Tenacatita

A mangrove tree had fallen across the river the day before we arrived in Tenacatita. The "jungle river trip," however is a must-do, so we put our kayaks in the water and set out, hoping that, even if the river was blocked, we could work our way through. Fortunately, we found a clean-up crew hard at work, panga full of debris from their labors, and the passage clear all the way through.Talking to the workers was interesting...they were brothers-in-law, one of whom has a sister and brother living in the United States. The sister and her family visit Mexico regularly; this man and their parents have tourist visas to the U.S. and just got back from a 3-week stay in California.


Just before this photo was taken, the small crocodile (about 3-4 feet long) slithered off the branch and plopped into the water, leaving these two crabs behind.


The mangrove roots are covered with thousands of crabs...fortunately, fewer crocodiles. We only saw one along the river. At the laguna where the small town of Tenacatita is located, they say there are big ones...10-15 feet long