Fortress

Local nameFuerte de San Felipe
LocationBacalar

Bacalar is the municipal seat and largest city in Bacalar Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, about 40 kilometres north of Chetumal, at 18° 40' 37" N, 88° 23' 43" W. In the 2010 census the city had a population of 11,084 people. At that time it was still a part of Othón P. Blanco, and was its second-largest city, after Chetumal.

The name most likely derives from Mayan languages: bʼak halal, meaning "surrounded by reeds", the name of the locality attested at the time of the 16th century arrival of the Spanish.

Bacalar is also the name of the lagoon, Bacalar lagoon on the east side of the town.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalar

Address 1, Centro, 77930 Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Coordinates 18°40'37.479" N -88°23'18.617" E

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