Quintana Roo · Mexico

Bacalar

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In the photo: Lagoa de Bacalar, the lagoon of seven shades of blue

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The city

What to expect from Bacalar.

Bacalar is a small village on the shore of the Bacalar lagoon in southern Quintana Roo, about 40 km from Chetumal. The lagoon, freshwater with blue and turquoise bands, is used for swimming, paddling and boat trips. In the village is the 18th-century San Felipe fort, and to the south the Cenote Azul and the Canal de los Rápidos. It has a Tren Maya station.

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What to see in Bacalar

Lagoon

Laguna de Bacalar

Freshwater lagoon about 50 km long, called the lagoon of seven shades, with bands of blue and turquoise, stromatolites, channels and cenotes, visited by boat, kayak and paddleboard.

Fort and museum

Fuerte de San Felipe

18th-century star-shaped fort in the village of Bacalar, facing the lagoon, built against pirates, with a museum about piracy.

Cenote

Cenote Azul

Open cenote about 90 meters deep next to the Bacalar lagoon, south of the village, with dark-blue water and vegetated shores.

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