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 rain, but the consequences of this fact ...

(Photo: INAH). The discovery of altars and cenotes is common in the Yucatan Peninsula. (INAH). The cave is composed of dry areas and others have the presence of shallow water, in an area of 800 ...

Art installations, a snack bar ... Statues and a wall of skulls invoke the Mayan belief that cenotes are entrances to the underworld. This massive open-water cenote is known for its deep blue ...