Chantengo Lagoon

Chantengo Lagoon lies on the Pacific coast of southwestern Mexico, where a shallow coastal lagoon is separated from the ocean by a narrow sand bar and opens to the sea at one end. Mangroves and reed beds fringe the water, and fishing families used the lagoon for shellfish and fish, while the surrounding plains grew maize and cotton. Coastal trails linked the lagoon villages with the interior, and canoes carried salt and dried fish to inland markets.