For more info, see the Disclosure Policy. Las Coloradas, on the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, is famous for its pink lakes. But what makes the water pink? The answer is the high salt ...

Las Coloradas (The Blush) are the Mexico pink lakes in the Yucatan Peninsula. Las Coloradas gets its pink color from the red algae, brine shrimp and plankton that live in the water. The water’s ...