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Bacalar, whose name comes from the Mayan Siyancaan Bakhalal, (from syan caan, birth; and bakhalal, place of reeds) is founded in 435 AD by the Itzaes, a branch…
In 1526, Capitan Francisco de Montejo obtains the right to conquer, colonize and govern Yucatán from the Emperor Charles V. The warlike spirit of the Mayans…
The main reason for the raids of pirates and smugglers in the southeastern region of the Yucatan Peninsula and the construction of this Fort to encourage them,…
The lagoon of Bacalar is 68 kilometers long, being so large it is considered the second largest body of water in Mexico. All this water is born from the…
The pirates' channel is where all the water that comes from the cenotes goes out to the sea through Mariscal lagoon and the Chac estuaries, a natural border…
