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==Definition and description== [[File:Mexico Cenotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|The [[Sacred Cenote]] at [[Chichen Itza]], Mexico]] Cenotes are surface connections to subterranean water bodies.<ref name="Gaona1980"/> While the best-known cenotes are large open-water pools measuring tens of meters in diameter, such as those at [[Chichen Itza]] in [[Mexico]], the greatest number of cenotes are smaller sheltered sites and do not necessarily have any surface exposed water. Some cenotes are only found through small <1 m (3 ft) diameter holes created by tree roots, with human access through enlarged holes, such as the cenotes [[Choo-Ha]], Tankach-Ha, and Multum-Ha near [[Tulum]]. There are at least 6,000 cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://annaeverywhere.com/best-cenotes-tulum/|title=The Best Cenotes in Mexico: Ultimate Guide {{!}} Anna Everywhere|last=Lysakowska|first=Anna|date=2016-05-30|newspaper=Anna Everywhere|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=current source is a travel blog|date=January 2017}} Cenote water is often very clear, as the water comes from rain water filtering slowly through the ground, and therefore contains very little suspended particulate matter. The groundwater flow rate within a cenote may be very slow. In many cases, cenotes are areas where sections of the cave roof have collapsed revealing an underlying cave system, and the water flow rates may be much faster: up to {{convert|10|km|sp=us|sigfig=1}} per day.<ref name="Beddows, P.A. 2003" /> The Yucatan cenotes attract cavern and [[Cave diving|cave divers]] who have documented extensive flooded cave systems, some of which have been explored for lengths of {{convert|376|km|abbr=on}} or more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legacy.caves.org/project/qrss/qrlong.htm|title = Long Underwater Caves}}</ref>
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