In preparation
The water beneath our feet
A look at the underground system connecting the Peninsula.
Before you visit
Guides for understanding and visiting cenotes.
Prepare your visit, compare the available information and understand the land before entering the water.
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If this is your first visit
Two short reads answer the questions most likely to change your day.
Practical guide · Open
FAQ · OpenBefore you go
Cash, hours, life jackets, access and what to confirm before setting out.
Prepare your visitFrequently asked questions
Can I enter if I cannot swim? Do they take cards? Must I book? When it depends on the place, we tell you what to check.
Read the answersWater, stone and care
Understand the land
Learn how cenotes form, the place they hold in Maya culture and why visiting them also means caring for the aquifer.
Geology and culture · Open
What is a cenote?
Understand their types, their link to groundwater and why a cenote is more than a natural swimming pool.
Understand the contextLiving history · Open
Cenotes and Maya culture
Water, sacred places, rituals and memory: understand their meaning without reducing it to a single story.
Explore their meaning Land and protection · OpenAquifer conservation
Learn what threatens the water connecting cenotes and which choices help protect it.
Read about conservationContribute without disturbing
Learn how to observe →Observation can also be a form of care
Learn how to document plants, animals, fungi and signs without touching, moving or revealing sensitive locations.
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Stories below the surface
Visual stories for a deeper understanding of the land, the water and the stories surrounding cenotes.
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7 min · Geology
How a cenote forms
From rainwater to collapsing rock: the process that creates this landscape.
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Landscapes of the Ring of Cenotes
Land, communities and different ways of approaching the water.
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What threatens the aquifer
The pressures that are not always visible from the surface.
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Voices caring for cenotes
Stories from those who live, work and care for these places.
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