El Tuito (spelling: "el tweet-oh") is a Mexican agricultural town situated South of the Pacific Ocean's

Bahía de Banderas Bahía de Banderas (, Spanish language, Spanish for ''Bay of Flags'') is a bay on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, within the Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit, being the westernmost municipality in Nayarit. It is also the name of an administrati ...

in the Region Costa-Sierra Occidental of the

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state of

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. It is the administrative and municipal seat of the municipality of Cabo Corrientes. El Tuito name means "small valley" or "place of beauty". The meaning of the word Tuito comes from the

Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...

words "Teotl": god, Tiul, Tuitlán: which can mean: "place of god" or "divine place" or "place of beauty".

History

It was founded in the 16th century by Spanish and Portuguese settlers, accompanied by a Tlaxcaltecan population that introduced the

language to the region. Before the

Conquest Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or Coercion (international relations), coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or ...

, the territory was populated by

Huichol The Huichol () or Wixárika () are an Indigenous people of Mexico living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango, with considerable communities in the United States, in the states of Califo ...

es, Coras, and

Tecuexe The Tecuexe were an Indigenous peoples of Mexico, who lived in the eastern part of present-day Guadalajara. History It is believed that the Tecuexe derived from the dispersion of Zacateco groups from La Quemada. Like the Zacatecos, the Tecuexe w ...

s. By March 1525 the conquerors, led by

Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

, had already occupied

Xalisco Xalisco () is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The city had a population of 21,899 in the 2005 census while the municipality has an area of 290.6 km2 (112.2 sq mi) and a populati ...

. But when they went down to the sea, encountered a group of indigenous people armed with

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, and

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, and each one carried a

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made of

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s of many colors. As the

Nahuas The Nahuas ( ) are a Uto-Nahuan ethnicity and one of the Indigenous people of Mexico, with Nahua minorities also in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. They comprise the largest Indigenous group in Mexico, as well as ...

were outnumbered, Captain Francisco Cortés refused to fight against the locals, but one of the captains who accompanied him, Ángel de Villafaña, told him that they should face them and fight against them so they sticked into the ground four royal banners, and two of crimson color, and also a woven

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with the image of the Virgin Mary on one side and a cross on the other. When the Nahuas observed the banner of the Virgin, instead of attacking them they refused, since for them that image was very important and venerated by the entire tribe, so they thought that the Spaniards were people sent by their god, then they all got together to then drag their flags and place them at the feet of Juan de Villadiego, who was the one who carried the banner, and at the feet of Francisco Cortés they dropped all their weapons showing him that they would not fight. After this, the aborigines received them and housed them in their town, accompanied them with music, dances, etcetera, and through this event the place where all this took place was named Valle de Banderas ("Valley of Flags" or "Valley of Banners"). In the period from 1825 to 1890 this town was part of the sixth

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Autlán Autlán de Navarro is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name in the Costa Sur region of the southwestern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. At the Mexican census of 2005, the municipality had a population of 53,269. In 20 ...

and later it was part of the tenth

Mascota Mascota is a town and municipality in Jalisco, in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 1,843 km2. The name Mascota comes from the root "Amaxacotlán", which means "place of deer and colubrids". The municipality has sma ...

. In the year 1843 it was given the name of San Pedro del Tuito, and on 14 March 1844, by decree of the Congress of the State of Jalisco, El Tuito was designated as a delegation belonging to Cabo Corrientes. In El Tuito, the inhabitants celebrate its foundation on 1 April of each year.

Timeline

* 1525 On 8 April, Captain Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura achieved the conquest of the El Tuito area. * 1857 Don Pablo Ríos took up arms against the conservatives in the

Reform War The Reform War (17 December 185711 January 1861) or War of Reform (), also known as the Three Years' War (), and the Mexican Civil War, was a complex civil conflict in Mexico fought between Mexican liberals and conservatives with regional var ...

that lasted three years for the Reform Laws. He raised in arms the people of the region of El Tuito,

Tomatlán Tomatlán (meaning "Tomato land" or "place of tomato" from Nahuatl) is a town and municipalities of Jalisco, municipality, in Jalisco south of Cabo Corrientes (Mexico), Cabo Corrientes in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area ...

, and

Talpa Talpa may refer to: Places * Talpa, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Talpa, Teleorman, a commune in Teleorman County, Romania * Talpa, a village in Cândeşti Commune, Botoşani County, Romania * Talpa, a village in Bârgăuani Co ...

. D. Pablo was invested by General

Ramón Corona Ramón Corona (18 October 1837, Tuxcueca, Jalisco, Mexico – 11 November 1889, Guadalajara, Jalisco) was a liberal Mexican general and diplomat. He served with distinction during the Second French Intervention in Mexico and after the triumph ...

as the Regional Military Chief of the Jalisco Coast. He fought in the region of El Tuito, Tomatlán, Talpa, Mascota, and

Tepic Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexico, Mexican Political divisions of Mexico, state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above ...

. He succeeded in most of the battles in which he participated. He came to have a contingent at his command of a force of more than 2,000 armed men and on horseback. He was a recognized liberal. In 1858 he received at his house Don

Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec peoples, Zapotec, he w ...

, who had been fleeing from

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

after suffering an attack. He was in El Tuito for a short time and then left for

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

. Later he continued to

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, in the

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Since 1867, he persecuted and fought

Manuel Lozada Manuel Lozada, nicknamed "The Tiger of Álica", was a regional ''caudillo'' based in the region of Tepic, Mexico. He was born in 1828 in the Tepic Territory, Mexico and died on July 19, 1873, in Loma de los Metates, Nayarit. During the Second Fr ...

"The Tiger of Alica", a Nayarit chieftain, with monarchical and agrarian ideas (supported by the clergy), who had risen up against the federal government (liberal) and protected by the Emperor

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. In 1871 Lozada's group was defeated at the “La Mojonera” Ranch, managing to save the “Pueblo de Tequila” from their invasion and a possible planned attack on the city of Guadalajara, capturing them and later shooting their leader in 1873, by the forces of Ramón Corona (commanded by the above-mentioned Pablo Ríos), but some criminals were fugitive and continued to do misdeeds. In 1876, Don Pablo Ríos was killed in an ambush, during a surveillance trip, in the north of Jalisco, by a group of French fugitives and several Mexican and indigenous conservative renegades who had been led by Manuel Lozada, the aforementioned Nayarit chieftain, and who were assaulting and robbing an extensive territory of

Nayarit Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...

, and

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, since shortly after the French intervention ended in 1867. Don Pablo defended and helped the entire region, which is why the towns of Tomatlán and El Tuito consider him their hero and remember him with gratitude for everything he did for them. And for that reason, what is the Main Street of El Tuito, bears his name. * 1871 The El Tuito commissaryship became a part of the Talpa district. * 1872 General

Porfirio Díaz José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a General (Mexico), Mexican general and politician who was the dictator of Mexico from 1876 until Mexican Revolution, his overthrow in 1911 seizing power in a Plan ...

remained hidden in different parts of the municipality by taking up arms against the government of

when he was going to

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...

. * 1905 El Tuito became a commissaryship of the municipality of

. * 1924 El Tuito became part of the municipality of

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexico, Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara ...

. * 1944 On 18 March, by decree number 4955, the El Tuito delegation was established as a municipality with the name of Cabo Corrientes.

Geography

Climate

The

climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteoro ...

in the El Tuito region is temperate with dry and warm springs and no defined winter season. This municipality has a very pleasant climate since its average annual temperature is 78 °F (25.6 °C); prevailing winds are towards the northwest, and the rainy season last from June to September giving approximately an average annual rainfall of 878.3 millimeters.

Flora and fauna

Flora

Its

flora Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for f ...

is made up of several varieties of fruit trees such as the following,

mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...

lime Lime most commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit * Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide * Lime (color), a color between yellow and green Lime may also refer to: Bo ...

lemon The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...

orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower ** Orange juice *Orange (colour), the color of an orange fruit, occurs between red and yellow in the vi ...

guava Guava ( ), also known as the 'guava-pear', is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava '' Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), nativ ...

avocado The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (''Persea americana'') is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. It was priz ...

and other varieties of vegetation such as cedars,

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

s, walnut trees, breadnuts,

conifer Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...

gum tree Gum tree is the common name of several trees and plants: *Eucalypteae, particularly: **''Eucalyptus'', which includes the majority of species of gum trees **''Corymbia'', which includes the ghost gums and spotted gums **''Angophora'', which inclu ...

, and Santa Maria tree.

Fauna

This region has a varied

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and the animals that make it up are

deer A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...

snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) to distinguish it from Procyonina, other species of raccoon, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest ...

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

badger Badgers are medium-sized short-legged omnivores in the superfamily Musteloidea. Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity rather than by the ...

squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...

pigeon Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

parakeet A parakeet is any one of many small- to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers. Etymology and naming The name ''parakeet'' is derived from the French word ''perroquet'', which is reflect ...

fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush"). Twelve species ...

es,

opossum Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 126 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North A ...

armadillo Armadillos () are New World placental mammals in the order (biology), order Cingulata. They form part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are dis ...

s. Various species of marine animals of interest are present on the coast of Cabo Corrientes. Five species of sea turtles stand out, four of them nest on its sandy beaches:

olive ridley The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in t ...

green sea turtle The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exte ...

, leatherback sea turtle, and

hawksbill sea turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution that is largel ...

. Also, specimens of the

loggerhead sea turtle The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of sea turtle, oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around ...

species feed in juvenile state in the marine zone. The presence of

whales Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully Aquatic animal, aquatic placental mammal, placental marine mammals. As an informal and Colloquialism, colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea ...

dolphins A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...

, and

killer whale The orca (''Orcinus orca''), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus '' Orcinus'', it is recognizable by its black-and-white-patterned body. A cosmopolit ...

s (orcas) that can be seen on tours of the area is common. The southern end of the municipality's coast is part of the Playón de Mismaloya Sanctuary Natural Protected Area, the largest space in Mexico for the protection of sea turtles. In the terrestrial zone, the presence of practically all the felines of Mexico stands out, especially

jaguars The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus ''Panthera'' that is native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the biggest cat species in the Americas an ...

and pumas, which are persecuted by poachers without there being an institutional program for their protection. No appropriate inventories or studies have been carried out, despite the fact that it is recognized as one of the richest territories in biodiversity and with a relatively good degree of conservation.

Hydrography

El Tuito forms an internal part of the Central Pacific basin, Ameca-Tomatlán, Tomatlán-Río Cuale sub-basin, the main streams being the rivers: “La Puerta”, “Zicatán”, “Tecolotlán”. The seasonal streams are: "El Ipala" and "La Boquita"; the permanent streams are: “Puchiteca”, “Tabo Piloro”, “Maxeque” and “La Peñita”. El Tuito has many springs and estuaries such as: "Mayto", "La Boquita" and "Tecolotlán".

Topography

Its surface is composed of three-quarters of elevated areas with heights approximately 2625 to 5900 feet (800 to 1800 meters) above sea level. The other quarter is made up of areas formed by hills and tors that are not very high, between 0 and 1300 feet (0 and 400 meters) asl.

Soil

This territory is made up of territories of predominant composition of soils, these types of soil are: Eutric

Regosol A Regosol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is very weakly developed mineral soil in Soil consolidation, unconsolidated materials. Regosols are extensive in erosion, eroding lands, in particular in arid and semi-arid areas and i ...

, Haplic Feozem, and

Leptosol A Leptosol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is a very shallow soil over continuous rock or a deeper soil that is extremely rich in coarse fragments (gravelly and/or stony). Leptosols cover approximately 1.7 billion hectares o ...

. Eutric regosol: it is clear, it is of a rocky origin identical to its species and has a thickness of a single layer. Haplic feozem: this is a soil of any climate but it is more in the rainy climate. Leptosol: this is soft and in some of the areas it shows a dark surface.

Economy

The main economic activities that stand out in El Tuito are:

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

, and

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

* Within

those that stand out the most are:

sorghum ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...

corn Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout Poaceae, grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago ...

sesame Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a plant in the genus '' Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for ...

, and

coffee Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...

. * In

the rearing of: cattle, pigs, goats, horses and different types of

birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

stand out. * Currently there are small industries in the municipal seat. The main branches are the conversion of food,

dairy A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...

products, pastures,

tequila Tequila (; ) is a liquor, distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Jalisco, Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (''Los Altos (Jal ...

raicilla Raicilla (, 'little root') is a distilled spirit originating in the south western part of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Like tequila and mezcal, it is a product of the agave plant. Raicilla is a traditional beverage with about 300 years of histo ...

distillers. Also, there are small businesses which process coffee (toasting and grinding). * Forest exploitation. There is forestry activity with non-timber products and these refer to the exploitation of chilte to manufacture

chewing gum Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners, softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or powdered polyol coating. Its tex ...

, and almonds from oil coquito. *

Fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

in the municipality is carried out through the exploitation of different species of

oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but no ...

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

, and

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

, in the sale of these stands out El Tuito. * Within the

in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes, tourists can visit the forests located South of this municipal seat El Tuito.

September 2009

Forest exploitation. According to data revealed by the

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(INEGI), compiled out of an Agricultural Census, Cabo Corrientes is, on a state level, the main forest producer with the highest volume of wood extracted in Jalisco. Sightseeing. There is no official directory or formal program to promote tourism service providers in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes. Accommodations: two formal hotels plus some places that rent cheap rooms in El Tuito; in the west beach area of the municipality: rustic cabins (four sets) in the town of Villa del Mar; rooms in Mayto. Food in El Tuito (restaurants and inns with typical local food, tacos, dinners. International food at Bar Machis). There are shops where you can buy typical products of the area (raicilla liquor, cheese, coffee). In the Villa del Mar area, stayings can be made to participate in sea turtle conservation activities, in support of the

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and a Community Environmental Surveillance Committee, as part of the offer of true ecotourism.

Points of interest

El Tuito is the oldest town in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes. The orange and yellow colors of the houses distinguish this town. Regarding its places of interest, there is the main square, where you can admire the temple garden, surrounded by palm trees and splendid trees, as well as the Maria tree. The ruins of the Ex Hacienda San José are another attraction, dating back to 1875. You can also go to restaurants where you can find Mexican snacks and coffee shops.

Festivities of El Tuito

January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine Emperor Zeno (emperor), Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. *1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crow ...

: Celebration of the

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. This celebration lasts nine days, during which sporting events, pilgrimages with dance, music, flowers, banners and fireworks are carried out, in the last three days dances are organized and stalls are put on the doorways of the church, and on the last day a mass is celebrated in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. -

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. * 1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his tro ...

: Construction day of the municipal seat of El Tuito. -

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. * 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of ...

: Celebration of

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. These feasts are celebrated in the town center square, with music and fireworks.

Religion

The prevailing religion in this region is

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; there is only one assigned priest. Besides, there are those who consider themselves to be Seventh-day Adventists. A few are of the Jewish religion, and others who claim to be non-believers. Lastly, there are a small number of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Media

El Tuito has the following communication media,

telephony Telephony ( ) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunications services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is ...

fax Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other out ...

telegraphy Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pi ...

, mail, and

radiotelephony A radiotelephone (or radiophone), abbreviated RT, is a radio communication system for conducting a conversation; radiotelephony means telephony by radio. It is in contrast to ''radiotelegraphy'', which is radio transmission of telegrams (messag ...

. In 2008, broadband internet service and cell phone were added.

Land communication routes

Ground transportation is carried out on the

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-Puerto Vallarta Highway ( #200); the Guadalajara-Chapalilla (

) Highway ( #15), connecting with the Chapalilla- Compostela Toll Highway ( #68-D) and the Compostela-El Tuito Highway ( #200). All of the towns of the municipality of Cabo Corrientes are communicated with El Tuito (administrative seat of the municipality of Cabo Corrientes) by means of dirt roads. Interurban passenger transport is carried out in passing buses. There are the Autotransportes Cihuatlán bus lines and Servicios Coordinados lines of the Flecha Amarilla group. There is also a local bus line that covers the route El Tuito-Puerto Vallarta, with service every half hour. The terminals are at the Plaza de Armas (Main Square) of El Tuito, and the corner of Insurgentes and Basilio Vadillo, in the Zona Romántica of

Air transportation

Air transportation is carried out through the

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or through the airway that the municipality of Cabo Corrientes has. Standing jaguar

Projects

Project-
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This project has been carried out since 2003, in order to protect the jaguar and associated species. With the support of the

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(Semarnat–Jalisco), UMA Santa Cruz de El Tuito and Servicios Forestales El Tuito (Technical Manager of UMA) built a 1.1-hectare "Jaguar Refuge" shelter in the mountains with natural vegetation inside. In the shelter a female jaguar called "Pecas" ("Freckles") has been kept, which had been recovered from the hands of a hunter as a puppy in 2003, and by June 2008 she had a cub; both have been kept in the most natural conditions possible. The lodge seeks to carry out ecotourism and educational activities in order to protect jaguar specimens in the region and raise awareness among the population.

Utilities

The municipality of Cabo Corrientes offers its inhabitants a certain variety of services, which are: drinking water and sewerage, public lighting, market, flea market, slaughterhouse, gardens, parks, public security, and sports centers. Among the most important basic services, the inhabitants who have drinking water obtain a coverage of 53.8%, in sewerage it is 54.7%, the coverage of electric power service is 52.3%. It has a Centro de Salud (Health Center) in the municipal seat, in addition to Casas de Salud (Health Houses) in some villages, there is access to patent and generic medicines at the pharmacy and perfumery located on Calle 1 de Abril.

Culture

In their culture, one of women's typical costumes is the "ropa de manta", that is, coarse cotton clothes with embroidery; in the town, they produce huaraches and pieces of

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...

. Their most outstanding food are some seafood and Mexican snacks; the corundas (a kind of

tamale A tamale, in Spanish language, Spanish , is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of ''masa'', a dough made from nixtamalization, nixtamalized maize, corn, which is steaming, steamed in a corn husk or Banana leaf, banana leaves. The wrapping ...

), and finally the typical sweets are the

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

atole ''Atole'' (, believed to come from Nahuatl ''Aztec cuisine, ātōlli'' or from Mayan), also known as ''atolli'', ''atol'' and ''atol de elote'', is a traditional hot masa-based beverage of Mexicans, Mexican origin. Atole can have different flav ...

, the "payos", and the "chiltes" (sweets made out of naseberry

sap Sap is a fluid transported in the xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a s ...

References

External links

Cabo Corrientes Municipality official government site

Map, postal code, restaurants, schools, inns, church, etcetera, by "Mail-Heraldo"
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History

Timeline

Geography

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Flora and fauna

Flora

Fauna

Hydrography

Topography

Soil

Economy

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Points of interest

Festivities of El Tuito

Religion

Media

Land communication routes

Air transportation

Projects

Project-Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large felidae, cat species and the only extant taxon, living member of the genus ''Panthera'' that is native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the biggest cat spe ...

Utilities

Culture

References

External links

Project-
Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large felidae, cat species and the only extant taxon, living member of the genus ''Panthera'' that is native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the biggest cat spe ...