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Federal inspection stations of the Mexican government
Garitas or retenes (singular: retén ) are federal inspection stations operated by the
Mexican government .
They are officially known as "garitas de revisión" (checkpoints). They are usually located within 50 kilometres (31 mi) of the national border with the
United States ,
Belize , and
Guatemala . 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.
List of garitas in Mexico
Garitas along the
Mexico–U.S. Border (listed in order from west to east)
Garita Pichilingue – located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of
La Paz ,
Baja California Sur , on
Federal Highway 11
Garita Santa Rosalía – located along
Federal Highway 1 in
Baja California Sur
Garita Cabullona – located 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) south of
Agua Prieta ,
Sonora , on
Federal Highway 17 –
31°5′15.45″N 109°35′11.31″W / 31.0876250°N 109.5864750°W / 31.0876250; -109.5864750 (Garita Cabullona )
Garita San Antonio – located 117.5 kilometres (73.0 mi) south of
Naco, Sonora , on
Federal Highway 2 –
30°58′33.17″N 110°34′45.20″W / 30.9758806°N 110.5792222°W / 30.9758806; -110.5792222 (Garita San Antonio )
Garita Mututicachi – located 163.5 kilometres (101.6 mi) south of
Arizpe ,
Sonora , on
Federal Highway 89
Garita Agua Zarca – located 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of
Nogales, Sonora , on
Federal Highway 15 –
31°9′46.74″N 110°57′12.84″W / 31.1629833°N 110.9535667°W / 31.1629833; -110.9535667 (Garita Agua Zarca )
Garita San Emeterio – located 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of
Sonoyta ,
Sonora , on
Federal Highway 2
Garita Almejas – located 42 kilometres (26 mi) south of
Puerto Peñasco ,
Sonora , on
Federal Highway 37
Garita Puerto de Janos – located near
Janos ,
Chihuahua , (approximately 235.2 kilometres (146.1 mi) southeast of
Agua Prieta ,
Sonora , on
Federal Highway 10 ).
Garita de Samalayuca – located 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of
Ciudad Juárez ,
Chihuahua , on
Federal Highway 45 –
31°18′9.72″N 106°29′42.06″W / 31.3027000°N 106.4950167°W / 31.3027000; -106.4950167 (Garita de Samalayuca )
Garita El Pegüis – located 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of
Ojinaga ,
Chihuahua , on
Federal Highway 16
Garita La Mula – located 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of
Ojinaga ,
Chihuahua , on State Hwy 78.
Garita Kilómetro 53 – located 52.6 kilometres (32.7 mi) south of
Piedras Negras, Coahuila , on
Federal Highway 57 –
28°19′1.30″N 100°53′58.05″W / 28.3170278°N 100.8994583°W / 28.3170278; -100.8994583 (Garita Kilómetro 53 )
Garita Camarón – located 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of
Colombia, Nuevo León , on State Hwy 1. –
27°18′7.76″N 100°1′2.85″W / 27.3021556°N 100.0174583°W / 27.3021556; -100.0174583 (Garita Camarón )
Garita Kilómetro 26 – located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of
Nuevo Laredo ,
Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 85 –
27°16′58.39″N 99°36′29.68″W / 27.2828861°N 99.6082444°W / 27.2828861; -99.6082444 (Garita Kilómetro 26 )
Garita Parás – located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of
Ciudad Mier ,
Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 30
Garita Ciudad Mier – located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of
Ciudad Mier ,
Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 54
Garita Arcabuz – located 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of
Ciudad Miguel Alemán ,
Tamaulipas , on the State Hwy to Los Aldama,
Nuevo León
Garita Kilómetro 35 – located 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of
Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas , on the State Hwy to
Peña Blanca ,
Tamaulipas
Garita El Vado – located just south of the official Ciudad Gustavo Díaz Ordaz international crossing,
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas
Garita Kilómetro 30 – located 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of
Reynosa ,
Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 40 Actual location is within the state of
Nuevo León –
25°58′12.89″N 98°35′18.06″W / 25.9702472°N 98.5883500°W / 25.9702472; -98.5883500 (Garita Kilómetro 30 )
Garita Kilómetro 26 – located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of
Reynosa ,
Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 97 –
25°52′21.93″N 98°15′49.76″W / 25.8727583°N 98.2638222°W / 25.8727583; -98.2638222 (Garita Kilómetro 26 )
Garita de las Yescas – located 59 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of
Matamoros, Tamaulipas , on
Federal Highway 101
Garitas along the
Mexico–Guatemala Border (listed in order from south to north)
Garita Viva México – located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of
Tapachula ,
Chiapas , on
Federal Highway 200
Garita El Garitón – located 1,360 kilometres (850 mi) southeast of
Mexico City on
Federal Highway 190 Actual location is several kilometers (miles) northwest of
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas
Garita El Carmen Xhan – located in Carmen Xhan,
Chiapas
Garita San Gregorio Chamic – located 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas , on the State Hwy to
Comitán de Domínguez ,
Chiapas
Garita Tzimol – located near
Comitán de Domínguez ,
Chiapas
Garita Quija – located 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of
Comitán de Domínguez ,
Chiapas , on
Federal Highway 190
Garitas in the
Yucatán Peninsula
Garita Nuevo Xcan – located 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of
Cancún ,
Quintana Roo , on
Federal Highway 180
Garita Tepich, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of
Valladolid, Quintana Roo , on
Federal Highway 295
Garita Caobas – located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of
Chetumal ,
Quintana Roo , on
Federal Highway 186
Garita Dziuché – located 42 kilometres (26 mi) northwest of PolyucMuna,
Quintana Roo , on
Federal Highway 184
Garita El Ceibo – located 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of
Tenosique ,
Tabasco , on
Federal Highway 203
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