Northern Yucatan is arid; there are no aboveground rivers. There are two large, natural sinkholes, called cenotes, which could provide a plentiful amount of water year round, making it an attractive destination for the settlement. Of the two cenotes, the “Cenote Sagrado”, or the Sacred Cenote, is well known to this day. As we have hear Pre-Columbian Mayans sacrificed objects and human beings, to cenote as a form of worship to the Mayan rain god, Chaac.
Today it is a well-known place to cool off. The water by its texture appears to be extremely dark, heavy and cold, but it is definitely an experiment worthy of experiencing.
The Cenote Sagrado remains a place of pilgrimage to this day.
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