Cenote Scout organises practical information, retains its sources and distinguishes what was reviewed, what was reported and what still needs confirmation.
The information exists. The hard part is knowing whether it still holds.
Prices, hours, access and locations appear across maps, social media, blogs and local recommendations. They are scattered, they change and they do not always show a date or origin.
Cenote Scout does not hide that uncertainty behind a false promise. It turns it into visible information so people can compare more carefully and know what they need to confirm.
Usefulness
Details that change a visit
Traceability
Origin and date where available
Correction
A guide that can change
What we are trying to do
Exploring, understanding and caring belong to one decision
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Compare
Organise location, prices, hours, access, facilities and visitor levels so differences are legible.
The process does not end at publication. A listing remains open to new evidence and operating changes.
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Identify
We catalogue a place when its name, location and existence can be distinguished through a usable source.
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Document
We gather prices, hours, access, facilities, rules and contact details while retaining available sources and dates.
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Mark
Every listing remains pending until the person responsible for the cenote confirms its details.
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Confirm
When an operator responds, we record the confirmation and update the listing.
A status is not a quality seal
What each information status means
The status describes the origin and currency of listing data. It does not certify safety, water quality, environmental compliance or operator quality.
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To be confirmed
The detail is unavailable or lacks sufficient evidence to be presented as current.
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Operator-provided
Information confirmed directly by the person managing the place, with a recorded date.
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What a guide cannot promise
Reviewed information does not mean a guaranteed experience
Conditions can change after a review. Depth, weather, access, infrastructure and local decisions also affect every visit.
That is why we do not publish claims such as “100% safe”, “always open” or “guaranteed”. When a detail determines your visit, we recommend confirming it directly.
Independence and visibility
Correcting a listing is free. Verification cannot be bought.
A cenote can appear and update its information without paying. A small community should not become invisible because it lacks a commercial budget.
Listing
Does not depend on payment.
Correction
Is free and reviewed on its evidence.
Future partnership
Must be clearly identified.
Status and order
Will not change because of a commercial relationship.
A living database needs several voices
Who can improve the information
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Visitors
Report observed changes and share a date, photograph or source whenever possible.
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Operators
Update operating details and explain the actual rules and conditions at the place.
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Communities
Define what information and spaces may be shared, and under which conditions.
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Public sources
Provide territorial, environmental, historical and regulatory context beyond a commercial listing.
Community science · Environmental pilot
A living record around cenotes
Cenote Scout organises public iNaturalist observations to show which plants, animals, fungi and other organisms have been documented near cenotes. These records help us understand the surrounding land, but they do not replace a scientific inventory or certify the environmental health of a site.
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Pilot areas
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Linked cenotes
August 3, 2026
Last synchronisation
What we show
Public observations and documented organisms.
Observation date and identification quality.
Authorship, licence and link to the original record.
Protection of sensitive locations.
What these data do not mean
They are not a complete inventory and do not measure water quality.
They do not certify site safety or ecological health.
More observations may reflect more people observing.
Nearby records do not necessarily come from inside the cenote.
Process
How we build the record
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Define
We define an observation radius or perimeter.
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Consult
We retrieve public records with their date, identification, authorship and licence.
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Contextualise
We distinguish community data from information confirmed by operators and local sources.
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Update and return
We update the record and share its context with visitors, operators and communities.
Contribute without disturbing
Contribute without disturbing
A useful observation starts with respecting the place. Do not touch, capture, feed or move organisms, and avoid revealing sensitive locations.
The source is iNaturalist, a platform independent of Cenote Scout. We query public Research Grade or Needs ID observations within the stated technical radius. Records marked captive/cultivated are excluded.
We display only CC0 or CC BY photographs with attribution. Identifications can change and sensitive locations may appear approximate. The technical area is not an official environmental, community or administrative boundary.
The cache is updated only when we manually run the synchronisation; no automatic frequency is claimed.
Impact that must be demonstrated
What we intend to measure, not assume
A guide does not create positive impact merely by existing. These indicators should show whether the project is genuinely improving.
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Data freshness
How many listings show a date and how many details remain pending.
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Correction
How many changes we receive, review and resolve.
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Participation
How many operators and communities contribute to published information.
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Distribution
Whether lesser-known options receive attention without promoting fragile or unprepared places.
Cenote Scout
The project is still being built
The website, map and guides already support exploration and corrections. The mobile app and new updating workflows belong to the next stages.
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