Fort of San Felipe of Bacalar

At the end of our tour in Costa Maya, we visited the main historical monument: Fort San Felipe. It was built in the eighteenth century due to an order by the governor of Yucatan, Antonio de Figueroa y Silva, to defend the city from being attacked by the pirates going through Laguna de los 7 Colores (from the strong features breathtaking panoramic views of the same ). The fort is built in stone with a quadrangular structure, and it is surrounded by a moat (now turned into a garden with figures of Mayan and Spanish) with a drawbridge at the main entrance. It has 4 bastions, one at each corner, called Santa Ana, San Antonio, San Jose and San Joaquin.