Natural features in Mexico

Natural features

Baja California whale watching

Baja California Sur

Grey whales migrate to the lagoons of Baja California to give birth from January to April.

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Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Ocampo, Michoacán de Ocampo

Each winter, millions of monarch butterflies migrate up to 4,000 km from Canada and the USA to fir forests in Michoacán, covering the trees in orange…

Natural features

Punta Cometa, Mazunte

Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca

A rocky headland at the western end of Mazunte beach, on the Oaxaca coast, and the southernmost point of Oaxaca.

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La Ventanilla lagoon, Oaxaca

Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca

A community-run ecotourism project a few kilometres from Mazunte, where local guides paddle you in canoes through a mangrove lagoon to see crocodiles…

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Isla La Roqueta, Acapulco

Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero

A small, wooded island just off Acapulco's peninsula, with a calm, clear beach for swimming and snorkelling, a lighthouse walk and seafood restaurants.

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Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

A Pacific resort with a seafront Malecón promenade lined with sculptures, a cobbled old town, and beaches backed by jungle mountains.