patty

Pardon my ignorance but in planning a trip to Mexico, I see this referenced quite often. So what is a cenote? <BR>Thanks

Lan Sluder

Big sink hole in the limestone, usually filled with water. <BR> <BR>--Lan Sluder

Deb

Cenotes are a beautiful geographic feature of the Mexican Yucatan and not to be missed. These large pools open onto caves and subterrainean waterways which are open for tours and exploring (dive/snorkel). Many were religeous sites and depositories of artifacts---so they say. Their warm, blue-green waters give them an other-worldly glow in the jungles near Tulum, Akumal, etc. A word of advice, plan your cenote snorkel at least 3-4 days after a rain so that the waters are clear rather than milky.

Kate

We snorlelled in the cenotes and the water was crystal clear and very cold. The fish were beautiful as were the limestone formations under the water.

Kate

Sorry, I meant "snorkeled"

Lan Sluder

There also are underwater cenotes, in the Caribbean off Mexico and Belize. <BR> <BR>--Lan Sluder

ME

I thought a cenote was a hundred dollar bills. Oh well I guess too much MTV for me.