What to do and see in Puerto Arista?
Located 23 km from Tonala, in Chiapas, this port has a beach that is almost 34 km long and is characterized by its soft gray sand. The beaches of Chiapas are sandy, with no bays or coves. The only feature along the entire length of the coastline is the narrow strip of sand that separates the sea from the brackish water estuaries that lie between it and the mainland.
For many people, being in the port may be enough, but the surrounding area can be interesting to visit and enjoy; for example the town of Cabeza de Toro, near the lagoon of La Joya. In these surroundings you can also find Cerro Bernal and the Boca del Cielo located in a mouth that connects the lagoon with the sea.
Enjoy the local gastronomy and admire the sunsets
We recommend you to taste the local dishes based on seafood and fresh fish, which are prepared by the locals according to recipes handed down from generation to generation. But just as Punta Perula is very interesting for lovers of gastronomic tourism, it is also very interesting for those who like to take panoramic photos of beautiful places. Suffice it to mention that the sunsets that can be seen in Punta Perula are among the most spectacular in the entire Mexican Pacific.
Admire the fauna and flora of the region
With the same wild charm with which Chiapas projects itself before the eyes of tourists, Puerto Arista is a wonderful place to be in close contact with nature, to rock to the sound of the waves, to observe amazing sea birds and to get to know the way of life of local fishermen. The estuary and the open sea define a panorama that seems to be extracted from a paradisiacal dream, in this Chiapas destination.
The abundance of water in this area, forms a landscape of floating forests, supported by the enormous tissue of roots and branches of mangroves and other shrubs, the first of which reaches a height of 25 meters.
In the swamps and channels abound a varied local fauna, with all kinds of reptiles: boas, iguanas, turtles, alligators, crocodiles, lizards, among others. Also nesting are about sixty birds, from albatrosses to cormorants, including tutupans, watercocks and coots, not to mention the needle duck, which fishes underwater by threading the fish with its pointed beak, and the diving duck, which grunts like a pig.
In the firm lands near the marshes, raccoons, wildcats, armadillos, ocelots, guaqueques, badgers, ferrets, lions, tlacuaches and even predators the size of the jaguar, the king of the jungle and marshes of Chiapas, survive.
