: a deep sinkhole in limestone with a pool at the bottom that is found especially in Yucatán
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Swim or scuba through the crystal-clear cenotes, millennia-old sinkholes scattered throughout the jungles near Tulum.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
The unique geology of Mexico's Yucatán has left the jungles surrounding Tulum studded with cenotes, sinkholes filled with spectacularly still, crystalline waters.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Primarily found in the Yucatán Peninsula, cenotes are sinkholes or wells formed by the collapse of limestone bedrock and filled with fresh water.
—World Of Hyatt, AFAR Media, 10 June 2025
The video, which as of Wednesday afternoon has accumulated more than 55 million views, shows MrBeast and his team in the surroundings of Kukulkan, but also inside other archaeological structures, in cenotes and temples.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
The unique geology of Mexico's Yucatán has left the jungles surrounding Tulum studded with cenotes, sinkholes filled with spectacularly still, crystalline waters.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Primarily found in the Yucatán Peninsula, cenotes are sinkholes or wells formed by the collapse of limestone bedrock and filled with fresh water.
—World Of Hyatt, AFAR Media, 10 June 2025
The video, which as of Wednesday afternoon has accumulated more than 55 million views, shows MrBeast and his team in the surroundings of Kukulkan, but also inside other archaeological structures, in cenotes and temples.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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“Cenote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cenote. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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