Michigan or Bird Island is a sea entrance to the land;protected body of water that has limited access to the open sea. It is also a depression below the mean high tide that has connections with the sea temporarily. In this type of lagoon-estuarine always find the bar, stretch of beach that lies between the lagoon and the sea, which determines according amplitude of opening-degree access to the ocean. The fish diversity is enormous, we find saltwater species such as the mountain, white and striped bream, snapper, shrimp, charro, the grunt, and the stingray lobster. There freshwater bream, tilapia, charro, smooth, huevinas river, shrimp, prawn, curel golden boy. Snook snapper resist salt water and fresh water. Also, a variety of birds inhabit this area. Among them are seagulls, herons, pelicans, the diver, the hen of mount, owls, quail, rook, a night owl that name pichacua and ducks, cohabiting among mangrove islands, palm groves and in general around this extraordinary tropical vegetation, where we can still find some untouched pockets thanks to the difficult access and the stay it is no less due to the enormous proliferation of insects and poisonous animals. In communities a little away from the beach, over fishing, the most important economic activity is holding the coconut trees. Day laborers coconuts down from the heights and then break them in half, put to dry for three days and copra and selling out for the manufacture of soaps and oils. On the beach you can camp in some of the booths that are facing . lagoon must take precautions, because mosquitoes can expel the place the first night; It is recommended to use natural products such as citronella is effective in countering these militias and insects that proliferate especially if the bar is closed. Tortuguero turtle camps established throughout the country appear to be an important option to care for and preserve sea turtles. The camp operates from more than 10 years ago with the voluntary cooperation of the community and some volunteers who every year come from around the world to assist in the preservation of these reptiles, official financing is minimal and the essence of this hard work is environmental awareness has been created among the inhabitants of this part of the country. The eggs are rescued to avoid being destroyed by natural predators or stolen by some people for clandestine sale, because although it may seem impossible there are still many buyers they attach to turtle egg aphrodisiac properties, a false belief of those who see their vitality diminished by lack of exercise and a diet neglected. Once collected are put back in a nest in the sand of the beach on a fenced for protection. Each lot or nest contains about 300 eggs and is marked with a wooden board on which the date of birth of the baby turtles indicated, they must be born after 45 days of incubation between the white sands of the Pacific. On the appointed day for the birth, volunteers help them emerge from the sand digging gently with your hands the baby turtles to place them in a pool of salt water where small wait for nightfall to be released on the beach, just meters from the ocean. For this task children and young students Tenexpa schools and neighboring villages, as well as people vacationing or stroll along the beach are invited. Only 2006 were released 150 thousand turtles. With a distance of 4 meters approx. along the seashore participants are placed with a couple of turtles, this with the idea of avoiding the shoals of fish and other predators, participants are not removed until the turtles enter the ocean.They will be very few They survive and return many years later to play on these beaches where the sunsets are as warm as its people and their good deeds in the turtle camp, where he works hard in preserving our biodiversity. The turtle camp Island Birds (Michigan) Tenexpa municipality of Gro. He needs your help, for more information and make your donation you can contact tel. (742) 425 2120Major Highways Tortuga

By Road

From Mexico City take the national road No. 200 that goes from Acapulco to Zihuatanejo.For reasons of economy, take the Autopista del Sol in the diversion into the Shotover Jet for moving to the free. This is like going 60 kms Chilpancingo, misuse Tierra Colorada. It is in a straight slope. If you spend no problem, but if you go there and take the free, you save almost 100 pesos for the shelter of Acapulco and avoid back 40 kms from the free to take the road to Zihuatanejo, or go to Acapulco to take the same road but for Pie de la Cuesta. In that section, the free becomes 1 1/2 lanes in each direction, it is in very good condition with good signage. From that point are 30 kms to the deviation to Zihuatanejo. Remember, you have to take the road to Zihuatanejo.Along the way, people are spending as Coyuca de Benitez and San Jeronimo de Juarez. As 160 kilometers from the turnoff to Zihuatanejo you'll find the town of Tecpan de Galeana. For further reference, must be a "Y" and amid a church, and a little later one Gas. Passing the gas station will find a sign indicating a left turn towards Tenexpa. Tenexpa Tecpan to 15 kms are like dirt. In Tenexpa questions to the pier, and then take your things, you turn to your car with all the love you can, you give a blessing, and you get on a boat to take you to Playa Michigan. If you're not traveling by car you can take a bus or taxi to two routes: one to Tenexpa which is 15 km, the other is to Tetitlán located at the same distance, where he will move in pickup truck or car to the pier lagoon about 15 minutes. The following is take a boat in a few minutes will leave you in Bird Island, the boat trip should last about 20 minutes. On landing you'll get wet ankles.