Cenote Zaci - Valladolid

Cenote Zaci in Valladolid is one of many cenotes on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, vast rocky and interconnected fresh water holes formed by the same vast meteorite that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. It is very accessible, located close to the centre of the city and about a hundred metres from where I was staying.
Cenote Zaci, Valladolid, México
Cenote Zaci, Valladolid, México
Way down there in this exotic hole in the ground you can perhaps spot people swimming.
A photo illustrating the depth of the cenote
A photo illustrating the depth of the cenote
A photo being taken as people file down into the cenote from above
A photo being taken as people file down into the cenote from above
A couple on a sunny outcrop
A couple on a sunny outcrop
Water cascading from a height into the swimming hole below
Water cascading from a height into the swimming hole below
People in a popular sunny spot withing Cenote Zaci. As the sun falls more and more of the cavernous hole is in the shade.
People in a popular sunny spot withing Cenote Zaci. As the sun falls more and more of the cavernous hole is in the shade.
My daughter creating a live pencil sketch in her notebook in Cenote Zaci.
My daughter creating a live pencil sketch in her notebook in Cenote Zaci.
A man leaps from a height of about 15 metres into the waters of Cenote Zaci
A man leaps from a height of about 15 metres into the waters of Cenote Zaci
A first view into Cenote Zaci just before closing time 5pm. To return the next day!
A first view into Cenote Zaci just before closing time 5pm. To return the next day!
Mayan wood engraving at Cenote Zaci, Valladolid
Mayan wood engraving at Cenote Zaci, Valladolid