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Our coast hosts countless dive sites ranging from easy and shallow ones down to those for more experienced divers and, of course, everybody will have the opportunity to try and discover the mighty cenotes.
Unique and peculiar dive sites, they characterise the Yucatan Peninsula and were created by the combination of water and carbon dioxide in contact with the soil.
Cenote Ponderosa
Cenote Dos Ojos
Cenote Carwash
Cenote Angelita
Cenote Tajmaha
Cenote Gran Cenote
Cenote Nohoch
Cenote Chac Mool
Cenote Chikin Ha
Scubas with only the OWD certification are able for a submerged exploration of cenotes using the normal underwater equipment.
Obviously they should be escorted by an expert guide qualified for diving in cavernes!
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Divers must always remain:
Within the Natural Daylight zone
Maximum 60 m/200ft from the surface
Maximum depth: 21 m/70ft
Minimum visibility 15m/50ft
In large passages where at least 2 divers can comfortably get through
Within "no decompression limits"
Within "Arms Length" of a guideline that leads back to the open water
Not beyond warning signs
Air management using "rule of thirds" and exiting with minimum 60 bar/900psi
At a ratio of no more than 4 participants for "Cavern Guide"
"Cavern Guides" are certified Full Cave Divers who are also Open Water Dive Masters or higher.
These qualified professionals must be outfitted with complete Full Cave Diving Equipment, Oxygen/First Aid, and have successfully completed a "Cavern Guide Program" and display authorized identification.
To the ancient Maya, Sacred cenotes were home of the rain god, who was celebrated with human sacrifices. Yet, cenotes also guaranteed the only fresh water supply in the jungle and fostered the development of magnificent Maya cities all around the peninsula. Nowadays, these crystal basins offer spectacular scenarios to divers who explore them.
The name cenotes finds its origin from the ancient Maya Dznot (sacred well). Among the most spectacular ones are Ponderosa, Dos Ojos, Grand Cenote, Carwash and Angelita, all within a short trip from Playa del Carmen. You'll get much fun and great thrill from the Maya Riviera and its fascinating dives!!!
Cenotes are opened to any certified diver from OWD on. Dives are guided by extremely competent dive guides especially trained for cenotes and follow a defined pathway marked and delimited by a guiding line fixed to the bottom.
Depth is usually in the range of 9 to 17 meters.
Current is poor and can be divided into upstream and downstream according to its direction.
No special equipment is needed, as 12 litres tanks and wet suites (5 mm) are commonly used with a water temperature usually around 25°C. Usually divers get in the water from a platform excavated from the rock..
Welcome to a Unique Experience : Diving the amazing caverns of the Riviera Maya.
The Yucatan Peninsula lies on a limestone platform, which was formed millions of years ago. During several glacial periods ocean levels varied greatly. At different eras this region found itself submerged under water and at other times above the ocean surface.
It is during lower water level periods that the caves were originally formed. Heavy rains fell on this rock plain and found it's way deep into the ground absorbing carbon dioxide from the soil and decaying plants.
This mixture is known as carbonic acid and is able to dissolve the weaker rock creating large underground voids and passages as the water finds its way to the sea. In this process, Speleothems (stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, etc.) were formed in the passages as the "liquid stone" re-solidified creating a magical environment beyond imagination.
During the last ice age, ocean levels were 100 feet/30 meters lower than today. Approximately 18.000 years ago the ice began to melt and the ocean eventually rose to its current level, flooding the passages and creating a massive network of subterranean rivers unlike anywhere else on Earth.
The mysterious Maya civilization whose culture rose to it's highest phase from 300 AD to 900 AD, inhabited this unique region. Using the Cenotes (sacred wells) not only as a water source but also as an important part of their mythology, believing that the Cenotes are "windows to the underworld" and a key to their after life. Ceremonies and rituals were performed and offerings were made to the "Gods of the Underworld".In some cavern systems artifacts can still be found.
It is very important never to touch or disturb anything in the caverns, especially something of an archeological nature.Today adventurous Scuba divers can safely visit this enchanted and awesome place!!!
The water is so clear and the colors so shining that once you are immersed every distance seems quite small.
A magnificient natural show where you can discover inside large submerged rooms some fossil fishes and shells together with pieces of quarz and huge stalactites and stalagmites.
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