2021 - Mexico - Zihuatanejo - Playa la Ropa El Manglar Restaurant - Mangrove Sanctuary - Resident Crocodile
At the south end of Playa la Ropa is a small mangrove estuary On the south bank of the estuary near the estuary outlet to Bahia de Zihuatanejo is restaurant El Manglar.
Access to the restaurant is via a short foot bridge crossing the estuary outlet.
The are a few crocodiles inhabiting the estuary and often to visit the estuary outlet to bask in the sun like this one is doing.
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
These crocs typically grow to about 3 metres (10 ft) in length.
2021 - Mexico - Zihuatanejo - Playa la Ropa El Manglar Restaurant - Mangrove Sanctuary - Resident Crocodile
At the south end of Playa la Ropa is a small mangrove estuary On the south bank of the estuary near the estuary outlet to Bahia de Zihuatanejo is restaurant El Manglar.
Access to the restaurant is via a short foot bridge crossing the estuary outlet.
The are a few crocodiles inhabiting the estuary and often to visit the estuary outlet to bask in the sun like this one is doing.
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
These crocs typically grow to about 3 metres (10 ft) in length.