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Tulum, Yucatán, Mexico

Cenote Dos Ojos

Typical depth

10m

Type
Cenote
Typical depth
10 m
Level
Intermediate
Visibility
30–100 m
Water temp
24–25 °C
Current
None
Access
Permit required
Min cert
Open Water
  • Cenote
  • Cavern
  • Overhead Environment
  • Speleothems
  • Halocline
  • Freshwater
  • Permanent Guideline

When to dive

BestOK

Cenote Dos Ojos ('Two Eyes') sits north of Tulum on the Yucatán's Caribbean coast — two adjacent circular sinkholes connected by a passage decorated with stalactites and stalagmites. In January 2018 explorers connected Dos Ojos to the neighbouring Sistema Sac Actun, creating one of the longest underwater cave systems in the world (the combined underwater passages total ~347 km; Sac Actun is currently second only to Sistema Ox Bel Ha). The water is freshwater rainfall filtered through limestone, holding a near-constant 25 °C year-round; the typical guided cavern profile sits at 5–10 m. The cavern is sheltered from weather. Cavern lines are permanent and well-marked. Full cave penetration beyond the daylight zone is restricted to certified cave divers with their own guideline.

20.3239° N, 87.3878° W

Notes

Two interconnected sinkholes; cavern lines through speleothems.

Marine life

Other
bats roosting in air domes
Reef fish
blind cave fish (Mexican tetra), mosquitofish
Invertebrates
freshwater shrimp, cave isopods

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