CENOTE AND CAVERN DIVING IN pLAYA DL CARMEN AND TULUM

CENOTE AND CAVERN DIVING IN

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PLAYA DEL CARMEN AND TULUM

Cenote and cavern diving will be an unforgettable experince!

Why?, because its the only place in the world where you can perform this type of diving!!

Did you know the formation of the Yucatan Peninsula is related to the ring of cenotes of Chicxulub crater? This ring is a chain of cenotes forming a semicircle, which according to studies is the edge of the impact crater left by the asteroid which reportedly caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 70 million years ago.

Its creation goes back millions of years, in the last Ice Age. The Yucatan Peninsula was an area covered by sea, which then descended and left the coral barrier exposed, which originated a limestone soil.
The limestone, being very porous, allows the filtration of rainwater that fills the numerous tunnels and caverns of the subsoil, which in turn form the subterranean rivers. As the limestone wears away, it collapses resulting in the cenotes.
In Quintana Roo the cenotes cover a territory of 61 km of caves, and many of them haven’t even been discovered.
The ancient Maya had a strong connection with the cenotes, as they were their source of water, and they also considered them to be the entrance to the underworld.
These pools of crystalline water exist in few places in the world, and the Yucatan Peninsula has the largest extension of them, aproximately 10,000 cenotes distributed in all its territory.
Thanks to the cenotes, a new modality has been developed in the world of diving and archeology: archaeological diving. Apart from archaeological treasures, remains of prehistoric animals of species unknown in the region, such as horses, elephants, camels and giant armadillos have been found.

Certified divers can join us in cenote and cavern diving tours. They will be guided by our professional instructors with Full Cave title, with a maximum of 4 divers per group. The sunlight can be seen in almost all dives.

If you are a certified diver, Cenotes and cavern diving Playa del Carmen / Tulum is a great opportunity to enjoy spectacular dives in the Mayan Jungle!!

There are cenotes and caverns for all levels of divers.

If you want to learn more about cenotes and caverns, and new diving techniques, enroll in the SSI XR CAVERN DIVER program.

SSXR CAVERN DIVER

DURATION

The CENOTE AND CAVERN DIVING TOUR begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Pura Vida school.
Together we will visit the cenotes selected by the participants.
There will be two dives, approximately 1 hour / 1:30 hours apart, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy a snack and refreshments in the Mayan jungle.
Each dive will last approximately 45-50 minutes.
We will return to Playa del Carmen between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.