 The economy is primarily agricultural with the main crops being beans, chile, rice, melons, and watermelon.There is also significant fishing and shrimp raising in the lagoons adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.The western part of the municipality is composed of mangrove swamps with several large freshwater lagoons formed by the Bejuco, San Juan and San Pedro rivers, the latter being the southern boundary with the municipalities of El Nayar, Ruíz, and Tuxpan.