: a deep sinkhole in limestone with a pool at the bottom that is found especially in Yucatán
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The spa is also tied to history and is centered around a cenote, a sinkhole surrounded by rocks that was used by the Mayans.
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Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Get to Bacalar’s cenotes and jungles before the town becomes as popular as its northern neighbors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Blending natural surroundings with therapeutic practices, Sana’s design evokes the sacred cenotes of the Yucatán, where Mayan communities would gather for ritualistic healing.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Crews drilled steel pillars deep into the ground, disturbing a fragile ecosystem of thousands of caverns and freshwater sinkholes known as cenotes.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Get to Bacalar’s cenotes and jungles before the town becomes as popular as its northern neighbors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Blending natural surroundings with therapeutic practices, Sana’s design evokes the sacred cenotes of the Yucatán, where Mayan communities would gather for ritualistic healing.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Crews drilled steel pillars deep into the ground, disturbing a fragile ecosystem of thousands of caverns and freshwater sinkholes known as cenotes.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Cenote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cenote. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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