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Ricardo Patron Mier y Teran

"This cenote is the only cenote on this list you can't get into for a swim. You can only really admire it. It is the sacred cenote of Chichen Itza, so it is actually a part of the visit to the ruins. The Sacred Cenote is an open-type cenote that appears as a circular depression filled with 60 m in diameter, with vertical walls that drop between 15 m and 25 m to the water surface. It is located north of the Kukulcán pyramid and is connected to it by a causeway about 300 m long. Archaeological research has found and removed thousands of objects at the bottom of the cenote, including artifacts made from gold, jadeite, copal, pottery, flint, obsidian, shell, wood, rubber, and cloth, as well as human skeletons. Most of these objects can be found at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University or the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City."

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Yucatan's Cenote Guide

Cenotes are one of the main attractions of Yucatan; there isn't anything like them anywhere else. These underground caves filled with water are a must for all those who wish to visit this Mexican state; however, deciding which cenote to visit is a hard task having so many of them (estimated upwards of 7,000!). I grew up in Yucatan, where "cenotear", visiting cenotes for a day during the weekend, was a common activity to spend my free time. During that time, I have visited more cenotes than I can count; this guide provides a list of the cenotes I recommend visiting. The list is divided into two different parts: cenotes to visit from Merida and cenotes to visit from Valladolid. Regardless of that distinction, you can choose to visit cenotes listed among those closer to either city. I have done so plenty of times from Merida. Additionally, the guide includes my recommendations and a few tips for visiting cenotes.

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