La Ventanilla, Oaxaca

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Playa La Ventanilla is a beach community that is located in the municipality of Santa María Tonameca Pochutla in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[1] It is 4 km west of Mazunte.[2]

The village is inhabited by 25 families[1] who work to preserve the environment, especially the mangrove swamps.[2] They manage nurseries for crocodiles, parakeets and white-tail deer, as well as for baby sea turtles, of which they release 15,000 every year.[2]

An abundant variety of wildlife lives in the mangroves lives such as many varieties of birds, crocodiles, iguanas, and various types of crustaceans. [1] During the rainy season the water level of the lagoon here rises and meets the sea. This prompts dolphins and sea turtles to enter and feed on the crustaceans.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c [http:// http://www.oaxaca-mio.com/playas_esp/laventanilla.htm Servicios ecoturisticos La Ventanilla]. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "[www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx La Ventanilla]". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca 137: 69. 

Coordinates: 21°46′N 101°02′W / 21.767, -101.033

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