Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Flamingo Sanctuary

There exists a land where the phoenix rises up from its ashes into a blazing fire. It is a place on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, where the currents of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico merge into a turbulent stream of turquoise and green hues which works its way inland to form the most sacred of estuaries and lagoons: Ría Lagartos.

Here, since time immemorial the Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus rubber, has found a feeding, reproduction and nesting sanctuary. 

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An unordinary landscape, the Biosphere Reserve of Ría Lagartos holds a cornucopia of unique ecosystems, some flourishing during the dry months and others reaching their splendor in the rainy months of spring and fall. 

Here, one can see cacti growing on sandy dunes by the sea; heavenly palm trees; alabaster mountains of salt near the banks of the river which contrast beautifully witch the peculiar red color of the water; a lush and verdant jungle with natural fresh water wells surrounded by bare land; and mangrove forests on the edges of the waterways.

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