Bacalar
Playa del CarmenBacalar Lagoon Boat Tour: A Practical and Honest Guide
A word about Bacalar Bacalar is a freshwater lagoon rather than a Caribbean beach destination. Its changing depths and limestone floor create the famo…
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What Nobody Tells You About Cancún Airport: Traps and Corruption
Paradise does not always begin at arrivals The Riviera Maya offers turquoise water, Maya ruins, resorts and cenotes. Cancún Airport, however, can intr…
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3 min readLos Rápidos Bacalar: Everything You Need to Know
What is Los Rápidos? Los Rápidos is a narrow channel connecting sections of Bacalar Lagoon. The gentle current carries swimmers through exceptionally…
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I could promise ten easy steps to escape corrupt police in Mexico. It would be good for SEO, but it would be a lie. You can do everything correctly an…
5 min readThree Days in Bacalar: What to Do at the Lagoon of Seven Colors
Time Genuinely Slows Down in Bacalar That is not a figure of speech. You feel it physically after leaving the car: fewer horns, smaller crowds and les…
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