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A deep sinkhole especially in Central America and the Yucatán peninsula formed by the collapse of strata overlying solution cavities in limestone and having a pool at the bottom fed by the water table.

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  • The term cenote is a Spanish rendering of the Mayan word d'zonot, "a hole in the ground".
  • The entrance fee into the cenote was about a dollar.
  • The Dzitnup cenote is beautiful.
  • Click here to see ROV footage from cenote Santa Maria.
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