Cenotes - Mayan sacred waterhole

The word "Cenote" comes from the low-land Yucatec Maya — ts'onot — to refer to any location with accessible groundwater.

Cenotes are very deep freshwater sinkholes located here at the Riviera Maya, mostly in the jungle. Before the Spanish entered Mexico ancient Maya would use them for sacrificial offerings since for them Cenotes where the entrances of the underworld.

There are 3 different kinds of Cenotes. Closed ones, half open and open onces. All are totally different and worth it to visit.

Nowadays they are touristy spots to swim or dive. It´s pretty awesome to cool down in the fresh cold water and Snorkel.

There are small fish to give you a pedicure nibbling on your feed if you sit down and put your feet into the water - just like in 5th avenue here in Playa del Carmen but already included ;)

Almost every cenote has a spot where you can jump or swing into the water from 5 meters altitude. You just bring your food and drinks and enjoy an awesome day with fresh cool water.

Almost all of the cenotes are connected under the ground which makes it pretty interesting to dive from one to another and explore the tunnel system.

From Playa del Carmen the easiest way to get to some of them is taking the Colectivo Van at 2nd street between 15th and 20th avenue. There are a lot of them on your way to Tulum just before Xpu-ha beach.
This particular one is called Cenote Jardin de Eden = Garden of Eden. But there are also a lot around Coba, Tulum and Chichen Itza because the Mayan people would use them to get fresh drinking water.

So If you take a tour to Coba, Tulum or Chichen Itza or come to our beautiful Riviera Maya make sure you also stop by some Cenotes on your way.
The average cost is about 100 MXN for the entrance and 40 MXN for the Colectivo one way.

You shouldn´t bring beer cans or smokes though to keep clean the area... often its even forbidden to bring them in.