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2. Cenote - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Tulum - Wikipedia

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   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 ]

4. List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico - Wikipedia

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   Several cenotes are protected as Ramsar wetlands and some are important archaeological sites. They were relevant for the Maya communities that lived in the area. [64] Las Labradas, Sinaloa archaeological site Sinaloa: 2012 iii, iv, v (cultural) Las Labradas is an archeological site with group of basalt rocks with petroglyphs. A unique ...

5. Sacred Cenote - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Xpu Há - Wikipedia

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   Xpu Há (Spanish pronunciation: [(i)ʃpuˈxa]) is a bay, village, and resort area in Solidaridad municipality of Quintana Roo state, on the Mayan Riviera in southeastern Mexico. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Playa del Carmen, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Cancún. [1] It is in the municipality of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Mexico. [2]

7. Cancun: The Mexican fishing village that became one of the ...

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   Puerto Morelos is know for its cenotes - deep sinkholes found throughout this part of Mexico. ... This ancient Mayan tradition is still practiced in the jungle around Cancun today, a chance to ...