Cenotes ahead!

Underground wonder

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August 16th 2011
We rent bikes to journey about 7km (4.3mi) west of Valladolid to two well-known cenotes. All I know about these things is that these are limestone sinkholes filled with fresh water and they’re well worth jumping in. The Yucatan peninsula is scattered with these formations, around 2,000 actually and they’re what kept many Mayan villages alive. Today, several of the more touristy cenotes are own ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Valladolid

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more