cenote

Tulum is central to breathtaking cenotes. Whether it's the fact that you find yourself swimming under a cave or surrounded by the jungle.

Samples were obtained with a 300 [micro]m mesh net from the aquatic vegetation present in the surface waters at the entrance of the cenote (Fig.

But with the support of our informative and funny guide I swam to where the cave opens up inside in a cenote (a flooded sinkhole), where bats whizz past your head as you take in the view.

When we visited the cenote, we noticed that a flock of black vultures (>20 individuals) rested in the trees on the cenote's edge.

If you can, visit a cenote on your own in the morning, before the coach tours arrive, for one of the most serene and surreal swims you will have in your life.

The tour also revealed a hidden cenote, a natural sinkhole, at the foot of a 250ft cliff, which had the most beautiful turquoise waters I have ever seen.

Except for Mastigodiaptomus nesus, which was found in Cenote Juarez, no calanoid copepods were collected from "cenotes" and rivers.

Christina Saenz de Santamaria has been practising in the stunning cenote caves of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and the waters around Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand.