Las Margaritas ecotourism is designed for groups. Accommodations consists of communal dining and sleeping facilities,
plus a series of elevated, throne like structures, called bath rooms. In disregard of ecological concerns, the facilities are
constructed directly above a swampy area within the federal laguna setback.

The pueblo is situated within a very pretty valley, very visible thanks to tree harvesting, and criss crossed by numerous
streams. The foliage and bird life are magnificent, and abundant hillside trails await nature lovers. Within less than an
hour are some archaeological remnants, and others are visitable by renting a row boat. Horses are also available to trail
into the hills.

Access is via a paved road from Catemaco to Tebanca,  then another 10 km on a usually terrible and occasionally
flooded road to the community.
Attractions:
archaeological ruins at Rancho Chininal
Rincón Piedra Blanca rock drawings
bat cave
Los Lirios waterfall
laguna boating
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The village of La Margarita

La Margarita came into existence  as part of the agrarian reforms in Mexico, stemming from the 1919 Mexican revolution,
La Margarita was settled by neighboring & Catemaco city inhabitants in the 1950´s? with land owner grants under the
ejido system. The proceeding years claimed numerous lives in battles with existent land owners.

The Mexican government tried to mitigate the situation in the late 1970´s with dam building and irrigation projects in an
area inundated with heavy annual rainfall and multiple streams.

The current app. 90 families scratch out a living on super subdivided subsistence farms on possibly some of the richest
soils in the Los Tuxtlas area. Nevertheless, because of the pueblo's isolation and usual disruptions of its roads leading to
Catemaco, in the rainy season, the village is a perpetual whiner for municipal, state and federal funds to maintain its
Within the last few years, several Mexican government organizations have helped the community to build eco-touristic
facilities directly within the laguna shore´s swamp, and an NGO sponsored organization has committed itself to promote
the area to eco - tourists.

On the drawing board is a road circumferencing Laguna Catemaco. If that should happen, this would be a nice place to
visit..