Laguna Encantada

A short distance from San Andrés Tuxtla (about 5km/3mi) over a poor track inaccessible by car) lies a legend-rich crater lake called the Laguna Encantada ("Enchanted Lake"). The water level paradoxically falls in the rainy season, recovering again in the dry. From time to time volcanic activity heats the water up to such an extent that all the fish in the lake die. The stocks miraculously replenish themselves as soon as it cools down.