Come with me - to Bacalar, the Lake of Seven Colors

in #travel7 years ago

Another perfect place if you want to live an unique experience in one of Mexico's Pueblos mágicos.

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Bacalar - an amazing fresh water lake, feeds by underground cenotes, in the southern tip of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Called The Lake of Seven Colors not without a reason. The reason is the white sand at the bottom which gives the thrilling effect of multiple blue shades in the water. It is also a house for some of the oldest organisms on the planet.

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This long and narrow lake is approximately 42 km long measured from north to south, and less than 2 km at its widest and it is the second largest natural body of fresh water in Mexico.

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The name Bacalar means “surrounded by reeds” from the Mayan language.

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This small town will make you fall in love with turquoise water lagoon, small fishermen’s houses on the shore and the Uchben Kah Ecotourism Park.

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Place is so perfect for swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving or other sports activities. You can also go on a boat tour to see the lake from the middle of it and take some dirty, muddy bath.

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We’ve watched perfectly nice sunrise from the middle of the lake.

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We went there from Playa del Carmen on one day trip. It was not enough. If you have more time, plan at least 2 days there. The place is incredible but it is a bit far, like 274 km from Playa. You can go there by ADO Bus, as we did, it was almost 4 hours journey, one way, head south towards Chetumal. It is super close to the Belize borders.

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Place was true magic and swimming there was definitely worth the effort.

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wow.. nice trip, amazing destination :)

It was indeed :) Thank You !

Great post! amazing destination! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing @universaltime

Thank You so much. Happy you like it ;)

Its beautifull superb

Bacalar is beautiful. I live in Cancun and that means I have to add another hour to my trip when I go visit. Glad you're enjoying my personal paradise in the Riviera Maya.... Following

I really love Yucatan ! I will add more places from there soon. It was an amazing trip

Awesome photos😍

Thank you so much ;)

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