HomeProtected Areas
La Encrucijada
Chiapas
About La Encrucijada
La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve. This area provides protection for the coastal wetlands of Chiapas, including mangroves that are among the highest in the world. It is ideal ...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Tapachula at 31 Km.
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Airport
Tapachula International Airport - Chiapas
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
From Tapachula to La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve is 31 kilometers from the first cairn in the municipality of Mazatán and 165 kilometers f...
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Transportation facilities
Some communities can only be reached by land. Most have public transportation, although there are communities that do not have this service ...
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Mobility within the protected area
By road and water. Some centers have terrestrial and aquatic trails.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
From Tapachula to La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve is 31 kilometers from the first cairn in the municipality of Mazatán and 165 kilometers from the last cairn in the municipality of Pijijiapan. The communities can be reached by land and/or water, and the core zones can be reached by land and water.
- Transportation facilities
Some communities can only be reached by land. Most have public transportation, although there are communities that do not have this service and move mainly by motorcycles or private pickup trucks. Other communities also use public and private aquatic vehicles.
- Mobility within the protected area
By road and water. Some centers have terrestrial and aquatic trails.
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Schedules
Every day of the year.
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Entrance fee
$60.37 MXN
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Average weather in the area
Hot and rainy in summer
Protected Area map
View map
Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Bird watching
- Camping
- Environmental education and interpretation
Recommendations
- All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area, with caution in the rainy season. In the morning and afternoon, bird watching is...
- Comfortable clothing and a hat or cap are recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Internet connection
Signage
Toilets
Lodging near the PA
Cabins
Camping areas
Hotel
Food service near the PA
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
Tapachula at 31 Km.
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.
More about La Encrucijada
Interesting facts
It is a coastal wetland bathed by the waves of the Pacific from the community Chocohuital in Pijijiapan to Barra San Simón in Mazatán, on th...
Attractions
Sea turtle release in Barra Zacapulco and the community sea turtle museum in Zapata. Observation of the sand heron. Tour among the mangrove...
Representative species of PA
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Jaguar (Panthera onca), Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), Yel...
You can see more representative species of La Encrucijada on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Jaguar (Panthera onca), Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata), Yellow mangrove (Rhizophora harrisonii), Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus), Malabar Chestnut (Pachira aquatica), White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
1. Do not litter
2. Do not extract wild flora and fauna
3. Do not introduce exotic species
4. No recreational activities outsid...
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
1. Do not litter
2. Do not extract wild flora and fauna
3. Do not introduce exotic species
4. No recreational activities outside of authorized routes and trails.
5. Do not make loud noises.
Contact
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PA office address
1a. Calle oriente s/N, esquina 4a. avenida norte, Barrio Santa Cecilia, Acapetahua, Chiapas, C.P. 30580.
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Phone
+52 (918) 647 0084
