Lakes and Lagoons in Oaxaca

The Lakes and Lagoons 5

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  Laguna Superior · Lagoon · Juchitán de Zaragoza
  Coastal lagoon of roughly 350 to 380 km² on the Isthmus; Huave and Zapotec fishing, islands and seafood palapas at Playa Vicente.
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  Laguna de Manialtepec · Lagoon · San Pedro Mixtepec
  A mangrove-lined coastal lagoon 16–18 km west of Puerto Escondido, visited by boat for birdwatching by day and glowing bioluminescent water by night.
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  Laguna de Pastoría · Lagoon · Tututepec
  The eastern lagoon of Lagunas de Chacahua National Park: 9 km long, with mangroves, bird islets and the boat landing at El Zapotalito.
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  Presa Miguel Alemán · Lake · San Pedro Ixcatlán
  A 47,800-hectare reservoir on the Río Tonto in Mazatec country: islands that were hilltops, tilapia fishing and boat trips from Temascal or Cerro Quemado.
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  Presa Presidente Benito Juárez · Lake · Santa María Jalapa del Marqués
  A 1961 reservoir at Jalapa del Marqués that drowned the old town; in droughts its 16th-century Dominican church rises from the water.

On the map

Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.

Where to stay

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• Hotels near Laguna Superior
• Hotels near Laguna de Manialtepec
• Hotels near Laguna de Pastoría
• Hotels near Presa Miguel Alemán
• Hotels near Presa Presidente Benito Juárez

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