Ciénegas y Lagunas
Marshes and Lagunas
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- Las Playitas
A very popular tourist attraction. 
- Laguna Grande
A very large laguna fed by Poza Churince. 
- Los Gatos
Typical marsh 
- Los Gatos
The water of many marshes takes on a reddish hue. 
- Los Gatos
This marsh is near its annual low water level. At its highest, it will fill up and overflow the sandy, sparsely vegetated basin. 
- Near Los Gatos
All the Allenrolfea occidentalis in this shallow basin were killed by flooding in 2004, a very high water year. This area had not flooded to this extent for at least as long as it took this shrub to grow 1 meter in height. 
- Antiguos Mineros
Grazing by horses has a severe impact on this prime habitat for Terrapene coahuila, an endemic, endangered box turtle. Horse grazing in the valley is widespread.
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