I wouldn't come to you with definitions of what is a Cenote, since you can have a better one following the link. But this appealing natural pool is some of the wonders of the Yucatán peninsula.
Yucatan along with part of Central America was home of one of the greatest civilization, the Maya, the Mayan considered this water reservoirs sacred places as the only resource of water they had.
Today many cenotes are open to the public for a refreshing swimming or snorkeling, this particular cenote is called ik kil and is located close to the great city of Chichen Itza.
We hope we can be enjoying its clear waters this summer, on our "Ruins and beaches" trip to Yucatán.
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OMG...it is beautiful. Still trying to convince Shawn, maybe after he finishes our taxes ;)
so incredible...I have never seen a place like that in person!
Keep me posted on that trip! When, where, how much?
Luis and I swam in a cenote ages ago -- it was so amazing. We also peered into an enormous, bottomless one where they supposedly used to sacrifice virgins. Chichen Itza is my favorite pyramid -- my overall Mayan ruin would have to be Palenque because it just appears out of nowhere in the jungle, cloaked in this amazing mist. I would love to take the kids on a beach and ruins trip. Wish we could go with.
Wow, that looks so refreshing and sounds so lovely...
ummm..you failed to mention that they made HUMAN sacrifices in these waters!!!!! arghhhh..not sure if I want to swim in a place where humans have been sacrificed..a little creepy!
Well, no. In fact it hasn't been proved it happened, archaeologists have found human reminds in "some" cenotes, like the one inside Chichen Itza, but they are not sure it was a sacrifice or an accident, since some of the skeletons were from an old man.
All of the sacrifice thing in cenotes is more a well fed legend to attract people.
Yes - that was definitely something we missed out on on our trip to Yucatan in October.
Oh well - just means we have to go again....
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