The Lagunas de Chacahuan National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua), created in 1937,[2] is a national park located in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 54 km west of Puerto Escondido, near a village called Zapotalito. It can be reached via Federal Highway 200 or by boat from Puerto Escondido. It is located between the towns of Santiago Jamiltepec and Puerto Escondido. The park encompasses 132.73 square kilometres, about 30 km2 of which is taken by various lagoons such as the ‘’’Laguna de Chacahua,’’’ ‘’’Laguna de La Pastoria,’’’ and Laguna Las Salinas.[3] There are various smaller lagoons that are connected by narrow channels.[2] The rest of the park consists of dry land.[3] The park has 10 different types of vegetation: “selva espinosa", swampland, deciduous, sub tropical broadleaf, mangroves, savannah, “bosque de galleria”, “tular”, palm trees, and coastal dunes. 246 species of flowers and 189 species of animals have been documented so far in the park. Birds such as storks, herons, wild ducks, blue-winged teals, pelicans, and spoonbills can be found here. Three species of turtles also visit the park to lay their eggs.[3]
Entrance to the Crocodile nursery located inside the Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
There are boat tours to observe the shores, mangroves and the many birds that fish these waters. These tours usually include a stop to sample the local food and to visit a crocodile nursery which raises several Mexican Pacific coast crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus).[3]
lagunas, chacahua, national, park, lagunas, chacahuan, national, park, spanish, parque, nacional, lagunas, chacahua, created, 1937, national, park, located, municipality, villa, tututepec, melchor, ocampo, mexican, state, oaxaca, about, west, puerto, escondido. The Lagunas de Chacahuan National Park Spanish Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua created in 1937 2 is a national park located in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca about 54 km west of Puerto Escondido near a village called Zapotalito It can be reached via Federal Highway 200 or by boat from Puerto Escondido It is located between the towns of Santiago Jamiltepec and Puerto Escondido The park encompasses 132 73 square kilometres about 30 km2 of which is taken by various lagoons such as the Laguna de Chacahua Laguna de La Pastoria and Laguna Las Salinas 3 There are various smaller lagoons that are connected by narrow channels 2 The rest of the park consists of dry land 3 The park has 10 different types of vegetation selva espinosa swampland deciduous sub tropical broadleaf mangroves savannah bosque de galleria tular palm trees and coastal dunes 246 species of flowers and 189 species of animals have been documented so far in the park Birds such as storks herons wild ducks blue winged teals pelicans and spoonbills can be found here Three species of turtles also visit the park to lay their eggs 3 DesignationsInvalid designationOfficial nameLagunas de ChacahuanDesignated2 February 2008Reference no 1819 1 Entrance to the Crocodile nursery located inside the Lagunas de Chacahua National ParkThere are boat tours to observe the shores mangroves and the many birds that fish these waters These tours usually include a stop to sample the local food and to visit a crocodile nursery which raises several Mexican Pacific coast crocodiles Crocodylus acutus 3 See also editLaguna de ManialtepecReferences edit Lagunas de Chacahua Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 a b Lagunas de Chacahua Retrieved 2008 02 21 a b c d Quintanar Hinojosa Beatriz August 2007 Laguna de Chacahua Guia Mexico Desconocido Oaxaca 137 68 External links editOfficial Website in English 15 58 1 57 N 97 41 12 59 W 15 9671028 N 97 6868306 W 15 9671028 97 6868306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lagunas de Chacahua National Park amp oldid 1216297769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
