SISTEMA AK TULUM
'The Turtle Cenote'
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| Rating | |
| Region | Tulum Coba Road |
| Location | |
| GPS Position | |
| Land Owner | unknown |
| Dive Site Fee | NO |
| Maximum Depth | 41 feet/12.5 meters |
| Average Depth | 30 feet/9 meters |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | 2,765 feet/843 meters |
| First Explorers | Upstream, Hilario Hiler & Noel Sloan - 1987 Downstream, Shelley Baker and Steve Gerrard - August, 1993 |
| Other Explorers | Gary and Kay Walten |
| Upstream | YES, Short distance of 300 feet |
| Downstream | YES |
| Cavern Dive | NO |
| Snorkeling | NO |
| Cenotes within Cave System | 1- Cenote Ak Tulum |
| Cenote Location | Drive into the village of Tulum, Take a left (east) at the bus station, Go four blocks, take left and follow a dirt road into the jungle, Follow it for one kilometer to the cenote |
| Accessibility | EASY, You can walk in |
| Cave Description | Siphon cave dive with moderate flow, Very fudge, clay silt |
| Best Dives | Downstream main line, There are five fossilized remains
of giant sea turtles in this section |
| Map Available | YES |
| Future Exploration | YES, Side mount |
| History | |
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