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The Ik Kil cenote, located six kilometers from Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula, features a 60-meter diameter and a 43-meter depth.2:49 Due to high water levels, the pedestrian access tunnel requires swimming to reach the main basin, where tree roots hang from the 25-meter-high rim.1:22 Historically significant to the Maya as a ceremonial site for offerings to the god Chak, the cenote remains a popular destination for swimming and diving.4:35 Nearby, the Tulum ruins sit on a coastal cliff, where ancient structures like El Castillo served as navigational beacons for mariners avoiding the offshore reef.7:48 The Dos Ojos cenote system, one of the world's longest underwater cave networks with 60 kilometers of passages, offers snorkeling and diving through interconnected subterranean chambers, including the Bat Cave section.11:22 These karst formations, created by rainwater erosion of limestone, remain interconnected by extensive underwater cave systems throughout the region.

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