La Escobilla, Mexico

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La Escobilla, Mexico is a renowned Pacific coastal beach in Oaxaca famous as one of the world’s largest nesting sites for olive ridley sea turtles.

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La Escobilla, Mexico canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beach
sea turtle nesting site
accessibleViaHighway Federal Highway 200
linked to: Highway 200
country Mexico
environmentalThreat coastal erosion
light pollution
marine debris
poaching of turtle eggs
governedBy state of Oaxaca
linked to: State of Oaxaca
hasActivity ecotourism
sea turtle conservation
turtle watching
hasAverageTemperatureRange warm year-round
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasConservationStakeholder Mexican environmental authorities
local communities
non-governmental organizations
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasEcosystemType tropical coastal ecosystem
hasHabitat coastal dunes
mangroves
sandy beach
hasPrimaryLanguage Spanish
hasProtectionStatus protected natural area
sea turtle sanctuary
hasRegulation controlled night access during nesting
restrictions on turtle egg collection
hasSeasonalEvent olive ridley nesting season
knownFor mass nesting events called arribadas
olive ridley sea turtle nesting
locatedIn Oaxaca
locatedInDistrict Pochutla District
locatedInMunicipality Santa María Tonameca
locatedInRegion Costa Region of Oaxaca
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
mainSeaTurtleSpecies olive ridley sea turtle
nearestMajorCity Huatulco
Puerto Escondido
nestingSeasonPeak July to December
oneOfWorldsLargestNestingSitesFor olive ridley sea turtle
partOf La Escobilla Sanctuary
seaTurtleScientificName Lepidochelys olivacea
supportsSpecies crustaceans
marine fish
sea birds
tourismType nature tourism
wildlife tourism

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olive ridley sea turtle majorNestingBeach La Escobilla, Mexico
Lepidochelys olivacea majorNestingSite La Escobilla, Mexico