{"id":1019,"date":"2023-06-07T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:08:28","slug":"what-are-the-cenotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/what-are-the-cenotes\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Cenotes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>In this post I am going to tell you what a cenote is and why they are so fascinating.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]A cenote is a natural formation that occurs when the roof of a cave collapses, revealing an underground pool of water.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]They are very common in the <strong>Yucat\u00e1n<\/strong> peninsula, in Mexico, where there are thousands of them connected by a system of underground rivers. <strong>Cenotes were very important to the Mayan culture<\/strong>, which considered them portals to the <strong>underworld<\/strong> and sacred places to perform <strong>rituals<\/strong> and <strong>sacrifices<\/strong> strong&gt;.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]They are also home to a great diversity of life, from <strong>aquatic plants<\/strong> to <strong>fish<\/strong>, <strong>turtles<\/strong> and <strong>bats<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]They can be different shapes and sizes, <strong>depending on their age<\/strong> and how they formed. <strong>Some are open<\/strong>, <strong>others have vertical walls<\/strong> or <strong>slanted<\/strong>, and still others <strong>are caves with side entrances<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]They are a natural wonder that is worth knowing and exploring. If you <strong>like adventures<\/strong>, <strong>diving<\/strong> or <strong>history<\/strong>, the cenotes offer you a unique and unforgettable experience.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]And if you come across a Mayan spirit, don&#8217;t be scared, they just want to greet you and tell you a joke. <strong>Would you like to visit them?<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;483&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Cenote X\u00b4Bat\u00fan<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover what a cenote is and why they are so fascinating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3415,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions\/3415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenoteando.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}