Maruata is a popular camping beach in the territory of the Pomaro indigenous community. This is a rural zone lacking the amenities of more developed areas. Infrastructure is minimal, services mostly unavailable.
There is a new IMSS hospital here, as well as a medic at the small marine base on the beach east of town. A small naval station is currently being built here.
The nahuat communities of the coast have had their own police force for many years- the federales auxiliares. Federal police regularly patrol through here and army troops sometimes pass through with heavy equipment. Occasionally agents of the PGR will touch down here in their helicopters.
Maruata is a traditional community rapidly transitioning into the modern world. The highway arrived here in 1980, electricity in 1996. Rapid change has brought various problems, including sewage, contamination and crime. Alcoholism and drug abuse are fairly common, as in most of north america.
Burglary is a real concern if you are camping here. Money, passports and valuable electronic items should never be left unattended. A money belt and a small daypack are useful here.
Food should never be left in tents. Free range pigs have destroyed many tents here, in their insatiable quest for food. Hang food bags from the ceiling of the camping ramada.
