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And to Karen Doody for hooking us up with the lovely condo that we all stayed in. And to Mario from dive Aventuras for guiding us. Thanks to Mike my long suffering dive model/buddy/partner for coming into the caves even though he wasnt all that keen to. There was a little air pocket too where we were able to surface to see some little stalactites all over the ceiling (see Mike below and the photo at the top of this post). It was very surreal (I thought I had something wrong with my eyes)! It is an incredible view from below through the cristall clear water and into then greenish sky.
Chac mool cenote full#
In summer you will find the surface water in Chac-Mool cenote up to a depth of 2 m murky and full or micro algae. Halocline can be found at a depth of 11m/ 30 ft. And also and interesting halocline effect where layers of salt water mix with fresh water making everything in the salty water layer appear blurred. Cenote Chac-Mool is the closest cenote to Playa del Carmen and still a very busy place. This one is more interesting inside with all the large stalactites and stalagmites. The surface of this cenote was covered in a softgreen alge making the light diffused and the water look green. The other main cenote in this system is Chac Mool itself. Here are some of the photos I took there: We jumped in at little brother and swam through a little cavey passageway to Kukulkan. The main attraction was the light (for which you have to visit in the morning) streaming into Kukulkan. Little brother (mainly just a jump in point for easy access to the other two), Kukulkan and Chac Mool. Its actually 3 cenotes all joined together.
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Today I’d like to tell you about the Chac Mool Cenote system.
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The cenotes we visited in Mexico all had a very different feel to them so I’ll do once post for each. Cenotes are sinkholes in the jungle that are filled with fresh, cool, clear water and often have extensive cave systems.