La Ventanilla

Overview

Description

The Servicios Ecoturísticos de La Ventanilla company offers tourism activities in La Ventanilla, an area with mangroves, a lagoon, an island that has been declared an environmental management unit, and a beach where sea turtles come to nest.

Rooms

We have cabins with two rooms and private baths with showers, and a hostel with ecological toilets and shared showers.

Making a Difference

Number of employees: 10

Percentage of local employees: 90%

We work on:

• Protection of sea turtles, white-tailed deer, and iguanas.
• Breeding crocodiles.
• Mangrove protection and reforestation.
• Environmental education.

We also offer services to student groups, employ people from the community, and support social projects.

Rates

$25 or less

The cost of the tour is approximately $50 Mexican pesos per adult; there is a 50% discount for children.

Getting There

Nearest international airport: Oaxaca (OAX)

Nearest local/national airport: Puerto Escondido (PMX), Huatulco (HUX)

We are 15 minutes from Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga y de Cosméticos Naturales de Mazunte.

If you travel from Puerto Escondido, take the highway toward Pochutla; at the San Antonio junction turn right onto the highway for Mazunte. Continue 4 km and then look for the paved turnoff on the right side. Take this road to the end of the pavement.

If you come via public transport, get off the bus at the San Antonio junction; there you can wait for a taxi or take a "colectivo" (a taxi or small bus you share with others) to the Ventanilla junction.

There you will find an ecotourism information sign on the left side about 100 meters before the beach.

Additional Information

Awards or Recognitions

• Recognition for nature conservation from the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and the National Commission for Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), 2003.
• Recognition for conservation work with sea turtles from Fomento Ecológico Banamex, 2005.
• Solidarity with the communities. CONANP and the Oaxaca Coast Wetlands Network, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas, 2003.

Additional Web sites

• www.humedalesoaxaca.org.mx/ventanilla.html (available in Spanish). General information about the activities and projects at Ventanillas beach, on the Wetlands of Oaxaca website.

Date This Information Was Provided

September 2011.

Photos courtesy of La Ventanilla, Mexico, for SustainableTrip.org.