According to
the Ramsar Convention*, Bahía Tenacatita is one of the five most important bays
on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Estero La Manzanilla, an estuary on the east
side of the bay, supports a mangrove forest in good condition. It is one of
three estuaries on the coast with a large population of American crocodiles. During
our stay in La Manzanilla, we often walked down a dirt road by the estuary to
the restaurants on the beach. A sign said the area was a crocodile farm (cocodrilario) and a sagging chain-link fence was all that separated
pedestrians from large crocodiles basking in the sunshine.
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| Be careful. Crocodiles in this area. Do not swim. Do not feed the crocodiles. Do not walk your pets. Do not fish. |
