Tankach-Ha

Inside the Cenote

Wiki says this about Cenote's:  A Cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings. (I'll talk about that in Chichen Itza.)

I learned that not all Cenote's are the same, this one was all underground and enclosed.  There was only a little hole at the top.  Some Cenote's are big holes in the ground.  I would dearly have loved to have seen the one at Chichen Itza but we didn't have the time to walk out to it.

The water was COLD!! I was amazed that people actually wanted to get into it and swim.  I found it shocking that people thought it felt refreshing after the heat.  But then again.....most people don't have Raynauds.  I found the heat refreshing.  But, not wanting to miss out on the experience, I braved (my feet only) in the water.  I wasn't crazy enough to jump in.

The Cenote's are just beautiful.  Nathan's phone is water proof, so he got some underwater pictures of fish.  It was pretty neat.

Ready to brave the depths of the Cenote

Descending into the pit of doom

Those are the tower of stairs we came down

See, cold, I wouldn't even put my feet in the water.