A natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks.
1The breeding records and dismantled computers remained hidden in the isolated cenote, deep in the jungle.
2An Otherworldly Dive Into a Mexican Sinkhole The water in the Aktun Ha cenote is normally clear.
3Now the rest of her team followed Valya down the sloping passage to the underground cenote chamber.
4The sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá.
5The lost cenote would be the perfect hiding place to store the dismantled computers and their priceless genetic information.
6The team members spoke in hushed whispers, not out of fear of Imperial detection, but because the cenote chamber seemed to hold eerie memories.
7The images are then rendered using specialty software to recreate the cenotes in seamless 3D.
8Some cenotes acquired particular religious significance to the Maya, whose descendants continue to inhabit the region.
9Some cenotes acquired particular religious significance to the Maya, whose descendents continue to inhabit the region.
10The cenotes or underground reservoirs were the important factors in locating the ruins of northern Yucatan.
11Sloughs and cenotes in the landforms grew deeper, and hills flecked with chaparral and heat-stunted trees.
12St. George began exploring the cenotes five years ago while taking a cave diving class in Tulum.
13Just out of town are wildlife reserves, graceful haciendas (estates) and jungle-shrouded cenotes to swim in.
14Even visits to the cenotes were $10 and $50 a pop, which added up quickly.
15She looks around with green eyes as deep as sacrificial cenotes, eyes in which a sensitive witness might see luminous worms writhing.
16I'd assumed that like most every other natural tourist attraction, the cenotes would be miles out of town and requiring of day trips.