Highway 200 blocked in Michoacan

Inhabitants of the indigenous community of Ostula blocked the federal highway 200 which crosses the coast of Michoacan due to government actions.

Motorists are advised to take alternate routes on the way Tecoman-Lázaro Cárdenas.

On March 13, as a means of pressure against the disarmament of self-defense movement in the region of Los Reyes,  the Regional prosecutor's based in Zamora ordered the Mexican Army to carry out this action. Members of the movement and the Rural referred Force (FR), blocked for more than two hours highways in different parts of the region, mainly access to Lázaro Cárdenas, until they achieved the return of weapons, which were they had collected.

La Ticla

LA TICLA

Text and photos: Pedro Silva Glass / CANAL235.COM

The hills of the Sierra de Coalcoman and Rio Ostula line the beach of La Ticla, where "surfers" and tourists arrive from around the world to enjoy the waves and the setting of this famous tourist eco hostel. 

La Ticla is located between the ports of Manzanillo, Colima and Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, in the coastal zone of Aquila, a few minutes from La Placita and Duin, traveling from the state of Colima. 

You can get a bus leaving from Manzanillo and Tecoman, or private car. Going down highway 200, a battered dirt road leads to the lodge located at the end of the village, inhabited by just a couple of hundred Nahua Indians, mestizos and a minority of foreigners, who are accustomed to the presence of "tourist".

On the beach some huts have been built, and excellent "palapas" that become perfect camping areas for the hundreds of visitors who come each season to participate or enjoy the spectacular surfing tournaments and other activities related to the sea and scenery. 

Nice palapas on the beach

Usually pretty good surf

A river mouth but not always open

La Ticla or the Ostula lagoon

My 2007 visit to La Ticla

Original article in Spanish