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These two cenotes appear like two large eyes into the underground. The original cave diving exploration of the whole cave system began through these cenotes. The Dos Ojos underwater cave system was featured in a 2002 IMAX film, Journey Into Amazing Caves , and the 2006 BBC/Discovery Channel series Planet Earth .
A cenote (English: / s ɪ ˈ n oʊ t i / or / s ɛ ˈ n oʊ t eɪ /; Latin American Spanish:) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting when a collapse of limestone bedrock exposes groundwater. The term originated on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for ...
Cocina de Autor is a Mexican restaurant brand within the all-inclusive resort Grand Velas Resorts. The restaurant marque is found at the Riviera Maya and Los Cabos Corridor establishments, in Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur, respectively. Cocina de Autor offers creative cuisine featuring dishes made with ingredients from various regions.
Chan Hol is derived from Mayan, meaning "little hole". [2] The Chan Hol cave system extends over 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in length. The entrance, via the cenote, is located around 15 km (9 mi) away from Tulum and around 11.5 km (7 mi) from the modern coastline. [3]
Azulik is a luxury resort in Tulum, Mexico. Its treehouse villas are lit by candlelight, and its sunset hour has become a big tourist attraction. I spent a night at Azulik, the most famous hotel ...
In works compiled for the fight against idolatry, 16th-century Spanish sources mentioned 17 Maya caves and cenotes - nine of which have been found. [2] In his book Relación de las cosas de Yucatán, friar Diego de Landa described the Sacred Cenote. [3] Underground Maya archaeology began in the 1980s and 1990s. [4]
Tulum (Spanish pronunciation:, Yucatec Maya: Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. [1] The ruins are situated on 12-meter-tall (39 ft) cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea . [ 1 ]
11th and Bay Southern Table. 1050 Bay Ave. 399 reviews, 4.5 rating. 11th and Bay Southern Table serves up the best seafood and American cuisine. The restaurant is located in an old cotton ...