bacalar lagoon
The town of Bacalar is located in the southern part of the lagoon

BACALAR LAGOON
QUINTANA ROO , MEXICO



BACALAR HISTORY

Considered to be an important crossroad city for the North , West and South settlements of colonial times. It was built in 1545 by Spaniard Gaspar Pacheco who called it San Felipe de Bacalar ( still the official name but reduced to Bacalar for practical reasons) . The city was invaded and destroyed by pirates in 1642. Rebuilt in 1726 and again destroyed during the long Yucatan revolt Guerra de Castas. Newly reestablished in recent 1902. It is a modern charming town of 10,000 habitants but growing fast.