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cenote

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ce·no·te  (s-nt)
n.
A water-filled limestone sinkhole of the Yucatán.
[American Spanish, from Yucatec ts'onot.]
cenote [sɪˈnəʊteɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (esp in the Yucatán peninsula) a natural well formed by the collapse of an overlying limestone crust: often used as a sacrificial site by the Mayas
[via Mexican Spanish from Maya conot]


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It is well located for jungle adventures, exploring the nearby Mayan ruins and many jungle cenotes (pools).
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