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 Cenote KankirixchéPosted by:  FOOFY
N 20° 38.252 W 089° 37.978
16Q E 225630 N 2284256
An amazing swimming and snorkeling Cenote. Cenote Kankirixché is located between the villages of Alabá and Mucuyche. If approaching from Alabá, go past the Hydro/Electricity tower on left, take single lane road to the left on the small curve.
Waymark Code: WMKZ36
Location: Yucatán, Mexico
Date Posted: 06/18/2014
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In Maya, Kankirixché means “tree with yellow fruit”. Cenote Kankirixché boasts the beauty of stalactites and stalagmites as well as alamo tree roots. Bring your swimming goggles - - you will be delighted to see the spectacular underwater galleries. This cenote is most spectacular in mid-day when the sun beams into the cave. A cenote (Maya = dzonot ) is a natural sinkhole created after limestone bedrock collapses exposing the water underneath. There are various types of cenotes. This cenote is a semi-underground cenote. The ancient Maya sometimes used cenotes for their water source, ceremonies, or sacrificial offerings.
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