Sontecomapan Lagoon (Laguna Sontecomapan also ''Laguna de Sontecomapan'') occupies an alluvial plain in the center of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, , in southeast central Veracruz, east central Mexico on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. The laguna is part of the
Catemaco
Catemaco () is a city in Catemaco Municipality located in the south of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located on Lake Catemaco, with the municipality stretching north to the Gulf of Mexico. Catemaco is a tourist destination, with its ...
'' municipio'' stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the foothills of the San Martin Tuxtla Volcano and the Sierra Santa Marta.
Tourism is concentrated on sightseeing the environmentally threatened mangroves of the laguna by rental ''lancha'' (boat) from the ''embarcadero'' (dock) in the village of Sontecomapan, watching kids dive at the shallow spring ''Poza de los Enanos'' and visiting the beaches of La Barra and Jicacal.
In 2004 Laguna Sontecomapan was designated as a
Ramsar site
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
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