Health

Gaia Restaurant, Spa, and Artist Showcase is  just ½ block south of the square on 3rd Avenue and one block from the lake. Gaia Spa provides a variety of massage and relaxation treatments, acupuncture, yoga, qi gong, and other healthful-movement sessions. Gaia Spa offers local organic handicrafts and natural health products and is a great place to enjoy good natural vegetarian food and drink fresh-brewed coffee, fresh juice, or some made-for-you natural hot chocolate. Gaia is open 7 am to 9 pm (closed Monday) – drop in or call at 983 834-2963 for information or appointments and to see our monthly performance calendar.

Jacqueline McGrath - Naturopathic General Medicine - offering effective, holistic treatment of diverse problems, including headaches, earaches, allergies, back pain, infections, digestive complaints, insomnia, depression and women’s health. For an appointment, call 983 752 5865. For a House or Hotel visit, 500 pesos.

Centro de Salud, public Primary Care facility, 3rd Avenue between 22nd and 24th streets in Bacalar, near the Fort and opposite the Post Office, Bacalar, Q. Roo, Mexico. Open 7 x 24 with physician in attendance all hours. Onsite pharmacy and lab for blood and urine analysis. Specialized programs for at-risk population (prenatal, diabetic, etc.) Appointments and routine care (including dentist) from 8:00 am until 2:30 pm Monday through Friday; emergency medical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Birth suite for routine deliveries; no surgical or imaging facilities. Ambulance on site. Telephone 983 834-2756.

Dr. Antonino Casteñeda, General Practice physician accepting patients, including pediatrics and geriatrics. Office and Pharmacy at #832 Eighth Street (one block east of Highway #307), Colonia Jor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Bacalar, Q. Roo, Mexico 77930. Office Hours: 9 am to 9 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday -- drop in or call for appointment. House calls available. Emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. May be in attendance at the Centro de Salud. Cell phone: 983 110-3822.

Dr. Ma. Letitia Rodriguez Maldonado, General Practice physician accepting patients. Office and Pharmacy on 7th Ave. at 28th Street, Bacalar, Q. Roo, Mexico 77931. Office Hours: 7 am to 9 pm, seven days a week; drop in service.

Pharmacies in Bacalar are, curiously, found on 7th Avenue between 20th and 30th streets. Most are open seven days a week and carry a variety of first aid supplies, medicines, and common pharmaceutical products. Generally speaking, for narcotics and less common pharmaceuticals, a trip to a pharmacy in Chetumal (such as that associated with the Carranza Clinic) is required.