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La Ventanilla

60 km east · 1 h 10 min

No swimmingLagoon & mangroveTurtlesFew people

A mangrove run by the community itself, ten minutes from Mazunte. The rowboat tour passes crocodiles, iguanas and herons, and the money stays in the village.

Getting there

Highway 200 toward Pochutla; the turnoff is at San Antonio Tonameca.

60 km east · 1 h 10 min

Worth knowing

The open sea at Ventanilla is rough and not for swimming. You come for the mangrove, the birds and the turtle nursery.

No swimming. Rip currents (the ones pulling out to sea) cause nearly every accident. If one catches you, do not swim against it: swim sideways, parallel to the shore, until you are out. Emergency numbers →

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