The geology of the yucatan is really interesting... it is made up of limestone. In fact, we will drive on a limestone road on the road to ceisiak...it can get pretty bumpy.
The cenotes are sink holes and made it really easy for mayans to access ground water.
The Mayans saw the cenotes as sacred places. Well from what I can tell the Mayans thought everything is sacred.
There are different types of cenotes. Cenotes-cántaro (Jug, or Pit cenotes) are those with a surface connection narrower than the diameter of the water body; Cenotes-cilíndricos (Cylinder cenotes) are those with strictly vertical walls; Cenotes-aguadas (Basin cenotes) are those with shallow water basins; and grutas (Cave cenotes) are those having a horizontal entrance with dry sections.
I'm sure we will go swimming in at least one cenote. If we were divers we could actually go scuba diving in them...that's how big some of them are....
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