CENOTE YAX CH’EN EAST
'Blue-Green Cenote' in Maya
connected to Sistema Ox Bel Ha
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| Region | South Tulum |
| Location | |
| GPS Position | |
| Land Owner | The Ejido Jose Maria Pino Suarez |
| Dive Site Fee | NO, Closed; Dive site fenced off |
| Maximum Depth | 54 feet/16.5 meters |
| Average Depth | |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | 539,556 feet/163,502 meters |
| First Explorers | Gary and Kay Walten - February, 1997 |
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| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | YES |
| Cavern Dive | YES |
| Snorkeling | YES |
| Cenotes within Cave System | 111 |
| Cenote Location | Take the Coba road east from Highway 307 to the Tulum Beach road, Drive south for 7.0 kilometers (400 meters before the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve) and park vehicle along the dirt road, 100 meter path to huge lagoon |
| Accessibility | EASY, 150 meter swim to the cave entrance due west |
| Cave Description | Shallow huge passage dotted with many openings to the surface, Eventually goes deep below the halocline into spectacular saltwater passageways; DPV a must |
| Best Dives | Visit the school of tarpon 2,000 feet/606 meters upstream |
| Map Available | NO |
| Future Exploration | YES, Requires the limits of technology; Unlimited |
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