Mexico-U.S. BorderUnited States–Mexico border
The United States–Mexico border is the international border between the United States and Mexico. It runs from Imperial Beach, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east, and traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major...
(listed in order from West to East)
- Garita Pichilingue - located 17 km south of La PazLa PazNuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Baja California SurBaja California SurBaja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
, on Federal Highway 11. - Garita Santa Rosalía - located along Federal Highway 1Mexican Federal Highway 1Mexican Federal Highway No. 1 follows the length of the Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas , at the southern end to Tijuana in the north...
in Baja California SurBaja California SurBaja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
. - Garita Cabullona - located 28.5 km south of Agua PrietaAgua PrietaAgua Prieta is a pueblo and municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora . It stands on the U.S.–Mexico border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, USA. The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km²...
, SonoraSonoraSonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, on Federal Highway 17Mexican Federal Highway 17Mexican Federal Highway 17 is a Federal Highway of Mexico. The highway travels from the Mexico – United States border at Agua Prieta, Sonora south to Moctezuma. The northern terminus of the highway continues north into the United States at Douglas, Arizona as U.S. Route 191. The total length of...
. --31°5′15.45"N 109°35′11.31"W - Garita San Antonio - located 117.5 km south of Naco, SonoraNaco, SonoraNaco is a Mexican town and municipality located in the northeast part of Sonora state on the border with the United States. It is directly across from the unincorporated town of Naco, Arizona. The name Naco comes from the Opata language and means nopal cactus. The town saw fighting during the...
, on Federal Highway 2. --30°58′33.17"N 110°34′45.20"W - Garita Mututicachi - located 163.5 km south of ArizpeArizpeArizpe is a small town in Arizpe Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located at 30°20'"N 110°09'"W. The area of the municipality is 2,806.78 sq.km. The population in 2005 was 2,959 of which 1,743 lived in the municipal seat as of the 2000 census.-History and origin...
, SonoraSonoraSonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, on Federal Highway 89. - Garita Agua Zarca - located 21 km south of Nogales, SonoraNogales, SonoraHeroica Nogales , more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. The municipality covers an area of 1,675 km², and borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border...
, on Federal Highway 15Mexican Federal Highway 15Federal Highway 15 is a primary north-south highway in Mexico. The highway begins in the north at the United States-Mexico border at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, and terminates to the south in Mexico City...
. --31°9′46.74"N 110°57′12.84"W - Garita San Emeterio - located 27 km south of Sonoyta, SonoraSonoraSonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, on Federal Highway 2. - Garita Almejas - located 42 km south of Puerto PeñascoPuerto PeñascoPuerto Peñasco is a city and municipality located in the northwest of the state of Sonora about 100 km from the Arizona border. It is located on the small strip of land that joins the peninsula of Baja California with the rest of Mexico. The area is part of the Altar Desert, one of the driest...
, SonoraSonoraSonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, on Federal Highway 37Mexican Federal Highway 37Mexican Federal Highway 37 is a Federal Highway of Mexico. The highway travels from León, Guanajuato at its northern end to Acalpican de Morelos, Michoacán, located near the Pacific Ocean, at its southern end. It crosses Mexican Federal Highway 14 at Uruapan in Michoacán state. The total distance...
. - Garita Puerto de Janos - located near JanosJanos, ChihuahuaJanos is a town located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of government for the surrounding Janos Municipality of the same name. The 2010 Mexican national census reported a population of 2,738 inhabitants....
, Chihuahua, (approximately 235.2 km southeast of Agua PrietaAgua PrietaAgua Prieta is a pueblo and municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora . It stands on the U.S.–Mexico border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, USA. The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km²...
, SonoraSonoraSonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, on Federal Highway 10Mexican Federal Highway 10Mexican Federal Highway 10 is a Federal Highway of Mexico.It passes through the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico....
). - Garita de Samalayuca - located 72 km south of Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezCiudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
, Chihuahua, on Federal Highway 45Mexican Federal Highway 45Mexican Federal Highway 45 connects Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to Panales, Hidalgo.It is located in the north of Mexico connecting Portezuelo in Hidalgo to Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua...
. --31°18′9.72"N 106°29′42.06"W - Garita El Pegüis - located 47 km west of OjinagaOjinagaOjinaga Municipality is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border...
, Chihuahua, on Federal Highway 16. - Garita La Mula - located 47 km south of OjinagaOjinagaOjinaga Municipality is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border...
, Chihuahua, on State Hwy 78. - Garita Kilómetro 53 - located 52.6 km south of Piedras Negras, CoahuilaPiedras Negras, Coahuila-Natural Resources:This region generates a large amount of the national production of coal, one of the most economically important non-metallic minerals in the state.-Tourism:Piedras Negras' main tourist attractions are:...
, on Federal Highway 57Mexican Federal Highway 57Mexican Federal Highway 57 is a Federal Highway of Mexico.The 1248 kilometre highway connects Mexico City with Piedras Negras, Coahuila. This road links many major highways in the country, forming the backbone of the road network in Mexico...
. -- 28°19′1.30"N 100°53′58.05"W - Garita Camarón - located 55 km south of Colombia, Nuevo LeónColombia, Nuevo LeónColombia, Nuevo León is a planned community founded in 1992 by the Mexican state of Nuevo León in the Anáhuac Municipality. It lies on the southern banks of the Río Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas...
, on State Hwy 1. --27°18′7.76"N 100°1′2.85"W - Garita Kilómetro 26Garita Kilómetro 26Garita Kilómetro 26 is a federal inspection station operated by the Mexican government. It is located 26 km south of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, on Federal Highway 85. It is more commonly known as Kilómetro Veintiséis or just el Veintiséis. It represents one of the many garitas located along the...
- located 26 km south of Nuevo LaredoNuevo LaredoNuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Río Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo...
, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on Federal Highway 85Mexican Federal Highway 85Mexico's Federal Highway 85 connects Mexico City with the U.S. border at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. It is the original route of the Inter-American Highway. Highway 85 runs through Monterrey, Nuevo León; Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas; Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí; and Pachuca, Hidalgo...
. --27°16′58.39"N 99°36′29.68"W - Garita Parás - located 20 km northwest of Ciudad MierCiudad MierMier , also known as El Paso del Cántaro, is a city in Mier Municipality in Tamaulipas, located in northern Mexico near the Rio Grande, just south of Falcon Dam. It is north east of Monterrey on Mexico Highway 2. In 1990 the population was recorded at 6,190. By the 2010 census, it had dropped...
, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on Federal Highway 30Mexican Federal Highway 30Mexican Federal Highway 30 is a Federal Highway of Mexico. The highway starts in Torreón at Mexican Federal Highway 40 in the southwest and winds across the central Mexican Plateau, following a roughly northeasterly direction. The highway eventually ends to the northeast in Monclova, Coahuila at...
. - Garita Ciudad Mier - located 14 km southwest of Ciudad MierCiudad MierMier , also known as El Paso del Cántaro, is a city in Mier Municipality in Tamaulipas, located in northern Mexico near the Rio Grande, just south of Falcon Dam. It is north east of Monterrey on Mexico Highway 2. In 1990 the population was recorded at 6,190. By the 2010 census, it had dropped...
, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on Federal Highway 54Mexican Federal Highway 54Mexican Federal Highway 54 connects Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, to Colima, Colima.The highway joins Mexican Federal Highway 15, Mexican Federal Highway 23, Mexican Federal Highway 44 and Mexican Federal Highway 70 at Guadalajara....
. - Garita Arcabuz - located 50 km south of Ciudad Miguel Alemán, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on the State Hwy to Los Aldama, Nuevo LeónNuevo LeónNuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
. - Garita Kilómetro 35 - located 35 km southwest of Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas, on the State Hwy to Peña Blanca, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
. - Garita El Vado - located just south of the official Ciudad Gustavo Díaz Ordaz international crossing, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, TamaulipasGustavo Díaz Ordaz, TamaulipasGustavo Díaz Ordaz is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.-Towns and villages:The largest localities are:-Adjacent municipalities and counties:* Reynosa Municipality - east...
. - Garita Kilómetro 30 - located 32 km southwest of ReynosaReynosaReynosa is a border city in the northern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from McAllen, Texas in the United States. As of 2010, the city of Reynosa counts with a population of 607,532...
, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on Federal Highway 40Mexican Federal Highway 40Mexican Federal Highway 40, also called the "Carretera Interoceánica" is a road beginning at Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and ending at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, at the Pacific coast...
. Actual location is within the state of Nuevo LeónNuevo LeónNuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
. --25°58′12.89"N 98°35′18.06"W - Garita Kilómetro 26 - located 26 km south of ReynosaReynosaReynosa is a border city in the northern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from McAllen, Texas in the United States. As of 2010, the city of Reynosa counts with a population of 607,532...
, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, on Federal Highway 97Mexican Federal Highway 97Mexican Federal Highway 97 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
. --25°52′21.93"N 98°15′49.76"W - Garita de las Yescas - located 59 km southwest of Matamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, on Federal Highway 101Mexican Federal Highway 101Mexican Federal Highway 101 connects Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to Mexican Federal Highway 80 in San Luis Potosí.It passes through Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, and Tula. The route traverses the Sierra Madre Oriental cordillera....
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Garitas along the Mexico–Guatemala Border (listed in order from South to North)
- Garita Viva México - located 8 km northwest of TapachulaTapachulaTapachula is a town and with a hot, humid climate in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is located in southern part of the state on the Soconusco coastal plain, near the border with Guatemala, at 14.91° N 92.27° W...
, ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
, on Federal Highway 200Mexican Federal Highway 200Mexican Federal Highway 200 is also known as Carretera Pacifico and is a Federal Highway of Mexico. Carretera Pacifico is the main leg of the Pacific Coastal Highway within Mexico and runs along the Pacific Coast from Mexican Federal Highway 15 in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south...
. - Garita El Garitón - located 1360 km southeast of Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
on Federal Highway 190Mexican Federal Highway 190Mexican Federal Highway 190 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
. Actual location is several kilometers northwest of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, ChiapasCiudad Cuauhtémoc, ChiapasCiudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the extreme southern Mexican state of Chiapas. It is part of the municipality of Frontera Comalapa and is situated on the Guatemala-Mexico border opposite the city of La Mesilla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala....
. - Garita El Carmen Xhan - located in Carmen Xhan, ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
. - Garita San Gregorio Chamic - located 27 km west of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, ChiapasCiudad Cuauhtémoc, ChiapasCiudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the extreme southern Mexican state of Chiapas. It is part of the municipality of Frontera Comalapa and is situated on the Guatemala-Mexico border opposite the city of La Mesilla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala....
, on the State Hwy to Comitán de Domínguez, ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
. - Garita Tzimol - located near Comitán de Domínguez, ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
. - Garita Quija - located 22 km northwest of Comitán de Domínguez, ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
, on Federal Highway 190Mexican Federal Highway 190Mexican Federal Highway 190 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
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Garitas in the Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
- Garita Nuevo Xcan - located 90 km southwest of CancúnCancúnCancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
, on Federal Highway 180Mexican Federal Highway 180Mexican Federal Highway 180 is a Mexican Federal Highway that follows Mexico's Gulf and Caribbean Coast from the Mexico-U.S. border at Brownsville, Texas, into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to the resort city of Cancún, Quintana Roo, in the Yucatán Peninsula....
. - Garita Tepich, located 50 km south of Valladolid, Quintana Roo, on Federal Highway 295Mexican Federal Highway 295Mexican Federal Highway 295 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
. - Garita Caobas - located 80 km west of ChetumalChetumalChetumal is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco...
, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
, on Federal Highway 186Mexican Federal Highway 186Mexican Federal Highway 186 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
. - Garita Dziuché - located 42 km northwest of PolyucMuna, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
, on Federal Highway 184Mexican Federal Highway 184Mexican Federal Highway 184 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
. - Garita El Ceibo - located 56 km west of TenosiqueTenosiqueTenosique is a town located in Tenosique Municipality in the southeastern corner of the state of Tabasco, in Mexico. Its official name is Tenosique de Pino Suárez. The town had a 2005 census population of 31,392 inhabitants , while the municipality had a population of 55,601...
, TabascoTabascoTabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
, on Federal Highway 203Mexican Federal Highway 203Mexican Federal Highway 203 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
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