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Archway of the Temple of the 7 Doll Ruins of the colonial open chapel Cenote at Dzibilchaltun. Dzibilchaltún (Yucatec: Ts'íibil Cháaltun, [d̥z̥ʼiː˧˥biɭ tɕʰɒːl˦˥tuŋ]) is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of state capital of Mérida. The original name for the site ...
The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is home to thousands of naturally formed fresh-water pools. There are thousands of kilometers of caves in the area,” says Emiliano Monroy Ríos, a hydrogeologist ...
The Hacienda San Nicolás Dzoyaxché is built in a colonial style. One of its unique features is that the house is built over the Cenote Dzonot-Ich. [8] The 500 mm (19 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) narrow gauge [9] horse-drawn tram, powerhouse, and machines are relics of the former use of the hacienda for henequen production. [3] [8]
The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, Mexico. Cenotes are surface connections to subterranean water bodies. [5] While the best-known cenotes are large open-water pools measuring tens of meters in diameter, such as those at Chichen Itza in Mexico, the greatest number of cenotes are smaller sheltered sites and do not necessarily have any surface exposed water.
Cenotillo Municipality (Spanish: "little cenote") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (614.43 km 2) of land and is located roughly 115 kilometres (71 mi) east of the city of Mérida. [2]
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Chikindzonot Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “cenote in the west”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (352.56 km 2) of land and located roughly 170 km southeast of the city of Mérida.
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 .