6 Lakes and Lagoons in Quintana Roo, Mexico: Map & Photos

6 lakes and lagoons

Quintana Roo has 6 lakes and lagoons with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Bacalar and Tulum. The closest to a pueblo is Los Rápidos, 10 km from Bacalar; the farthest out is Laguna Milagros, 19 km from Bacalar.

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: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.

The Lakes and Lagoons 6

Los Rápidos · Lake · 10 km from Bacalar
A narrow channel south of town where the lagoon flows fast enough to carry you along, past some of Bacalar's stromatolites.
Laguna Kaan Luum · Lake · 11 km from Tulum
A shallow turquoise lagoon south of Tulum with an 80-meter-deep cenote at its center, ringed by a wooden pier.
Laguna Milagros · Lake · 19 km from Bacalar
A quiet turquoise lagoon at the village of Huay-Pix, part of the same lake system as Bacalar, with small balnearios for swimming.
Canal de los Piratas · Lagoon · Bacalar
A shallow, pale-turquoise channel across the lagoon from Bacalar, once a pirate and smugglers' route, now a swimming stop on boat and kayak tours.
Laguna Nichupté · Lagoon · Benito Juárez
The mangrove-lined lagoon system cupped by Cancún's Hotel Zone, a Ramsar wetland of crocodiles and herons best seen by kayak or boat.
Laguna de Bacalar · Lagoon · Bacalar
The 'lagoon of seven colours': a long, narrow freshwater lake of blues over white limestone, with stromatolites, cenotes and quiet sailing.