The Universidad del Mar is a Public Institution of Higher Education and the State Government of Oaxaca Scientific Research, with support and recognition from the federal government. Universidad del Mar will create a new model of university as the Technological University of the Mixteca.
The decision to create the UMAR is taken in 1991 by Mr. Heladio Ramírez, Governor of Oaxaca (1986-1992). " less Custom design and execution University Rector of the Technological University of the Mixteca , Doctor Modesto Seara Vazquez. It was decided to establish it on the premises of Technical High Pesquera facilities in Puerto Angel, which relocated to nearby. Completed the remodeling University was formally inaugurated on August 22, 1992. In 2001 the campus of Puerto Escondido and Huatulco initiate activities