It is located within the Historical Center of Manzanillo, in downtown, between the Levee and the Municipal Palace, in the middle of the remodeled garden, against the end of México Avenue.

It is possible to access the Historical Center by the Colima-Manzanillo highway, by Niños Héroes street, which is continuation of Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado boulevard, by taxi, automobile, or by urban bus routes that go from the bus station to the Center of Manzanillo, and to the hotel zone.

Picudos, the term has been widely accepted to denominate the big fish of the Xiphiidae and Istiophoridae families, characterized of having an extremely long superior jaw. They form a group of pelagic species distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of all the oceans in the world. They include 2 families, 4 sorts and 12 species, of which the following concur in the Pacific and Indian Oceans: Xiphias gladius (Swordfish), Istiophorus Platypturus (Sailfish), Tetras-turus angustirostris (Short needle fish), tetrapturus audax (Lined Marlin), Makaira Mazara (Blue Marlin) and Makaira Indica (Black Marlin

In 1983 the monument to the Sailfish was constructed in the Crossing of Minatitlán, to show that way the importance of Manzanillo, with the symbolic representation that corresponds to it as the World-wide Capital of the Sailfish

In 1998 painter Lupita Navarro Peña directed the works to colour the monument of the Sailfish that previously had been always white. By the end of 2000 it returned to be totally white

In 2000 it was summoned to a contest to select the representative figure of Manzanillo; the winner was the sculpture made and presented by Architect Juan Manuel Limón Centeno, being a streamlined image of a sailfish in a blue tone, which contour has a special meaning as it represents the bay of Manzanillo. This sculpture has been given as present or trophy to distinguished visitors on the port

In 2001 the sculptor Sebastián presented a proposal great dimensions of the monument of the Sailfish, which was accepted to include it in the remodeling project of the Historical Center of the municipality of Manzanillo

In that same year (2001) the remodeling of the unification of Álvaro Obregón Garden began with El Playón, eliminating Morelos street and extending Juárez avenue. At the moment it’s in its first stage of remodeling process. In its interior it has been located the monumental sculpture of the Sailfish (Work of the sculptor Sebastián) and the Benito Juárez plaza

Sailfish, beautiful model, if we practice its capture, let’s do it with moderation and taking care of its habitat!

Está ubicado dentro del Centro Histórico de Manzanillo, al centro de la ciudad, entre el Malecón y el Palacio Municipal, en la mitad del jardín remodelado, frente a donde desemboca la Avenida México.

Se puede acceder al Centro Histórico por la carretera Colima - Manzanillo, por la calle Niños Héroes que es continuación del boulevard Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, en taxi, automóvil, o en rutas de autobuses urbanos que van desde la Central Camionera al Centro de Manzanillo y hasta la Zona hotelera.

El sitio cuenta con los siguientes servicios en sus alrededores:

* Baños públicos (en el edificio del H. Ayuntamiento).

* Alimentos y bebidas en restaurantes y fuentes de sodas.

* Telefonía pública.

* Venta de artesanías locales y de otros lugares.

* Estacionamientos públicos.

* Servicios de hospedaje.

* Bancas de descanso en plazas y jardines.

* Transportación pública en taxis y rutas de autobuses urbanos,

* Telégrafos y correos.