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RE: season for flamingos at Celestun Mexico
by alterigor 27 April 2012
OP - there are plenty of previous threads on this subject here, including relatively recent ones, and basically people's experiences heavily…
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RE: season for flamingos at Celestun Mexico
by mclarjh 27 April 2012
I was in Celestun in January but didn't go looking for flamingos. For information, here is an excerpt from the *Yucatan Today* website:…
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RE: season for flamingos at Celestun Mexico
by VANEPLAYA 27 April 2012
I think there are Flamingos all year round...every time I have gone to Rio Lagartos, Celestun or Holbox I have seen them....even in Sisal…
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RE: season for flamingos at Celestun Mexico
by CascadeBob 27 April 2012
Not Celestun, but we were in Ria Lagartos (another flamingo sanctuary on the gulf) in November a couple years ago. There were flamingos,…
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Re: Rio Lagartos
by roohead 09 April 2012
Thanks everybody. Enough people posted saying it was okay so I'll go. The odd crab at distance is okay I just feared seeing them all…
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Re: Rio Lagartos
by crunchywater 09 April 2012
Don't head down to Oaxaca coast. The beaches from Mazunte (which apparently means crab) to Zipolite are genuinely covered in crabs. I…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by VANEPLAYA 08 April 2012
You may see a crab, on my last visit I did not...but I don't think I was looking for them! there is type of crab that lives in holes in…
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Re: Rio Lagartos
by bokajo 04 April 2012
Today I learned a lot....a cast, not horde, of crabs, and the difference between an alligator and a crocodile.
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by mclarjh 03 April 2012
+am I likely to encounter hordes of crabs ?+ No, I checked the Internet, and a group of crabs is called a "cast" of crabs. I believe…
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Re: Rio Lagartos
by stewpotUK 03 April 2012
I was in Rio Larartos in May 2010. Drove straight into town to meet up with pre-hired boat trip to flamingos and didn't see one crab.…
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Re: Rio Lagartos
by roohead 03 April 2012
I knew someone would think it was an April fool joke. It was a genuine question., I even waited a day to post it in case it was mistaken…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by bokajo 03 April 2012
Hmmm...B-dude.......just googled the difference between the crocodile and the alligator. Always something new to be learned.
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by bajadude 03 April 2012
roohead, I have been to Rio Lagartos maybe 4 times in the last 4 years and have never seen a crab, so chill...... Bokajo, No alligators…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by bokajo 03 April 2012
Was in a crab-free Rio Lagartos three weeks ago. Not a hint of crabs....but watch out for the alligator lurking in the swimming hole…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by Ryon 03 April 2012
Just shave one side of the beach, then set the other side on fire... Sorry. The crabs I have known were way more afraid of me than I…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by rayosx 03 April 2012
I am sorry, but Bajadude, you crack me up!! I was thinking the same thing..ha..ha!! I am still laughing. Sorry OP, it is an unusual phobi…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by travelinhobo 03 April 2012
Not making light of your phobia (although it is a strange one) in this answer. Why not take care of the phobia so you don't have to worry…
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RE: Rio Lagartos
by bajadude 03 April 2012
Just visit any drug store before going to Rio Lagartos, ask for the special congrejo soap...........
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Rio Lagartos
by roohead 03 April 2012
I have a rather strange question to ask those that have been to Rio Lagartos. I love the idea of making a trip there and hiring a boat/gu…
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RE: Vallodolid to Rio Lagartos?
by rabidstoat 26 March 2012
Okay, just made this trip today, so thought I'd reply with the results. First off, in March there's not a lot of flamingos to be seen…
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RE: Yucatan Itinerary - Flexible, Open to Suggestions!
by CascadeBob 24 March 2012
OK, usingthe days you present: 1) escape Cancun for Valladolid as you say you have"done Cancun" (in my case Cancun did me), but reagardle…
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Re: Vallodolid to Rio Lagartos?
by gbchayctca 22 March 2012
Gotcha...I suppose that makes sense as the INEGI maps would focus on the town names as opposed to the names of the natural and geographical…
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RE: Vallodolid to Rio Lagartos?
by alterigor 21 March 2012
Yes, indeed. The town is Rio Lagartos but the Biosphere reserve is Ria (estuary) Lagartos. http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&…
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RE: Vallodolid to Rio Lagartos?
by CascadeBob 21 March 2012
I know gbchyctca, the "rio" vs "ria" thing is confusing. Check your English/Spanish dictionary, for example Larousse lists "ria" as…
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