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Garitas or retenes (singular: ''retén'') are federal inspection stations operated by the
Mexican government The Federal government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or ' or ') is the national government of the United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the republi ...
. They are officially known as "garitas de revisión" (checkpoints). They are usually located within of the national border with the
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Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
, 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 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 south of
Agua Prieta Agua Prieta (English: ''Dark Water'', Opata: ''Bachicuy'') is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona. The mu ...
, Sonora, on Federal Highway 17 – * Garita San Antonio – located south of
Naco, Sonora Naco is a Mexican town in Naco 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 ...
, on Federal Highway 2 – * Garita Mututicachi – located south of
Arizpe Arizpe (or Arispe) is a small town and the municipal seat of the 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 ...
, Sonora, on Federal Highway 89 * Garita Agua Zarca – located south of
Nogales, Sonora Heroica Nogales (), more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and the county seat of the Municipality of Nogales. It is located on the northern border of the Mexican state of Sonora. The city is abutted on its north by the city of Nogales, Arizo ...
, on Federal Highway 15 – * Garita San Emeterio – located south of
Sonoyta Sonoyta, Sonora is a town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, facing Lukeville, Arizona, in the United States. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles. Demographics Accor ...
, Sonora, on Federal Highway 2 * Garita Almejas – located south of
Puerto Peñasco Puerto Peñasco ( ood, Geʼe Ṣuidagĭ) is a small city located in Puerto Peñasco Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora, from the border with the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...
, Sonora, on Federal Highway 37 * Garita Puerto de Janos – located near Janos, Chihuahua, (approximately southeast of
Agua Prieta Agua Prieta (English: ''Dark Water'', Opata: ''Bachicuy'') is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona. The mu ...
, Sonora, on Federal Highway 10). * Garita de Samalayuca – located south of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on Federal Highway 45 – * Garita El Pegüis – located west of
Ojinaga Ojinaga (Manuel Ojinaga) is a town and seat of the municipality of Ojinaga, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 28,040. It is a rural border town on the U.S.-Mexico border, with the city o ...
, Chihuahua, on Federal Highway 16 * Garita La Mula – located south of
Ojinaga Ojinaga (Manuel Ojinaga) is a town and seat of the municipality of Ojinaga, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 28,040. It is a rural border town on the U.S.-Mexico border, with the city o ...
, Chihuahua, on State Hwy 78. * Garita Kilómetro 53 – located south of
Piedras Negras, Coahuila Piedras Negras () is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It stands at the northeastern edge of Coahuila on the Mexico–United States border, across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass in ...
, on Federal Highway 57 – * Garita Camarón – located south of
Colombia, Nuevo León Colombia, 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. According to the ...
, on State Hwy 1. – * Garita Kilómetro 26 – located south of
Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lar ...
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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on Federal Highway 85 – * Garita Parás – located northwest of Ciudad Mier,
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on Federal Highway 30 * Garita Ciudad Mier – located southwest of Ciudad Mier,
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on Federal Highway 54 * Garita Arcabuz – located south of
Ciudad Miguel Alemán Ciudad Miguel Alemán, known prior to 1950 as San Pedro de Roma, is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, located across the Rio Grande from the U.S. city of Roma, Texas. The two are linked by the Roma – Ciudad Miguel Alemán International ...
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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on the State Hwy to Los Aldama, Nuevo León * Garita Kilómetro 35 – located southwest of
Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas Camargo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the US border, across from Rio Grande City, Texas. It has an official population of 14,933 inhabitants (2010 census) and an international bridge. The municipal seat ...
, on the State Hwy to Peña Blanca,
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
* Garita El Vado – located just south of the official Ciudad Gustavo Díaz Ordaz international crossing,
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas Gustavo Díaz Ordaz is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Towns and villages The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
* Garita Kilómetro 30 – located southwest of
Reynosa Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen Me ...
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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on Federal Highway 40 Actual location is within the state of Nuevo León – * Garita Kilómetro 26 – located south of
Reynosa Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen Me ...
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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...
, on Federal Highway 97 – * Garita de las Yescas – located southwest of
Matamoros, Tamaulipas Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality. It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from ...
, on Federal Highway 101 Garitas along the Mexico–Guatemala Border (listed in order from south to north) * Garita Viva México – located northwest of
Tapachula Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important cities of ...
, Chiapas, on Federal Highway 200 * Garita El Garitón – located southeast of
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
on Federal Highway 190 Actual location is several kilometers (miles) northwest of
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a town 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. As of 2010 ...
* Garita El Carmen Xhan – located in Carmen Xhan, Chiapas * Garita San Gregorio Chamic – located west of
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a town 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. As of 2010 ...
, on the State Hwy to
Comitán de Domínguez Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario DomínguezComitán de Do ...
, Chiapas * Garita Tzimol – located near
Comitán de Domínguez Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario DomínguezComitán de Do ...
, Chiapas * Garita Quija – located northwest of
Comitán de Domínguez Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario DomínguezComitán de Do ...
, Chiapas, on Federal Highway 190 Garitas in the
Yucatán Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula (, also , ; es, Península de Yucatán ) is a large peninsula in southeastern Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala. The peninsula extends towards the northeast, separating the Gulf of Mexico to the north ...
* Garita Nuevo Xcan – located southwest of
Cancún Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...
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Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...
, on Federal Highway 180 * Garita Tepich, located south of Valladolid, Quintana Roo, on Federal Highway 295 * Garita Caobas – located west of
Chetumal Chetumal (, , ; yua, label= Yucatec Maya, Chactemàal , ) 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. In 2020 ...
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Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...
, on Federal Highway 186 * Garita Dziuché – located northwest of PolyucMuna,
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...
, on Federal Highway 184 * Garita El Ceibo – located west of
Tenosique Tenosique 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 2020 census population of 34,946 inhabitants (the fourth-largest ...
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Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...
, on Federal Highway 203


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