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Tenacatita, Jalisco

GPS: 19°17.02'N 104°52.47'W)

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In the summer of 2010, Villalobos, the apparent legal owner of much of the Tenacatita beachfront property took over the area, expelled the proprietors and razed many of the structures. The highway to the beach was blocked off by police in spite of Mexican law that allows public access to all beaches. Angry residents prepare to breach the chain link gates erected across the highway in this YouTube Video. There are many videos of the confrontation in which the police used pepper spray, even on the news reporters.

There is an online Tenacatita group at CyberPueblo. CyberPueblo has released this video taken with a hidden camera illustrating the reaction of police to someone attempting to visit Tenacatita beach by boat. By Mexican law, beaches are open to the public.

And according to the January 2012 comment, access is now possible with some hassle at the checkpoint.

From a reader comment January 2012

From a reader comment April 25, 2011

From the November 5, 2010 Visitors' Comments:


Photo of new palapa on Tenacatita beach taken by above anomymous poster on November 4, 2010


Tenacatita and Bahía de Tenacatita   See more Aerial Photos

Tenacatita is a small beachfront settlement on the Costalegre (coast of Jalisco) located about 27 miles northwest of Barra de Navidad. A 9km paved road leads from the intersection with coastal highway 200 (GPS 19°20.78'N 104°52.75'W) to Tenacatita. It's 30km from the highway intersection to Melaque. Bring your insect repellant. Just to the west is Playa La Mora.

Tenacatita, like several other little towns in this area, has a beautiful, tranquil, gently sloping beach. On the day these pictures were taken, the winds were strong which made the waves high in other places yet it remained calm here.

It's spring break and there do seem to be a few people that know about this beautiful spot. The beach is about a mile long but most people congregate here at the west end where the restaurants are.

Elsewhere in the Tenacatita bay is the Blue Bay Village Beachfront resort. Tel: (335) 1-5020. Web page: bluebayresorts.com

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