Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA CHAN HOL
'The Small Hole Cenote'
connected to Sistema Toh Ha

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Region South Tulum
Location  
GPS Position  
Land Owner Don Liebrato Tun
Dive Site  Fee YES, 100 pesos; Please call ahead at:
984 – 87 - 12114; 984 - 87 12968
Cell: 984 - 80 - 49730
Maximum Depth 38 feet/11.6 meters
Average Depth 25 feet/7.6 meters
Distance Explored / Surveyed 72,741 feet/22,042 meters
First Explorers Kim Davidson, sent by Robbie Schmittner as an home work assignment
Other Explorers Robbie Schmittner, A.T. Kampe
Upstream YES
Downstream NO
Cavern Dive NO
Snorkeling NO
Cenotes within Cave System 13
Cenote Location This spectacular cave system is located ½ kilometer south of the KM 216 Marker on the west side of Highway 307 at RANCHO LOMA LINDA
Accessibility EASY
Cave Description Expect a zero visibility minor restriction to swim into the cave for a brief 20 feet, The guideline begins at the surface, You must keep to the right of the line and put your chest into the cave floor, On the exit, keep yourself to the left of the line, You will enter into a large chamber and immediately come upon a “T” intersection, Swim left as it is the shorter distance upstream, The further upstream you swim the more spectacular this impressive cave becomes
Best Dives The main line upstream and several of the off-shoot passages
Map Available YES
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