This is a cool scuba dive. The Pit Cenote, or El Pit is one of the many amazing things to see near Tulum. The Yucatan ...

Visiting a cenote when in Mexico’s Yucatán is simply a must-do. The experience is somewhere between mystical and serene – every traveler in search of natural beauty in this Mayan region will agree.

Explore four stunning cenotes near Tulum with crystal-clear waters, zip-lining, and ATV tours. Get details on pricing, ...

"There are about 1,000 registered cenotes in Yucatán," our tour guide proudly declares as he ushers us around Gran Museo del Munda Maya, a museum in Merida that showcases Mayan art and history. That's ...

Jan. 10—There's hardly a better way to spend a hot day than swimming in a cenote on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The cool, fresh, 75-degree cenote water is delightful now, when temperatures are in the ...

In the depths of a limestone cavern, near a doorway to the Maya underworld, Filomeno Tomay took out a flashlight and held it up to the cave wall. "Es un caballo," he said softly. ("This is a horse.") ...

While Cancun may be famous for the nightlife and party atmosphere of the hotel zone, there is much to see and do outside the confines of the all-inclusive experience. Diving the underwater museum, ...

The Maya called them dzonots (sacred wells). The Spanish — mangling the Mayan name — called them cenotes. We call them unsurpassable swimming holes. The Yucatán peninsula, where most of Mexico's ...