{"id":719,"date":"2013-04-25T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-archaeological-wonder-cenotes-in-cancun\/"},"modified":"2019-03-18T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T09:32:44","slug":"family-travel-archaeological-wonder-cenotes-in-cancun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-archaeological-wonder-cenotes-in-cancun\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Travel: Archaeological Wonder &#8211; Cenotes in Cancun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Family Travel: Archaeological Wonder - Cenotes in Cancun, Flickr: atbaker\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2013\/4\/ArchaeologicalWonder-CenotesinCancun.jpg\" alt=\"Family Travel: Archaeological Wonder - Cenotes in Cancun, Flickr: atbaker\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The Cenote Dzitnup!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a peninsula that originated underwater, and numerous underwater rivers that still flow beneath the surface of Cancun and its neighboring cities, the area is ripe with cenotes, water-filled-sinkholes that have been utilized throughout the past centuries for drinking water, irrigation, wells, and unique underwater exploration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nToday, well over 1000 cenotes stake a claim in the Yucatan peninsula and numerous tour operators can take your family near their amazing beauty.\u00a0 Adventure loving families can take advantage of heart-pumping thrill ride tours on All Terrain Xrail vehicles, ATVs, and Hummers as you ride through jungles and past Mayan ruins on your way to explore the cenotes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIn addition to marveling at their unique archeological formation, most of the cenotes are open for a swim or snorkel to offer a window into their underground system.\u00a0 As easy as it is to throw on some snorkel goggles and try to sneak a peak, the real mystery and beauty of the cenotes are best explored by cave diving, which is only recommended with a professional guide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nA few Cancun cenotes that shouldn&#8217;t be missed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Cenote Dos Ojos-<\/strong> Dos Ojos is one of the 10 largest cave systems in the world and includes numerous stalactites and stalagmites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Cenote Chac Mool-<\/strong> Snorkel in the larger of two cenotes located here.\u00a0 You can grab a bite to eat at the on-site restaurant or take advantage of the public restrooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Cenote Eden-<\/strong> An off-the-main-road system of navigating to this site, including the extended use of dirt roads might discourage you, but the 13 cenotes that fill this terrain can most certainly make the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-cancun-cun-mexico\">flights to Cancun<\/a><\/strong> worth your while.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Casa Cenote-<\/strong> With a unique connecting tube to the ocean, kids can observe how the salt and fresh water mix.\u00a0\u00a0 Calm clear waters make this a fun place to take the little ones.\u00a0 Grab a bite to eat at the nearby restaurant when you are finished exploring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boca del Puma-<\/strong> Families seeking a bit more security can explore this cenote located in Bocal del Puma Eco Park.\u00a0 Other on-site activities include a zip line and bicycle riding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Don&#8217;t forget to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/cheapoair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> for exclusive travel deals! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/atbaker\/5295079072\/sizes\/m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">atbaker <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cenote Dzitnup! &nbsp; With a peninsula that originated underwater, and numerous underwater rivers that still flow beneath the surface of Cancun and its neighboring cities, the area is ripe with cenotes, water-filled-sinkholes that have been utilized throughout the past centuries for drinking water, irrigation, wells, and unique underwater exploration. Today, well over 1000 cenotes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97204018,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/97204018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}