Bacalar
Bacalar is situated at 18°40' North
Latitude and 88°23' West Longitude,
on the shores of the lagoon which
bears the same name, to the south
of the present-day State of Quintana
Roo. Given its geographical location
and its possibilities of communication
with the see and the surrounding area,
Bacalar is a place of strategic
importance from the pre-Hispanic
period until the end of the 19th
century.
From
the lagoon, going through the
Chaac swamp in small boats with
shallow hulls, one can enter the Río
Hondo and through this river,
penetrate the forests of the southwest
or come out at the sea in the
current Bay of Chetumal. Sailing along
the 42 kilometers over which the
lagoon extends, one avoids crossing
the thick low jungle of the region. In
the rainy season, the flooded lowlands
between the north side of the lagoon
and the bay form canals which offer
another access to the sea.
Attractions in or near Bacalar
