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Manglares de Nichupté


Quintana Roo

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About Manglares de Nichupté


Manglares de Nichupté Wildlife Protection Area.  This protected area is located in the area of Cancun in Quintana Roo; it is of great interest because it is a 'urban' mangrove that is conne...

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How to get there?


  • Most important locality

    Cancún

  • Airport

    Cancun International Airport, Quintana Roo

References and Transportation
  • Ways to get there

    A 10 min drive from downtown Cancun

  • Transportation facilities

    Private vehicle and public transportation.

  • Mobility within the protected area

    On trails and also by water.

  • Schedules

    Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


  • Entrance fee

    $60.37 MXN


  • Average weather in the area

    Warm humid

    Rainfall according to the season.



Manglares de Nichupté in Mexico
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Activities and recommendations


Activities

Recommendations

  • All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area.
  • Comfortable clothing, preferably quick-drying, is recommended.

Services


Services within the PA

Cancun Park
Signage
Viewpoints
Visitor center or equivalent


Lodging near the PA

Bungalows
Cabins
Hotel

Food service near the PA

Bars
Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Restaurants
Street food


Available services in the nearest locality to the PA

Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services

Nearest locality to the PA

Cancún

Admission fee


Protected Area entrance fee

$60.37 MXN Entrance prices per person, per day, as collection of rights.

Senior citizens, pensioned and retired persons, disabled persons, and minors under 12 years of age will be exempt from the payment of fees, whose status will be accredited once they enter the Protected Area, if applicable, with the corresponding valid credential. A 50% discount will be applied to students and teachers with a valid credential, which must be presented upon entering the Protected Area.

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Interesting facts

It is a relict of wetlands associated with the Nichupté Lagoon System; it includes lagoons as well as several springs with endemic, threaten...

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Attractions

Tours through navigation channels and canals in the mangrove.

Representative species of PA


Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus), Great Egret (Ardea alba), Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis), Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), ...

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You can see more representative species of Manglares de Nichupté on the web site

Go to the Naturalista web site

Visitor regulations


Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area

1. Use of bracelet
2. No littering
3. No touching or taking flora and fauna.
4. Do not touch any species
5. To hire autho...

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Contact


  • PA office address

    Boulevard Kukulcan Km 4.8 Cancun hotel zone, SEMARNAT building, first floor.

  • Phone

    +52 (998) 883 9515

  • Email

    pnal.imcancun@conanp.gob.mx

PA social networks
Gobierno de México
Medio Ambiente
Conanp