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Laguna de Manialtepec


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 11 attractions in Puerto Escondido
Traveler Description: Lagoon a few miles away from Puerto Escondido featuring lush plant life and pristine beaches.
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Attraction type: Lake
Activities: Birdwatching, Viewing wildlife
Address: Puerto Escondido
Mexico

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5 of 5 stars
Soozeequeue   5 contributions
Calgary, Canada
May 24, 2008
3
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Our family of 4 (mom dad two boys 6 and 10) visited the laguna as one of the excursions arranged by the spanish language school we attended (www.puertoschool.com) I just have a couple of things to add as I think the other reviewers here have described the laguna quite well. First of all, we made the trip to the "ocean"... more

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5 of 5 stars
Redrock55   18 contributions
Vancouver, Canada
Nov 29, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

Was in Puerto Escondido in winter of 2006. While getting info on the area from the (highly recommended) lady at the town info centre we overheard people in front of us booking a tour of the Laguna. The fellow guiding the tour was a wildlife biologist from Ontario, Canada . Who spends winters in PE and studies the Wildlife in... more

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5 of 5 stars
R0ckRidge   17 contributions
Rockville, MD
Nov 6, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

We were in PE during a full moon, so we missed the phosphorescence, but enjoyed a very nice half-day tour with the Lalos, father and son. We started with a motorboat ride across the eerily quiet morning lake, seeing about 24 species of marine birds. I'm not a birder, so I can't tell you what the most rare or interesting... more

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5 of 5 stars
hardychica   13 contributions
San Francisco
Sep 7, 2006
7
people found this review helpful

We went on a night excursion with Lalo Eco Tours to the lagoon at night to witness the phosphorescent glow that occurs during the new and old moon. Basically, the lagoon fills up with a type of plankton that contains chloroform and a blue substance which gives off a glow when disturbed by currents. It's an amazing site to see... more

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