El Teterete Restaurant and Serpentarium
Pozolapan, Laguna Catemaco
If creepy crawling snakes are on your menu, there is no finer place to visit than El Teterte. The term teterte
refers to a small lizard with a head comb that knows how to walk on water. It is sometimes described as the
"jesus lizard".

Twenty some years ago The MEXFAM
organization, a Mexican reproductive
health foundation)  established a foot hold
in Catemaco supported by Japanese
interests. In cooperation with local interests,
many health programs to serve the poor
inhabitants in the hills surrounding Catemaco
were developed.

Somehow, a small enclave was established
in Pozolapan, Catemaco, which, many years
later, still has the flavor of Japanese
construction techniques.
MEXFAM of Catemaco meanwhile developed into a full fledged
Catemaco medical clinic. The site in Pozolapan opened an
education Center, primarily for young people. And the  resident
owner, who has been part of this effort since its inception,
created a home for the snakes of Los Tuxtlas.

resort for people of the Tuxtlas region, enjoying its beautiful
location on the side of the Pozolapan river entering the Laguna
Catemaco. But popularity fades, and its visitor restaurant
closed.

A few months ago El Teterete opened again as a restaurant
and "beach resort" on a weekend basis. Food is served
Fridays to Sundays (limited menu) and the snake pits are
available to visitors for a 10 peso donation. Boatmen are ready
to explore the surrounding shore line including the "infamous"
La Hoya cave for 35 pesos worth of rowing. And bird and
plant watchers will find no better place to enjoy the Laguna  
cornucopia of wildlife.

Contact: 294 943 0620