COYUCA LAGOON PIE DE LA CUESTA ACAPULCO, MEXICO

With the majestic Sierra Madre as backdrop, this beautiful fresh water
lagoon located 6.2 miles north of Acapulco is about 10.5 miles long,
4.9 miles wide and has a maximum depth of 23 feet.
It has a wide variety of tropical flora and fauna and up to 14 different species
of edible fish such as robalo, lisa, mojarra, pargo de piedra, cuatete, bagre and
carp, among others, and freshwater shrimp and crabs, all of which you can
buy in the small town of the Embarcadero.
A boat cruise will allow you to observe a lush tropical vegetation, with groves of tall,
lanky coconut trees swaying in the breeze, mangroves and water hyacinths floating
along the shore, and will take you to the Isla Presidio, the Isla Montosa o de Pío Quinto
and the Isla de los Pájaros, which are bird sanctuaries full of black and white
herons, pelicans, ducks, marabús, avocetas, gulls, storks and dozens of
other tropical species.
The lagoon was the setting of several Tarzan movies and of Rambo ll and
offers a superb natural film location for jungle and tropical adventure movies.

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