MEXICO: caribbean | reefs | cenotes biotopes | cenotes caves | lagoon | tulum | cancun region

Photos of Cenotes Freshwater Biotope in Mexico


Below are links to pictures from the Mexican Yucatan.
caribbean | reefs | cenotes biotopes | cenotes caves | lagoon | tulum | cancun region

Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2004. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.


Basilisk Cancun, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Basilisk


Cenote Cancun, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Cenote


Cenote Cancun, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Cenote


Cenote Cancun, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Cenote


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Mexican tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Wild Mollies


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Wild Mollies


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Mexican tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Wild Mollies


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Mexican tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Mexican tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Wild Mollies


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Catfish


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave entrance


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave entrance


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Roots in cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Roots in cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Roots in cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Catfish


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Catfish


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Aquatic plant


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Aquatic plant


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Aquatic plant


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Tetras


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave


Cenote Cancun, Mexican Riviera, Mexico
Cenote


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenotes biotope


Aquatic biotope for cenotes in the Yucatan, Mexico.
Cenote cave entrance




Recommended travel guides on Mexico:



Cenotes [
Wikipedia]:

Cenote (pronounced say-no-tay, plural: Cenotes) is the name given in the southern part of Mexico and Central America to freshwater-filled limestone sinkholes. Cenotes are fully or partially collapsed karst caves. Mature cenotes often resemble small, circular lakes or lagoons with vertical edges. The name cenote derives from Yucatec Maya language dznot.

Cenotes have long been major sources of water in much of the Yucatan peninsula, most of which lacks other easily accessible year-round water. The Maya city of Chichen Itza was built around a cluster of these natural wells. Some cenotes like the Cenote of Sacrifice in Chich�n Itz� played an important role in Maya rites. Golden sacrificial artifacts were found in such cenotes, leading to the archaeological exploration of most cenotes in the first part of the 20th century.

Some cenotes are now a tourist attraction to divers, however, diving in cenotes can be dangerous because of underwater currents. Open water divers should never attempt to dive a cenote without proper cave/cavern training or certification. Special gear is used to dive cenotes, and while many inhabitants of and visitors to the Yucatan peninsula dive them regularly, proper precautions must be taken. Exploratory divers will at times spend several hours underwater, mapping the underwater rivers that connect the peninsula�s cenotes.




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