3 lakes and lagoons
Guerrero has 3 lakes and lagoons with their own page on Puebloteca.
Lakes and lagoons are at their best early in the morning, when the water is calm. Many have boat rides and lakeside fish restaurants, and get busy on weekends.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Lakes and Lagoons 3
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Laguna de Coyuca · Lagoon · Coyuca de Benítez
A 17 km freshwater lagoon behind Pie de la Cuesta, ringed by mangroves, with bird islands, boat trips, waterskiing and fish grilled on Isla La Montosa. -
Laguna de Potosí · Lagoon · Petatlán
A coastal lagoon with 454 hectares of mangrove and 212 recorded bird species, beside the fishing village of Barra de Potosí. -
Laguna de Tuxpan · Lake · Iguala de la Independencia
Iguala's weekend lake, 5 km east of the city by the adobe village of Tuxpan: boat rides, mojarra fishing and lakeside restaurants serving fish and seafood.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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