Bacalar live webcams
The lagoon of seven colors, live from the town of Bacalar and the hotels along its western shore.
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Photos: Bacalar Lagoon: Roberto Bolaños, CC BY 2.0.
A freshwater lagoon in the far south
Bacalar is a small lakeside town in the south of Quintana Roo, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Chetumal, the state capital, and a long way from the beaches of Cancun. Its lagoon is freshwater, more than 50 kilometers (30 miles) long and narrow, with a white sandy floor that turns its shallows turquoise and its deep cenotes navy blue. It also shelters the world's largest freshwater reef of stromatolites, living mounds built by microbes over thousands of years. The town, founded by the Spanish in 1545, keeps an 18th-century fort built against pirates, and was named a Pueblo Mágico in 2006.
The live cams of Bacalar
The cams on this page are all on the western shore and look east across the water: from high above the town's rooftops, from the terraces and docks of lakeside hotels, and from the water's edge, where you can see the shallows, the mangroves and the boats.
When to watch
The sun rises over the lagoon, in front of every cam, and the colors look best when it is high and the water is still, often from mid-morning. Bacalar is five hours behind UTC all year.