Mexican Nature Sanctuaries
Mexico's Protected Nature Sanctuaries are 17 federally recognized protected areas in Mexico that are administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas.
They are areas established in zones characterized by a considerable risk to the flora or fauna, or by the presence of sensitive natural habitats or species. These can include gorges, fertile valleys, caverns, grottos, natural wells, creeks, and other topographic entities that require preservation or protection .
List of Nature Sanctuaries
The 17 areas include 16 beaches and 1 island group:- Islas e Islotes de Bahía de Chamela
- Puerto Arista in Chiapas
- Playa de Tierra Colorada in Guerrero
- Playa Piedra de Tlacoyunque in Guerrero
- Playa Cuitzmala in Jalisco
- Playa de Mismaloya in Jalisco
- Playa el Tecuan in Jalisco
- Playa Teopa in Jalisco
- Playa de Maruata y Colola in Michoacán
- Playa Mexiquillo in Michoacán
- Playa de Escobilla in Oaxaca
- Playa de la Bahía de Chacahua in Oaxaca
- Playa de la Isla Contoy in Quintana Roo
- Playa Ceuta in Sinaloa
- Playa el Verde Camacho in Sinaloa
- Playa de Rancho Nuevo in Tamaulipas
- Playa Adyacente in Yucatán