La Chonita Hacienda

La Chonita is a former hacienda, established in 1800, which is still a working cacao and sugar cane farm along with some tourist services.

The former main house for the hacienda is now a youth hostel and dormitory for students and the site provides a number of other tourism services.

[1] The main room of the house contains photography done by former owner Santiago Cruces, as well as preserved specimens of a serpent locally called mazacoatl.

In a closed section in the back of the property, iguanas, alligators and Central American river turtles are allowed to reproduce each year.

[1] It offers various services such as environmental education, workshops on how to prepare chocolate from cacao, Frisbee golf, classes on the plants and animals of Tabasco, bicycle and kayak rentals, fishing, camping and lodging.