Tourism
The town is divided by the national highway Mexico 110 that runs from the city of Jiquilpan to the coastal port of Manzanillo. The corridor that parallels the highway that runs from the city of Tamazula de Gordiano to the mountain-city of Mazamitla make up the tourist region of the "Sierra del Tigre" or sierra of the tiger which focuses on eco-tourism, a form of tourism promoting nature. The town of La Garita just happens to be located in the middle of the corridor between both cities, and it is the start of the road that leads to the new river dam "El Carrizo" that has been converted into a tourist attraction for diving, boating, fishing, and more.
Tourists that stop in the town enjoy learning about the culture and rich history of the town that started by the construction of the former "Hacienda de San Lázaro" of which there are still remains in great condition. The town's most attractive attraction is that of its religious festivities during the month of November to the virgin Sagrario and in December to the saint Lazarus, as well as the famous Mexican "posadas" that celebrate the journey that Christ's mother and father took in search for an inn or place to rest for the child to be born.
By far the town's most important tourist attraction and job generator is the spa/sauna/waterpark of natural thermal waters that spring naturally called "Las Jaras." The waterpark has tobogans, a pool, splash stations for kids, hot tubs, water slides, two saunas with different heat levels, mud baths, massages, facials, restaurants, hotel/cabins, and more. The waters that spring here are naturally heated by underground lava tubes that come from the volcano "Colima" that is only a couple of hours away.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
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