4 lakes and lagoons
Puebla has 4 lakes and lagoons with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Huauchinango and Tlatlauquitepec. The closest to a pueblo is Presa Necaxa, 7 km from Huauchinango; the farthest out is Presa La Soledad, 13 km from Tlatlauquitepec.
Lakes and lagoons are at their best early in the morning, when the water is calm. Many have boat rides and lakeside fish restaurants, and get busy on weekends.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Feb, Mar, Apr, May.
The Lakes and Lagoons 4
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Presa Necaxa · Lake · 7 km from Huauchinango
Mexico's first hydroelectric dam, opened in 1905, with a reservoir set among steep, forested mountains. -
Presa Nexapa · Lake · 7 km from Huauchinango
Forest-ringed reservoir east of Huauchinango with a little island holding a castle-like house; boatmen offer rides. -
Presa La Soledad · Lake · 13 km from Tlatlauquitepec
A reservoir on the Apulco river with rowboat trips, a canyon for rappelling, and a firefly season in early summer. -
Laguna de Atexcac · Lake · Guadalupe Victoria
Crater lake (axalapasco) on the Llanos de San Juan, green water inside rock walls with Las Derrumbadas behind; a 100 m walk down to the shore.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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Names and locations from OpenStreetMap; notes and write-ups are our own.