Archaeologists had known that the Maya regarded both caves and cenotes as mouths that opened into an otherworld inhabited by Chaak, the god of life-giving rain, but the consequences of this fact ...

Riviera Maya’s lush landscape is dotted with many natural wonders, unlike anywhere else in the world. Among the most splendid are the cenotes—natural sinkholes that offer a window into the ...

The Yucatan peninsula of Mexico is studded with monumental relics of the Maya people, whose cities drew upon an extensive network of sinkholes linked to subterranean waters known as cenotes.

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The Sacred Cenote is located in southeast Mexico and is one of several water-filled sinkholes found in the ancient city of Chichen-Itza. Found in the Yucatán Peninsula, this natural cave is a 60 ...

Considered sacred waters by the Mayans, the expansive El Gran Cenote is an underground cavern that is a refreshing antidote to the Tulum heat and sun. Here, you can swim, snorkel and dive amid ...

Explore the stunning cenotes in Mexico, unique natural sinkholes with rich ecosystems and ancient cultural significance.

But one of the peninsula’s most enchanting attractions is also one of its most underrated—cenotes. Formed by rainwater flowing through limestone over millennia, cenotes are arguably one of the ...

Eventually the roofs collapsed, leaving behind the large cenotes we can see today. While we now know how they came about, back in the days of the Ancient Maya these huge sinkholes were ...