Sacred Cenote

Sacred Water Hole?

This was a sacred water hole for the ancient Mayans - source of drinking water and for watering crops. Now it's a swimming pool.

Might not be worth the walk, but we saw motmots

Bit of a walk for my kids down to this cenote, but mostly shaded (and lined with vendors). The view isn't really worth it- mostly just the history of knowing what was done here. But, we were treated...

A sight to see!

It was beautiful to see. The day we were on our tour it began to rain so we could not swim in the cenote. We tried to wait it out but the rain was coming down hard and didn't seem like it was going to...

Sacrificial cenote

Just walking to cenote, it's not one to swim in is green and where performed sacrifices, chaining women to drown, nothing on boards to explain

The one you cannot swim in

Cenotes are among the biggest attractions on Yucatan, as there're over 6.000 of them. In most of them you can swim, which is an unforgettable experience. This one in Chichen Itza differs from all oth...