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Laguna Sontecomapan

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Laguna Sontecomapan (Sontecomapan lagoon) occupies an alluvial plain in the center of the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, [18°33′N 95°1′W], in south central Veracruz, east central Mexico on th edge of the Gulf of Mexico. The laguna is part of the Catemaco municipio stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the foothills of the San Martin Volcano and the Sierra Santa Marta.

Laguna Sontecomapan, looking north from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas.  The Gulf of Mexico is in the distance.
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Laguna Sontecomapan, looking north from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas. The Gulf of Mexico is in the distance.

Tourism is concentrated on sightseeing the laguna by rental lancha from the embarcadero (dock) in Sontecomapan, watching kids dive at the shallow spring Poza de los Enanos and visiting the beaches of La Barra.

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