Lago Tziscao
The largest.
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Lagunas de Montebello is a national park in Chiapas, Mexico, near the border with Guatemala, about 48 km east of the city of Comitán in a straight line, roughly an hour's drive. It holds 59 multicoloured lakes in pine forest and small Maya ruins. It was the first national park in Chiapas when created in 1959, and UNESCO named it a Biosphere Reserve in 2009. It covers 6,411 hectares on a plateau between 1,500 and 1,800 metres high. The lakes vary in colour with their mineral content, from emerald and turquoise to dark green and purple. Scientists have raised concerns that some lakes are losing their colour because of polluted water and deforestation. Dense forest surrounds the lakes, and the water changes colour from one lake to the next and from hour to hour as clouds pass. Among the best known are the large Lago Tziscao by a small village, the group of five known as the Lakes of Colours, and the clear blue Lago Pojoj. About 15 lakes are easy to reach by car or on foot, many are open for swimming and canoeing, and locals offer trips on wooden rafts. The park also has the San Rafael del Arco caves, visited on foot or horseback.
The largest.
A group of five.
Trips on the water.
Lagunas de Montebello National Park, La Trinitaria, Chiapas, Mexico
About 15 are easy to reach.
Yes, in many of the lakes.