Laguna Nichupté
Brackish mangrove lagoon patrolled by crocodiles, steeped in local mermaid legend.
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This guide to Laguna Nichupté in Cancún follows the mangrove lagoon Cancún's entire hotel zone was built beside, and the crocodiles that still surface within sight of the pools. It traces the Maya traders who once paddled these channels toward the open sea, the mangrove roots that still nurse young snook and tarpon, and the local legend of a heart-shaped inlet locals call the Lagoon of Love. Listen for what that inlet is said to grant a swimmer who gets in.
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