Tecomán

Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the third-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of Template:Convert. Near the coast on Federal Highway 200, it is situated a rich agricultural industries region and is known as the "lime capital of the world".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Due to its soaring homicide rate, Tecomán became the deadliest municipality in Mexico in 2016.<ref name="nyt">Template:Cite news</ref>

Economy

The main economic activities of the area are:

• Agriculture: Limes, coconuts, tamarind, mango and bananas.
• Livestock: Cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and apiculture.
• Industrial: Citrus and coconut agroindustry
• Mining: Dolomite, limestone and silver

Tourism

Nearby Beaches & recreational areas:

• Playa El Real. 10 km. south of Tecomán. Open sea, good surfing.
• Playa Boca de Pascuales. 12 km. from Tecomán. Surfing beach for the experienced. Enramadas serving fresh seafood.
• Playa de Tecuanillo. Narrow, fine-sanded, not-too-steep beach
• Laguna de Amela. Deep lagoon surrounded by lush vegetation.
• Laguna de Alcuzahue. Lagoon 8 km from Tecomán. Visit the Crocodile reserve.
• Boca De Apiza.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Tecomán Official website
• Tecoman Info
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080708062104/http://www.tecomense.com.mx/
• Eco-volunteering projects with sea turtles.
• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Colima Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México