Cenote Chac Mool

The entrance to this cenote is just few meters after Puerto Aventuras.

There are 3 different water entrance to Chac-Mool system.

On the side entrance we have Little Brother cenote and Kukulkan cenote.

In the main entrance we can access directly at the Dome Room. Here a portion of the ceiling has collapsed under an air dome where the divers can surface and admire a lot of beautiful stalactites and some fossils. In Kukulkan side, in sunny days, we have an amazing light show.

Chac-Mool is one of the caverns which has halocline , means where salt and fresh water come together and creating visual effects.

With its big rooms and maximum depth of 12 meters/36 feet , is a perfect place for the novice cavern divers.

Chac-Mool also offer penetration for cave divers, is in cave diving where we can find the largest underwater stalactite in the world.

General Info:

Snorkeling – NO

Scuba diving – YES

Cave diving – YES

Safety Limitation

• Natural Daylight
• Maximum 60 metri/200feet distance from the surface
• Maximum depth 21 metri/70 feet
• Minimum visibility 15 metri/50 feet
• Areas where 2 divers can pass comfortably
• No Decompression Diving
• Within “Arms Length” of the guideline
• Not beyond Warning sign
• Air rule of 3rds, exiting with min. 60 bar/900 psi

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