Cenote

2 photos · 2016

2 photographs tagged Cenote, 2016.

Related: Mexico Playa Del Carmen
Cenote cave interior near Playa del Carmen with limestone formations and a freshwater pool.
Cenote cave interior near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, contains limestone formations and a freshwater pool. Cenotes form where limestone bedrock collapses or dissolves, exposing groundwater in the karst aquifer of the Yucatán Peninsula. Many cenotes in the region were used by Maya communities for water access and ritual activity, and some are now managed for swimming, snorkeling, or cave diving.

Stalactites and Still Water Inside a Yucatán Cenote

A cave cenote near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, contains turquoise water, stalactites, and hanging roots.
A limestone cenote near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, contains a clear pool inside a cave chamber with stalactites and hanging tree roots. Cenotes form where limestone bedrock collapses or dissolves, exposing groundwater in the karst landscape of the Yucatán Peninsula. Walkways and rope lines provide controlled access to the water in this managed cave pool.

Sunlight Beam Through a Cenote Cave Near Playa del Carmen

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