But even with the investigation of many of the cenotes over the years, cenotes in Mexico hold underwater caves with a surprising secret ... From aquatic life that has learned to survive via ...

Archaeologists had known that the Maya regarded both caves and cenotes as mouths that opened into an otherworld inhabited by Chaak, the god of life-giving ... the forest to a secret cave and ...

Considered sacred waters by the Mayans, the expansive El Gran Cenote is an underground cavern ... is included in the entrance fee, as are life vests, which are mandatory. Several visitors also ...