| WATER
EYE and YALAHAO LAGOON
 Yalahao
is the name that occurred so much him to the lagoon
between Holbox and mainland like a a water eye that
is born in the mainland borders between manglares. The
impressive fresh water birth is part of an ecological
reserve. Eye Yalahao the water is considered a magical
place by the premises of Holbox by its folklore and
its history. The water birth was originally very important
for travelling the Mayan fishermen and who used the
water eye like a resource where to collect the vital
one I eliminate to drink. And also it was a place used
like an old place of diversion by the Mayans. This was
until a day King Maya hill the place for the use to
the public. And it says the legend that the King turned
Yalahao a place of private rest where single their spouses
could swim. The king commanded to construct to gardens
and precious sources to the rededor of the water birth,
where he at heart constructed precious a decorated real
swimming pool with jade of the same one.
 In
agreement with the history of Diego de Alba. When the
Spaniards arrived at this area they were surprised with
as much beauty and wealth in the place. And that the
Mayans no longer visited this place by then, nor the
pond lived yet in Holbox (another legend says that they
changed to another planet) remained intact with its
beauty. The real center of rest was destroyed by the
Spanish conquerors when arriving at the Island of Holbox.
They removed all jade and they took the precious stone,
the rest of stones that were partly of the gardens was
used to construct the first convent in the area to kilometers
of there.
 The
pirate Francisco de Molas later used birth Yalahao the water like his refuge.
There he got to live in 40 years and robbery to each galleon that was ventured
close looking for fresh water. A legend says that to the Molas Pirate tapeworm
a slave who I help him to hide its treasure. When burying the treasure the pirate
short him the head to the slave and buried and the booty yet. Later the skeleton
of the pirate was found, apparently dead of a bite of ponzoñosa serpent.
"white Beard" like was well-known, it died without saying where it had
hidden the treasure, and many Holboxeños says that in the dark nights,
when the wind blows of the west can see the head of the slave treating to say
where is this treasure.
The waters of Yalahao are clear, fresh and sweet and
wonderful to refresh in a hot day. According to legend
of the premises, Yalahao is a youth source, and the
magical powers of the water birth cause that those that
swim in feel 10 years younger.
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