Maps & How to Get There |
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Lake Bacalar Overview
My place is at the very northern tip of the lake, nearby Limones and the junction that takes you from the main highway southwest to Majahual, perhaps the last remaining fishing villages on the Maya coast. (It's also my favorite snorkling destination on the entire peninsula.) To get to my place (or to Federico's "Laguna Azul" mini-resort) you need to get yourself to this tiny village called Pedro Antonio de los Santos. Pedro Santos is on the main highway that stretches all the way from Cancun to Chetumal. It's a little south of Limones (a larger town) and about 50 KM north of Chetumal (a largish capital city.) Click here for an even larger map. |
Getting There
Step 2 option A. (Expensive.) Rent a car and drive it south to Pedro Antonio de los Santos. From the map, it looks like it's about 321 KM (200 miles). It's a fast, newly paved, totally flat and mostly straight highway so you can expect to make good time, say four hours. That said, when going through villages watch out for topes – the home-made speed bumps that will send your teeth flying out the top of your skull if hit them going fast. As you pass through the south end of Pedro A. Santos, just after the very last speedbump, there's a small billboard and turnoff on the left (heading east) at KM 59 for Federico's Laguna Azul. It's a 3 Km mostly dirt road. See the map to the left for more detail. Step 2 option B. (Cheap.) From the Cancun airport, take a taxi to the Cancun bus depot. This is north of the Airport in downtown Cancun, which is a 20 minute ($20 US) taxi ride. Take a Second Class MAYAB bus that's southbound for Chetumal. (Second class because the first-class bus doesn't stop in Pedro Santos.) Schedules can change, but the last time I looked it seems like MAYAB buses leave for Chetumal every hour or two. At any rate, once you're on the bus, ask the driver to let you off at Pedro Antonio de los Santos. (About five hours, and $20 US.) Pay attention when you pass through Limones, since Pedro A. Santos is just 10 minutes farther. If you have arranged for me to pick you up, I will be there waiting for you. If not, sometimes there's a TAXI waiting nearby the bus stop that will take you to Federico's Laguna Azul (3 Km) for about 50 Pesos. If the Taxi is not around, ask any nearby shop to find out who might be available to give you a ride to "Federico's Laguna Azul." English is by and large not spoken here so come prepared with your phrases en español. Anyhow, there are at least two other guys in town who drive people to Frederico's place from time to time. Be sure to agree on a price first. (Should be about 50 Pesos.) If you're feeling strong and don't have a lot of gear, it's even possible to walk from the highway to Federico's place or mine – maybe 30 or 45 minutes.
Note: Federico has also written a guide on "how to get there" which is here. |
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