Cenotes

Cenotes are fresh water pools connecting to submerged caverns and other cenotes. The standard formation is a round hole in the ground. The cenote at Chichen Itza is a perfect example of the round sink hole formation. This cenote is probably the most well known and most visited as it is located at the Chichen Itza ruin site and easily accessible - but you can't dive here.

Often referred to as lagoons and ponds they are common all over the peninsula being most common in the Mayan Riviera. Of value to the early inhabitants these ponds were a source of fresh water and their connection to the source was of a mystical nature. If you fly over the peninsula you will observe that whereever you see a cenote you will see the outline of ancient villages long gone.