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Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath
Look up cenote in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cenote (English: /sɪˈnoʊti/ or /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/; Latin American Spanish: [seˈnote]) is a natural pit,
Cenote
Water-filled sinkhole at the Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza
The Sacred Cenote (Spanish: cenote sagrado, Latin American Spanish: [ˌsenote saˈɣɾaðo], "sacred well"; alternatively known as the "Well of Sacrifice")
Sacred_Cenote
Legendary Mayan tradition
The Cult of the Cenote was a legendary tradition among some Maya people, particularly under the governance of the Mayapan in the Yucatán Peninsula. The
Cult_of_the_Cenote
Cenote in Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
Cenote Zací (Spanish pronunciation: [seˈnote saˈki]) is a cenote located in the city of Valladolid, Yucatán. The name Zací (“White Hawk”) comes from the
Cenote_Zací
Pre-Columbian Maya city in Mexico
called cenotes, that could have provided plentiful water year round at Chichén, making it attractive for settlement. Of these cenotes, the "Cenote Sagrado"
Chichen_Itza
2011 EP by Giant Squid
Cenotes is the second EP by post-metal band Giant Squid. It was released on 25 October 2011 through Translation Loss Records. Released two and a half
Cenotes_(EP)
Cenote in Yucatan, Mexico
Ik Kil is a cenote outside Pisté in the Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico. It is located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula and is part
Ik_Kil
Step pyramid in the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Tinúm, Mexico
sinkhole or cenote. Recent archaeological investigations suggest that an earlier construction phase is located closer to the southeastern cenote, rather than
El_Castillo,_Chichen_Itza
Maya archaeological site with cenote in Yucatan, Mexico
stone-and-rubble fill. The other major feature of Dzibilchaltún is its cenote, Cenote Xlakah, located around the center of the city's ruins. It is thought
Dzibilchaltun
Flooded cave system in Mexico
fed via a coastal spring in a cenote with a variety of names, including Cenote Manati, Cenote Tankah, and Casa Cenote after a nearby restaurant. The
Sistema_Nohoch_Nah_Chich
Cenote in British Columbia, Canada
Devil's Bath is a large cenote located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. With a depth of 44 metres (144 ft) and a circumference of 359 metres
Devil's_Bath
Geologically-formed topological depression
enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet. A cenote is a type of sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath. Sink and stream
Sinkhole
Peninsula in North America
an unconfined flat lying karst landscape. Sinkholes, known locally as cenotes, are widespread in the northern lowlands. According to the Alvarez hypothesis
Yucatán_Peninsula
Cenote in Ohio
The Blue Hole is a fresh water pond and cenote located in Castalia, Ohio. From the 1920s to 1990 the Blue Hole was a tourist site, attracting 165,000 visitors
Blue_Hole_(Castalia)
Small cenote close to the Mayan site of Cobá in central Yucatán Peninsula
Choo-Ha, Tankach-Ha and Multun-Ha are a series of small cenotes close to the Mayan site of Cobá in central Yucatán Peninsula. All of them are accessible
Choo-Ha
Flooded cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico
kilometers (336.6 mi) of underwater passages. There are more than 160 cenotes in the system. The Naranjal subsystem is part of Sistema Ox Bel Ha. Three
Sistema_Ox_Bel_Ha
Cueva de Saturno, or Saturn Cave, is a cenote cave located near Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba. The cave consists of a large opening, the denote, and
Cueva_de_Saturno
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
images found a cenote (sinkhole) ring centered on the town of Chicxulub Pueblo that matched the one Penfield saw earlier; the cenotes were thought to
Chicxulub_crater
Cave located on the island of Kefalonia, Greece
Λιμνοσπήλαιο Μελισσάνης) or Melissani Lake, also Melisani is a cave and cenote located on the island of Kefalonia, northwest of Sami, about 5 km (3.1 mi)
Melissani_Cave
Flooded sinkhole dive site in South Australia
Little Blue Lake is a water-filled sinkhole (“cenote”) in the Australian state of South Australia, in the state's south-east in the locality of Mount Schank
Little_Blue_Lake
Links to Wikipedia articles on sinkholes, blue holes, dolines, cenotes, and pit caves
The following is a list of sinkholes, blue holes, dolines, crown holes, cenotes, and pit caves. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused
List_of_sinkholes
Sinkhole used for scubadiving in New Mexico, United States
US for scuba diving and training. The Blue Hole is an artesian well and cenote that was once used as a fish hatchery. The Blue Hole is a clear blue body
Blue_Hole_(New_Mexico)
Tourist resort district near Cancún, Mexico
visited locations include jet-skiing, snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming in cenotes, swimming with dolphins, zip-lining, horse riding, sailing, and guided
Riviera_Maya
Maya site in Quintana Roo, Mexico
underwater archaeological expedition led by Jerónimo Avilés exploring the cenote cave system discovered the skeleton of a female about 30 years of age that
Tulum
Flooded cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
(51 mi) and there are 28 known sinkhole entrances, which are locally called cenotes. In January 2018, a connection was found between Sistema Dos Ojos and Sistema
Sistema_Dos_Ojos
Flooded cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
the Americas have been found in the cave. Exploration started from Gran Cenote 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Tulum. The whole of the explored cave system
Sistema_Sac_Actun
Topography from dissolved soluble rocks
karren or lapiez. Medium-sized surface features may include sinkholes or cenotes (closed basins), vertical shafts, foibe (inverted funnel shaped sinkholes)
Karst
Mexican freediver and stunt performer
and advocates for the conservation of the Great Mayan Aquifer and the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula. Jaber was born in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche
Camila_Jaber
Any significant accumulation of water, generally on a planet's surface
Retrieved 2026-03-26. "Definition of 'cenote'". Collins Dictionary. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 2026-03-26. "cenote". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2026-03-26
Body_of_water
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
water". Chocholá, pronounced "choh choh LAH" is home to much advertised cenote as well as a luxury hotel, the Hacienda Chablé. At the time of this writing
Chocholá_Municipality
Species of cephalopod known as the bellybutton nautilus
6400–7100 years BP were found in a cenote on Lifou, the Loyalty Islands. Based on these radiocarbon dates it is thought the cenote was connected to marine waters
Nautilus_macromphalus
Season of television series
Dive: Teams begin on a 30-foot platform above a cenote. They can either jump directly into the cenote or climb down a ladder to a 15-foot platform and
The Challenge: All Stars season 2
The_Challenge:_All_Stars_season_2
Ritual offering of human flesh and lives to gods and goddesses
At the Sacred Cenote in Chichen Itza, people were hurled into the cenote during times of drought, famine or disease. The Sacred Cenote is a naturally
Human sacrifice in Maya culture
Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture
Locality in Quintana Roo, Mexico
lagoons, and wildlife. The region is also known for its cenotes (natural sinkholes), such as Gran Cenote, Dos Ojos, and Ik Kil, which are popular for swimming
Tulum,_Quintana_Roo
considered to have been Chan Cenote, but it was a confederated group of towns rather than a unitary state. Besides Chan Cenote, the towns of Tixcancal, Tixmukul
Tases
Water-filled sinkhole in Mexico
Zacatón is a thermal water-filled cenote, or sinkhole, belonging to the Zacatón system – a group of unusual karst features located in Aldama Municipality
Zacatón
2009 novel by Barbara Kingsolver
survived, by swimming underwater along a lava tube which emerges inland in a cenote. He had instructed Brown to burn his diaries and letterspapers, but she
The_Lacuna
Place in Quintana Roo, Mexico
for tourists. At the north of Xpu Há Bay is the Cenote Manati, one of the largest natural water cenotes in the region. According to INEGI, the village
Xpu_Há
American cave and deep diving pioneer and record breaker
deepest sinkhole, Mexico's 1,080-foot (330 m) deep Zacatón, a fresh water cenote. In the book, Diving into Darkness (a story about Dave Shaw and Don Shirley)
Sheck_Exley
Flooded sinkhole in the countryside northeast of Rome, Italy
narrow passage continuing horizontally. The sinkhole, similar to the Zacatón cenote, was formed by volcanic activity eroding the carbonate rock. The sinkhole
Pozzo_del_Merro
Municipal city seat in Yucatán State, Mexico
peninsula. Located close to the heart of the city is the Cenote Zací, a landscaped freshwater cenote or underground sinkhole in which visitors can explore
Valladolid,_Yucatán
Human fossil from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Her bones were part of a 2007 discovery of a cache of animal bones in a cenote called Hoyo Negro (Spanish for "Black Hole") in the Sistema Sac Actun. At
Naia_(skeleton)
City in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Yakuza arms dealer named Katsu Kimura lies low in a Playa del Carmen hotel. Cenote Playacar Puerto Aventuras Río Secreto Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Montejo
Playa_del_Carmen
Layered encrusted sedimentary structure of bacterial origin
the Blue Lake in the dormant volcano, Mount Gambier and at least eight cenote lakes including the Little Blue Lake in the Lower South-East of South Australia
Stromatolite
Extinct species of fish
word for "sinkhole" (eventually translated into the Spanish and English cenote). Fossils of C. dzonotensis are known from the Carrillo Puerto Formation
Chilomycterus_dzonotensis
Natural lake in Quintana Roo, Mexico
peninsula, the lake is fed by underground rivers, whose regular open pools are cenotes. Because of the porous limestone, the Yucatán Peninsula has almost no lakes
Lake_Bacalar
Bay on the island of Cuba
(Spanish: Cueva de los Peces), with 72 metres (236 ft) depth the deepest cenote of Cuba, is located at 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Playa Larga. Surrounding
Bay_of_Pigs
Pit cave in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
the pit is also popular with extreme sports enthusiasts for BASE jumping. Cenote, the term for similar caves found in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico List
Cave_of_Swallows
Postclassic Maya state
disintegrate. A Cocom man named Ceel Cauich Ah was thrown into the cenote of Chichen Itza. The cenote is a deep hole filled with water. It is 15 meters from the
Peten_Itza_kingdom
Natural or synthetic materials
the Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá is heavily stained with Maya blue, washed off the hundreds of sacrificial offerings cast into the cenote during the
Blue_pigments
Type of sedimentary rock
many erosional landforms. These include limestone pavements, pot holes, cenotes, caves and gorges. Such erosion landscapes are known as karsts. Limestone
Limestone
Hominin fossil
archaeological catalog of cenotes and caves in Quintana Roo. Later, the project grew to an archeological atlas that included all of the known cenotes in the Yucatan
Eve_of_Naharon
Archeological ruin in Chiapas, Mexico
site's cenote or natural well known as Agua Azul ("Blue Water"). The cenote gives the site its Maya language name; Chinkultic meaning "stepped-cenote". The
Chinkultic
Data repository for explored sites within the state of Quintana Roo
exploration, survey and cartography of the underwater and dry caves and cenotes of Quintana Roo, Mexico, supported by the National Speleological Society
Quintana Roo Speleological Survey
Quintana_Roo_Speleological_Survey
State of Mexico
"Tulum Beaches and Cenotes". Moon Guides. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017. "Cenotes". Afar. Retrieved December
Quintana_Roo
Paved roads linking ancient Mayan cities
Chichen Itza, running from the main group around El Castillo to the Sacred Cenote. Few of the longer roads still exist in their entirety. A well-known sacbe
Sacbe
Balls used in Mesoamerican ball games
offerings in temples, buried in votive deposits, and laid in sacred bogs and cenotes. Ancient rubber was made from latex of the rubber tree (Castilla elastica)
Mesoamerican_rubber_balls
Underwater cave formation
lengths of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). They are found underwater in El Zapote cenote in Quintana Roo, Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula; similar formations exist
Hells_Bells_(cave_formations)
Spanish architect and designer (born 1961)
Bedside table, Tilt, for Moroso Sofa, Gruuvelot, for Moroso 2024: Bathtub, Cenote, for Agape Stool, Valencia Stool, for Andreu World Vases, Merlate Vases
Patricia_Urquiola
Island in Quintana Roo, Mexico
The cenotes are water-filled sinkholes formed by water percolating through the soft limestone soil for thousands of years. Eighteen deep cenotes and more
Cozumel
Town in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Fort of San Felipe, the Piracy Museum, the Bacalar Lagoon and the Blue Cenote. "Llega el Tren Maya a Chetumal". Diario Cambio 22 – Península Libre (in
Bacalar
State of Mexico
America portal Latin America portal Mexico portal Caste War of Yucatán Cenote Chicxulub crater Governor of Yucatán Himno de Yucatán Municipalities of
Yucatán
Species of plant
tropical areas of Mexico and Central America. It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources. Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Ficus_cotinifolia
Species of fish
is particularly associated with mangrove swamps and sinkholes known as cenotes. Yucatán mollies are primarily herbivorous, but also consume small invertebrates
Poecilia_velifera
Archaeological museum in Yucatán, Mexico
to Chichén Itzá Flora and fauna Ceramic chronology Trade routes Sacred Cenote Cosmovision and power Writing and lineage Ballgame Astronomy and mathematics
Gran_Museo_de_Chichén_Itzá
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
List of longest caves in the United States
List_of_longest_caves_in_the_United_States
Postclassic Maya general and king
Itzás, having been taken captive. Ah Mex K'uuk threw him into the sacred cenote of Chichén Itzá as a sacrifice to the gods. However, he survived an entire
Hunac_Ceel
State park in New Mexico, United States
name stems from the water's dark color, caused by the steep sides of the cenote and algae growth within the lake. In pure geologic terms, Figure Eight Lake
Bottomless_Lakes_State_Park
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
List of United States caving fatalities
List_of_United_States_caving_fatalities
2022 film by Aaron and Adam Nee
local singing a folk song, Loretta deduces that the crown is hidden in a cenote in the jungle. However, Fairfax's group captures her, and then Alan when
The_Lost_City_(2022_film)
Marine cavern or sinkhole, open to the surface, in carbonate bedrock
Great Blue Hole and Dean's Blue Hole. Blue holes are distinguished from cenotes in that the latter are inland voids usually containing fresh groundwater
Blue_hole
Karstic lake (cenote) in Cobán, Guatemala
Verapaz and El Quiché. The lake is near circular in shape and is probably a cenote or doline. The lake water has a slightly sulphurous smell, which may explain
Lachuá_Lake
Object placed or left somewhere for religious purposes
the Olmec site of El Manati (dated to 1600–1200 BC) and the Maya Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza (850–1550 AD). Archaeologists have recovered some votive
Votive_offering
2024 Final Fantasy XIV expansion pack
rainforest-like region, homeland of the birdlike Hanuhanu. Yak T'el is a cenote-covered jungle resembling the Yucatán Peninsula, the southern portion of
Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Dawntrail
Television season
the Hump" August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06) 1.16 233 18 "Hitting All the Wrong Cenotes" August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13) 1.22 234 19 "21st Century Sonja" August 20
The Real Housewives of New York City season 12
The_Real_Housewives_of_New_York_City_season_12
Animals that live underground
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
List_of_troglobites
Groundwater source in certain geological conditions
spring, Bologovsky district, Tver region, Russia List of karst springs Ponor Cenote Thermokarst Rogulj, Daniela (2016-10-04). "Drone footage of the Cetina like
Karst_spring
2020 American TV series or program
Arkansas. 3 "Mexico's Haunted Cenotes" June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) N/A The team investigates paranormal activity in the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula. 4
Expedition_X
Amenity-laden "glamorous camping"
Mexico range from beachfront properties on the Caribbean coast to jungle and cenote-side camps in the interior, to desert camps in Baja California. Properties
Glamping
Municipality in Quintana Roo, Mexico
flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in cenotes. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality. There were
José María Morelos Municipality
José_María_Morelos_Municipality
Religious activity involving killings of humans and animals
sinkholes, or cenotes, at the site of the city, which would have provided a plentiful supply of potable water. The largest of these, Cenote Sagrado (also
Sacrifice_in_Maya_culture
Central American ethnic group
but was taken captive and was to be sacrificed by being thrown into the cenote of Chichén Itzá. However, he survived the attempted sacrifice, and having
Itza_people
Mesoamerican species of bird
they will transition to nesting in inaccessible limestone crevices in cenotes or caves. It excavates nesting sites in March to avoid the hotter temperatures
Turquoise-browed_motmot
Cave with significant vertical passages
freefall drop in the western hemisphere. Cenote Poza El Zacatón, Tamaulipas, Mexico, is the world's deepest cenote at 339 m (1,112 ft) Fluted pothole, England
Pit_cave
Speleothem whose axis changes
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
Helictite
Underground space, natural and man-made underground structures
human-made (such as mines). Some subterranea and related topics include: Caves Cenote Ice cave Sea cave Sinkhole Karst Lava tube Lunar and Martian lava tubes
Subterranea_(geography)
Elongated mineral formation hanging down from a cave ceiling
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
Stalactite
American post-metal/progressive rock band
Sandman, Wolverine, Aliens). In October, 2011, Giant Squid released the Cenotes EP via Translation Loss. This 35 minute album contained five songs, and
Giant_Squid_(band)
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán
Chikindzonot Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “cenote in the west”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 352.56 km2
Chikindzonot_Municipality
Form of earth shelter dwelling in northern China
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
Yaodong
Sacred natural sites involving water
better connection to spirits and deities. Cenotes are very important to the Mayas. The famous Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza proves to be important with
Sacred_waters
Post-classic confederation of Mayan states
Cocom man named Ceel Cauich Ah was ritually thrown into the cenote of Chichen Itza (cenote being the a Spanish term for the Mayan word dzonot, which is
League_of_Mayapan
Island (natural or artificial) made of floating plants, mud, and peat
reattaching to a new area of the shore or breaking up in heavy weather. Some cenotes in northern Mexico have natural floating islands. In the Brazilian Amazon
Floating_island
Archaeological site in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Chan Hol, part of the Toh ha cave system, is a cenote and submerged cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico, of interest to paleoanthropologists. The remains
Chan_Hol
Structure formed in a cave by the deposition of minerals from water
of the pool Hells Bells, a particular speleothem found in the El Zapote cenote of Yucatan in the form of submerged, bell-like shapes Lava tubes contain
Speleothem
Natural void under a planetary surface
Caving – Recreational pastime of exploring cave systems Caving organizations Cenote – Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath Glossary of
Cave
believes in the Francis Bacon theory. 74 14 "Voyage to the Bottom of the Cenote" February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) 3.31 Craig and Jack meet with staff from
List of The Curse of Oak Island episodes
List_of_The_Curse_of_Oak_Island_episodes
Elongate mineral formation found on a cave floor
Speleology Types and formation processes Anchihaline cave Breathing cave Cave-in Cenote Estavelle/Inversac Foiba Glacier cave Ice cave Karst spring Lava cave Pit
Stalagmite
Species of moth
name Antaeotricha ptycta (Walsingham, 1912) Synonyms Athleta ptycta Walsingham, 1912 Athleta cenotes Walsingham, 1912 Stenoma dryotechna Meyrick, 1915
Antaeotricha_ptycta
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