It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.

[1] Flora include mesquite, ceiba, sapodilla, coconut, gulavere, willow, fruit trees and native grasslands.

Wild fauna include armadillo, iguana, rabbit, opossum and birds such as mockingbird and rook.

[1] Some efforts have been made to involve the inhabitants in reforestation programs, but with limited success.

Economic activities include cultivation of beans, sorghum, maize, sesame, pumpkin, peanut, melon and watermelon, animal husbandry of cattle, pigs and goats, and fishing for shrimp and other crustaceans in the lagoon.