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Boca del Cielo's main distinction is a long lagoon called La Joya, which is separated from open ocean by a sliver of land or shoal broken in the middle. [1] [2] The name, which means “mouth of heaven,” refers to this opening which looks off into open ocean where the sun sets in the evening. [5]
This list of Ramsar sites in Mexico includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.Mexico currently has 138 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 88,264.29 km 2 (34,079.03 sq mi).
Puerto Arista is located 195 km from the state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez, making it a popular getaway for this city as well as Tonalá along with Boca del Cielo fifteen km east. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] Although it is crowded mostly during Mexican vacation periods such as Holy Week and Christmas and empty most of the rest of the year, [ 1 ] it is still ...
Santa Cruz del Islote is home to a community of Afro-Colombians. [16] The island has a school, a restaurant that is also a port, a health post, and a small island square with a cross. [15] There is a conservation aquarium, which houses turtles, fish, stingrays and small sharks. [7] Much of the island relies on solar panels to generate ...
Casa del Rey Hotel (House of the King) was a resort hotel in Santa Cruz, California. During World War II the hotel was converted to the Naval Convalescent Hospital, Santa Cruz. The hotel was built in 1911 by Fred Swanton on Beach Street as a Santa Cruz Boardwalk development plan. The Resort Hotel had: a pool; gardens; and a grand pedestrian ...
Santa Cruz Swimming Baths at the Boardwalk, Pacific Novelty Company Postcards, circa 1910. Fred W. Swanton formed the Santa Cruz Beach, Cottage, and Tent City Corporation in 1903 and the following year, the City of Santa Cruz granted permission for commercial buildings to be built. On 14 June 1904, the Neptune Casino opened with an arcade ...
Rancho Boca de Santa Mónica was a 6,656-acre (26.94 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Ysidro Reyes and Francisco Marquez.
Boca de Jaruco (English: Mouth of Jaruco) is a small fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte , at the mouth of the Rio Jaruco , on the Straits of Florida .