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On the Yucatán peninsula, the inner rim of the crater is marked by clusters of cenotes, [63] which are the surface expression of a zone of preferential groundwater flow, moving water from a recharge zone in the south to the coast through a karstic aquifer system.
Cenote at Bolonchén, Mexico, used as a source of water, painting of 1842 by Frederick Catherwood. In the north and northwest of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, the cenotes generally overlie vertical voids penetrating 50 to 100 m (160 to 330 ft) below the modern water table. However, very few of these cenotes appear to be connected with ...
The proper derivation of the word Yucatán is widely debated. 17th-century Franciscan historian Diego López de Cogolludo offers two theories in particular. [8] In the first one, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, having first arrived to the peninsula in 1517, inquired the name of a certain settlement and the response in Yucatec Mayan was "I don't understand", which sounded like yucatán to the ...
Ring of cenotes of Chicxulub Crater, Yucatan Yucatán: 2012 vii (natural) This nomination comprises 99 cenotes, or sinkholes, that formed on the rim of the Chicxulub crater. The crater, with a diameter of 180 km (110 mi), formed following the meteorite impact that was the main reason for the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza. The Sacred Cenote (Spanish: cenote sagrado, Latin American Spanish: [ˌsenote saˈɣɾaðo], "sacred well"; alternatively known as the "Well of Sacrifice") is a water-filled sinkhole in limestone at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
A large number of cenotes are located in the Tulum area such as Maya Blue, Naharon, Temple of Doom, Tortuga, Vacaha, Grand Cenote, Abejas, Nohoch Kiin, Calavera,and Zacil-Ha. Tulum has some of the best beaches in Mexico. Most popular beaches in Tulum are Playa Paraiso, Playa Ruinas, Playa Akumal, Papaya Playa and more.
The cenote at Ik Kil. Ik Kil is a cenote outside Pisté in the Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico. It is located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula and is part of the Ik Kil Archeological Park near Chichen Itza. It is open to the public for swimming.
A map of central Chichen Itza. ... The Sacred Cenote. The Yucatán Peninsula is a limestone plain, ... Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. New York: Harper and Brothers.