Diving in cenotes

Diving in cenotes

Hello, divers! This is post about diving in cenotes. A cenote (from Yucatec Maya dzonot or ts’onot, “well”) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings. Cenotes are common geological…