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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Cenote Sac-Aua is part of a larger area that also has a restaurant and offers cave tours.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Accessing the cenote requires walking a 1-kilometer flat jungle path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Guided tours are offered in the adjacent cave, which contains formations and examples of artifacts found in area caves.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
The cave at Cenote Sac-Aua held pottery ceramics left by Mayans.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Former structures lie throughout the area, such as this one with an unknown history and yet to be excavated.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Cenote Sac-Aua contains a circular pool surrounding an island that has formed in the center of the sinkhole over time.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Views of the island and cenote opening from the water of Sac-Aua.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
Vines from the trees at ground level reach to the water in the cenote.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/27/2019
A jumping platform and kayak rentals are available inside the cenote.

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