The Sacred Waters of the Riviera Maya (Mexico)
For those who do not know what it means to cenotes, cenotes are fresh water sinkholes or caverns .. and happened in Mexico itself menpunyai several cenotes in the country and which of them "cenotes of the riviera maya" which one of them famous.
Natural Wonders countless Yucatán state and some of the most important and unusual are the cenotes, or holes. In Yucatán, there are more than 3,000 cenotes, with only 1400 actually studied and registered. The Mayas called them dzonot, which translates as the Spaniards conquered the cenote. Geraldo Díaz Alpuche was a military commander in the 16th century are very impressed with underground caverns and pools, and he tried to explain the meaning of the word cenote in Spanish means "the thing". The Motul dictionary, a dictionary Mayan hieroglyphics, defines dzonot as "absurdly and in". Cenotes are magical, enigmatic and unique in the world and once-only resource for fresh, sweet water in the local Yucatecan jungle. They are the holy places of the Mayas for that reason, but also because they represent the entrance to hell. The Yucatán Peninsula is a porous limestone shelf with no visible rivers; all freshwater underground rivers. Being porous, caverns and caves formed where fresh water collects - hence the cenotes or water hole. The water gathered in the underground cenotes are clear turquoise colors are very pleasant with a temperature of 78 ° F (25.5 º C). The stalactites and stalagmites that form inside the cenotes are true natural works of art. In many, holes in the ceiling allow sunlight to filter into the cenotes, giving the scene a magical feeling. The cenotes of Yucatán is a natural treasure that must be seen by everyone, keeping in mind that they must be protected so that humans do not destroy in a few days what nature took millions of years to create.
There are four types of cenotes - those who are truly underground, they are semi-underground, those who are at ground level like a lake or pond, as in Dzibilchaltún, and they are open wells, like those at Chichen Itza. Some of them are accessible for swimming and cave diving, but this is a sport that should ONLY be practiced with a professional guide.
Who want to scuba-diving into the state of Mexico, could go here as a tourist spot one of the most beautiful in the world
Natural Wonders countless Yucatán state and some of the most important and unusual are the cenotes, or holes. In Yucatán, there are more than 3,000 cenotes, with only 1400 actually studied and registered. The Mayas called them dzonot, which translates as the Spaniards conquered the cenote. Geraldo Díaz Alpuche was a military commander in the 16th century are very impressed with underground caverns and pools, and he tried to explain the meaning of the word cenote in Spanish means "the thing". The Motul dictionary, a dictionary Mayan hieroglyphics, defines dzonot as "absurdly and in". Cenotes are magical, enigmatic and unique in the world and once-only resource for fresh, sweet water in the local Yucatecan jungle. They are the holy places of the Mayas for that reason, but also because they represent the entrance to hell. The Yucatán Peninsula is a porous limestone shelf with no visible rivers; all freshwater underground rivers. Being porous, caverns and caves formed where fresh water collects - hence the cenotes or water hole. The water gathered in the underground cenotes are clear turquoise colors are very pleasant with a temperature of 78 ° F (25.5 º C). The stalactites and stalagmites that form inside the cenotes are true natural works of art. In many, holes in the ceiling allow sunlight to filter into the cenotes, giving the scene a magical feeling. The cenotes of Yucatán is a natural treasure that must be seen by everyone, keeping in mind that they must be protected so that humans do not destroy in a few days what nature took millions of years to create.
There are four types of cenotes - those who are truly underground, they are semi-underground, those who are at ground level like a lake or pond, as in Dzibilchaltún, and they are open wells, like those at Chichen Itza. Some of them are accessible for swimming and cave diving, but this is a sport that should ONLY be practiced with a professional guide.
Who want to scuba-diving into the state of Mexico, could go here as a tourist spot one of the most beautiful in the world
The Sacred Waters of the Riviera Maya (Mexico)
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