The valley is surrounded by the volcanic hills of the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, formed eons ago when
Volcano San Martin Tuxtla erupted above the Veracruz coastline north of the considerably older
Sierra Santa Marta.
Coordinates: 18.32N, 95.02 W
Elevation: 0 m - 460 m
Area: 8,921 hectares, 89.21 km2 (app. 35 square miles)
Location: within the confines of the Municipio of Catemaco, Veracruz,
20 km north of the town of Catemaco,
bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Veracruz.
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Laguna de Sontecomapan, Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
Watershed - cuenca