Nuxco Lagoon

Laguna Nuxco is a brackish coastal lagoon west of Acapulco, set between the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Pacific. A system of beach ridges separates its shallow waters from the ocean. Sediments beneath the lagoon preserve evidence of changes in the shore over thousands of years, including the effects of powerful tropical storms. Rivers and seasonal streams descend from the mountains across the coastal lowlands nearby.