What Is a Cenote?: What You Need to Know [Riviera Maya]

What is a cenote? Cenotes are natural sinkholes in the ground. There are over 6000 cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The Mayas used cenotes for ceremonies and sacrificial offerings.

Where does the word "cenote" come from?
Why are cenotes so clear?
Why are cenotes fresh water instead of salt water?

Find out that and more in this video!

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[everlastingwanderer]

We loved the cenotes! Can't wait to visit more😁

[TangerineTravels]

6, 000 huh? We just visited our first 3 today. Only 5, 997 left!

[erinstravels]

Great video guys! I can’t wait to see some cenotes—they look breathtaking.

[cynthiaguzman]

Omg!! I love Chichen Itza. Saludos desde la CDMX

[gtavwins]

FIRST TIME BEING THE FIRST VIEWER. lol i love this channel, you guys are very informative and accurate. you help me show people Mexico is not an evil place. my partner and i are going to Mexico very soon in december. would you be interested in coming to my families home town of aguadcalientes? it is a wonderful city that i guarantee you would love to visit and make a video about for your channel. they say that aguadcalientes is known as the heart of Mexico!

[rulex]

los vi en Tangerine Travels y me suscribo a su canal saludos desde ags

[stuartlawsonbeattie]

You should also have a warning that swimming in cenotes is dangerous as the voids go underground and people can get trapped. ;)

[stuartlawsonbeattie]

Woah, what is it with the stupid music, muted it is better, much better, you don't need it.