BEST OF CENOTES OF MEXICO
The cenotes of Yucatan, Mexico, are superb dives, extraordinary visibility, beautiful concretions, fossils, plays of light and the halocline. But it's also a lot more. It is indeed a trip in the Mayan underworld, coupled with a trip into the bowels of America and it is finally also a journey into the bowels of the earth.
We offer below a visit of 15 the most plentiful recreational cenotes of the area. A big thank you to Phocaea Mexico for his support in carrying out this report.
MEXICO: RECENT CENOTES from south to north
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ANGELITA“Angelita”, little angel in Spanish is undoubtedly one of the region's most unusual cenotes. Located 17 kilometers south of Tulum, this is a water hole that goes down to 60 meters from… |
GRAN CENOTE“Gran Cenote”, is considered one of the best cenotes for snorkeling, cave diving and cave diving. It is therefore a very busy cenote. It is located 4 kilometers from… |
CASA CENOTE“Casa Cenote” has the particularity of giving the impression of diving under the jungle. It is the closest cenote to the sea offering a mixed fauna, freshwater and saltwater. It is located 10 kilometers from… |
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CAR WASH“Car Wash” takes its name because it is not so long ago that taxis came to get a makeover here… Located 8 kilometers from Tulum, it's a dive out of the world. Indeed, most of ... |
Dreamgate“Dreamgate” is one of the most astonishing Cenotes which has been the subject of numerous television documentaries, notably from the BBC. Located near Dos Ojos, this cave offers diving ... |
DOS OJOS: BAT CAVE“Bat Cave” is the “darkest” dive in Dos Ojos. It is made up of a series of “chambers” which lead to an air bell where a little daylight penetrates. The decorations as well as the c… |
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DOS OJOS: BARBIE LINE“Dos Ojos” is located about fifty kilometers south of Playa del Carmen. To get to the car park, you then have to take another track for four kilometers. It is undoubtedly the ... |
EL PIT“El Pit” is a deep gash in the jungle floor and this cenote is located three kilometers from Dos Ojos. The descent to reach the entrance is steep and narrow. So be particularly ... |
TAJMA HA“Tajma Ha” is located a little further, twenty-six kilometers south of Playa del Carmen. Here, the light enters through holes in the ceiling and enters the water like laser beams, during… |
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EL EDEN“El Eden” or “Ponderosa” is located twenty-five kilometers south of Playa del Carmen. It is a large and beautiful cenote, which looks like a swimming pool lost in the middle of the jungle. Big rocks ... |
CHIKIN HA“Chikin Ha” is located approximately twenty-five kilometers south of Playa del Carmen. It is the first cenote, in a system that connects several over more than ten kilometers. During the dive ... |
CHAC MOOL“The first bedroom of 'Chac Mool' is relatively large with a lot of light entering through the opening. In the second room, part of the ceiling is collapsed under an air dome where the pl… |
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KUKULKAN“Kukul Kan” is part of the Chac Mool system. Access is via a beautiful pond located at one end of the cenote. The dive consists of crossing a huge cave that goes all around the ceno ... |
Zapote“Zapote” is so named because of the “sapote” trees that grow nearby. It is also located on the “Ruta de los Cenotes” the old road from Puerto Morelos to Valladolid. It's a dive ... |
KIN-HA“Kin Ha” is located on the road to the cenotes, on the road from Puerto Morelos to Leona Vicario. It is a dive for experienced divers due to its depth. It can, in fact, exceed ... |
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CREATION OF CENOTESCenotes are more than a thousand water holes scattered throughout the Yucatan jungle. They mark the entrance to an underground system unique in the world by its form, its complexity and its ramifications. A system corresponds to at least two cenotes linked by a ... |
CENOTES: RULES & SECURITYMexico has adapted its regulations in order to accommodate all certified and non-certified divers. Indeed, we must distinguish between “cave” diving reserved for certified divers and “cavern” diving open to all divers without ... |
CENOTES & MAYASYou should know that the Maya still live in the Yucatan. Seven hundred thousand people still speak this language. The term cenote comes directly from the Mayan word “tzonot”, which means “sacred hole”. For the ancient Mayans, in addition to providing them ... |
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Aqua Lung i450t… Kezako?For many years Aqua Lung had been distributing Suunto computers but when in 2015 we received a press release informing us of the acquisition of Pelagic Pressure ... |
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