Forget Cancun and Cozumel. Head southeast on the Yucatan Peninsula to discover blue lagoons, the world’s deepest sinkhole, and the gateway to Central America.

Bacalar Lagoon

Also known as the “Lagoon of Seven Colors,” Bacalar Lagoon is 38 kilometers northwest of Chetumal and stretches along the Chetumal-Cancún highway, with the town of Bacalar as its midway point. It is 50 kilometers long and an average of two kilometers wide. It runs into the Hondo River from a stream called the Cha…