Cenotes of Mexico: The Complete Guide to the Yucatán Sinkholes
A cenote in the Yucatan, Mexico
Nowhere on earth has anything quite like the cenotes of Mexico. Scattered in their thousands across the flat limestone of the Yucatán Peninsula, these natural sinkholes open onto
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Cenote Dzitnup: X’keken & Samula near Valladolid
Cenote Xkeken (Dzitnup) near Valladolid
Just outside Valladolid, two of the Yucatán’s loveliest cavern cenotes sit side by side at the village of Dzitnup: Cenote X’keken (often just called Cenote Dzitnup) and Cenote
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Cenote Suytun, Valladolid: The Famous Light-Beam Cenote
Cenote Suytun near Valladolid, Yucatan
You have almost certainly seen Cenote Suytun even if you have never heard the name. That dreamlike photograph — a lone figure on a round stone platform in
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Cenote Dos Ojos, Tulum: Diving & Snorkeling Guide
Cenote Dos Ojos near Tulum, Riviera Maya
Few places underwater are as famous as Cenote Dos Ojos. Its name — “Two Eyes” — comes from a pair of round, neighbouring sinkholes that stare up at
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Gran Cenote, Tulum: Snorkeling with Turtles Guide
Gran Cenote near Tulum, Quintana Roo
Of all the cenotes scattered through the jungle around Tulum, Gran Cenote is the one almost everyone has on their list — and for good reason. It is
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Cenote Ik Kil, Yucatán: Swimming Beside Chichén Itzá
Cenote Ik Kil near Chichen Itza, Yucatan
If you have ever seen a postcard of a perfectly round sinkhole, its sheer walls hung with curtains of green vines and roots that tumble all the way
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Cenote SAC-AUA in Dzalbay
Extraordinary natural formation, where tourists delight in the vagaries of the petreos located in the Yucatan Peninsula. Dzalbay is a village where its inhabitants have settled for many
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