The
Lagunas de Chacahua National Park , created in 1937, is a
national park located in the Municipality of
Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo in the
Mexican state of
Oaxaca, about 54 km west of
Puerto Escondido, near a village called Zapotalito. It can be reached via Federal Highway 200 or by boat from Puerto Escondido. The park encompasses 132.73 square kilometres, about 30 km² of which is taken by various lagoons such as the ‘’’Laguna de Chacahua,’’’ ‘’’Laguna de La Pastoria,’’’ and Laguna Las Salinas. There are various smaller lagoons that are connected by narrow channels. The rest of the park consists of dry land.