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Contact:
Miguel Rentaría Ramos
President of the Administration Committee
Comunidad Indígena El Coíre
Faro de Bucerías, Municipio de Aquila, Michoacán, Mexico
Tel:+52-313/322-4304
ecomich@hotmail.com
ecoturismor_@hotmail.com
www.ecomich.com
Recommended by:
Gerencia de Silvicultura Comunitaria
Programa de Desarrollo Forestal Comunitario
Comisión Nacional Forestal, México.
aanguiano@conafor.gob.mx
www.conafor.gob.mx
Type of accommodation:
Campsite
Features:
Restaurant
Telephone
Ecotourism guide service
Year founded: 2002
Number of employees: 10
Percent of employees who are local residents: 100%
Type of destination:
Beach
Indigenous community
Able to accommodate:
Families
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children
Description of the area:
The Faro de Bucerías is located in a broad bay, surrounded by numerous rocky crags, woods, and small islands, with the innumerable marvels of the oceanic world added to its terrestrial beauty, including a sunken ship from the colonial era.
Diving and snorkeling can be practiced year-round, with good aquatic visibility of 6 to 30 meters and warm temperatures from November to February. The site is ideal for those who seek peace and quiet.
At Faro de Bucerías you can enjoy a beautiful landscape and exquisite food.
Available activities:
Eco/nature/wildlife
Fishing
Scuba diving/snorkeling
How to get there:
We are 58 km from the Coahuayana Airport and we have year-round access. You can reach the center via the Lázaro Cárdenas (Michoacán) - Tecoman (Colima) coastal highway. There is a crossroads with signs for Faro de Bucerías beach; upon reaching the village, go to the plaza and continue to the right to the end of the street, then turn left.
Making a difference:
El Coíre is a Nahua community committed to developing its production potential with regard to nature; it owns a great territory when you can appreciate different ecosystems with unequalled scenic beauty, from the coniferous forests to the golden beaches of the Pacific Ocean. There are two ecotourism motels: El Faro de Bucerías and Colola.
In order to learn how to administer this new resource, the El Coíre community sought experience exchanges with other ejidos (communal lands) and indigenous communities and joined the Community Ecotourism Network of Michoacán, A. C. as a founding partner in 2005. This network is made up of ejidos (communal lands) and forest communities from different regions of Michoacán, which are developing sustainable activities for natural resource conservation that strengthen community-based ecotourism businesses as viable alternatives for the generation of employment and income while helping to conserve the environment. These activities are planned and carried out responsibly, taking the participation of the ejido and community land owners into consideration, without conducting extractive or any other activities that would place the perpetuity of the natural resources at risk.
General rates:
Rates for camping are US$3.00 per night per person in the high season: Easter Week, summer (July and August) and the year-end vacations (December, January). Rates are US$2.50 the rest of the year.
Date this information was provided: January, 2008.
