The towns are chosen because they offer visitors a magical experience by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance. Bacalar is the municipal seat and largest city in bacalar municipality in the mexican state of. Bacalar is the secondlargest fresh water lake in mexico, a lagoon of seven colors that stretches for 50 miles, and its one of the most beautiful places in mexico. The pueblos magicos or magic villages are small towns in mexico chosen for tourism promotion by the federal secretariat of tourism sectur. Turismo, mexico, programa pueblos magicos, beneficios, problemas. This pueblo magico is just a 3hour drive south of playa del carmen. Known as a pueblo magico, bacalar promises a magical experience for visitors, especially those who enjoy watersports.
In the 2010 census the city had a population of 11,084 people. Blanco municipality in the mexican state of quintana roo, about 40 kilometres 25 mi north of chetumal, at 18 40 37 n, 88 23 43 w. Finally, a picturesque and beautifully natural location rounds off our guide to pueblos magicos. Yucatan rebellious chan santa cruz maya conquered the town. The bathroom is exceptionally large and very nice everything is new. Bacalar pueblo magico quintana roo mexico, pueblos magicos. Bacalar pueblo magico check out tripadvisor members 6,650 candid photos and videos of bacalar. Staff at the 24hour front desk can arrange kayak and bicycle rental as well as catamaran tours. Bacalar is the secondlargest fresh water lake in mexico, a lagoon of seven colors that stretches for 50 miles, and its one of. All guests enjoy a free daily breakfast in the the breakfast area, where internet access is also available.
The weather cleared up at night enough for our free welcome drink tequila sunrise, which i needed after receiving an email saying that my ticket for the boat tomorrow had. Pueblo magico bacalar by felipe gilberto vega liceas on prezi. The star attraction here is the laguna bacalar, a massive crystalline lake that dazzles with multiple colors of water. Bacalar pueblo magico picture of bacalar, quintana roo. Blog hoteles city express bacalar coleccion pueblos ma. You could stand at the edge of the lagoon and actually count the seven different shades of blue the lagoon has. Bacalar, in quintana roo, is mainly known for its sevenshaded lagoon, but it also has several other ecotourism and historically interesting sightseeing options available to wouldbe visitors. Still unsure of how long i was going to spend here.
Magical towns programme is an initiative led by mexicos secretariat of tourism, with the support from other federal agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors a magical experience by reason of their natural beauty, cultural richness, traditions, folklore, historical relevance, cuisine. These are waterholes that join the sea through mangroves. May 19, 2018 four open cenotes form the sevencolor lagoon of bacalar. Four open cenotes form the sevencolor lagoon of bacalar.