“Cenote” is a word unique to Mexico derived from the Mayan word ts’onot, meaning “well,” and was used to describe...

“Cenote” is a word unique to Mexico derived from the Mayan word ts’onot, meaning “well,” and was used to describe any place where sinkholes formed when the earth collapsed over limestone hollows and caves providing access to the underground freshwater sources below.

These pits figured prominently in Mayan culture, as places of worship, sources of life and places of sacrificial death.

Fresh water, having spent perhaps millions of years seeping and dripping through the limestone bedrock formed unimaginable numbers of delicate stalactites, stalagmites and columns, producing labyrinths and formations that are complex, menacing at times but always stunning to behold! These dry caves were eventually flooded, thus effectively bringing to a halt to any additional formation.

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Cenotes and Scuba Diving in the Caves of Mexico

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Cenotes and Scuba Diving in the Caves of Mexico

“Cenote” is a word unique to Mexico derived from the Mayan word ts’onot, meaning “well,” and was used to describe any place where sinkholes formed when the earth collapsed over limestone hollows and caves providing access to the underground freshwater sources below.

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