Chac Mool Cenote
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About this site
Chac Mool Cenote lies about 23 km south of Playa del Carmen, immediately after Puerto Aventuras. The dive starts in Cenote Little Brother, a few steps from the parking area, and a short tunnel leads from there into Chac Mool. Maximum depth is 12.5 metres (41 ft), and the site is rated beginner.
Light penetrates the water in beams, and a halocline marks the line where fresh and salt water separate. An air pocket lets divers surface and look at stalactites forming overhead. The cenote takes its name from a common stone figure of the region, which served as an altar for offerings to the rain god Chaac.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusReported here · unconfirmed
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulataReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Schoolmaster SnapperLutjanus apodusReported here · unconfirmed
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