SISTEMA AKTUN KOH - cave puma in Mayan
CUZEL by the French Federation
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| Region | Puerto Aventuras |
| Location | |
| GPS Position | |
| Land Owner | Don Wilbur, Playa Del Carmen |
| Dive Site Fee | YES |
| Maximum Depth | 50 feet/15 meters |
| Average Depth | 32 feet/9.7 meters |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | 17,431 feet (5282 meters)+. During 2000 I conducted a survey Project with |
| First Explorers | Edsel Rios Del Rios, Christian Thomas, Claude Touloumdjian and German Mendoza Yanez - 1996 |
| Other Explorers | Yair Azubel, Bernd Birnbach, Fred Devos, Steve Gerrard, Christophe Le Maillot, Kate Lewis and Daniel Riordan - 1997 - 1998, Extended |
| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | NO |
| Cavern Dive | NO |
| Snorkeling | Yes, Very popular commercial snorkeling site for tourists |
| Cenotes within Cave System | 1. Cenote Actun Koh 2. Cenote Bear's Den 3. Cenote Overpass 4. Cenote Foxhole |
| Cenote Location | The road entrance is 3.9 kilometers south of Puerto Aventuras or 15.4 kilometers north of Aventuras Akumal. West side. Follow Rough road going west for 2.5 kilometers to the very end |
| Accessibility | Easy. Short distance from where you park. Set of wide stone |
| Cave Description | Many different characteristics. Series of huge rooms with some containing air spaces in domes of the ceiling. Very decorative in some sections and other parts of the cave system typical Swiss cheesy salt water areas |
| Best Dives | The Bear’s Den circuit and downstream traverse to Cenote Overpass which are gold lines. The Wonderland Line |
| Map Available | Stick map, Contact Steve Gerrard |
| Future Exploration | YES, More cave was added during Summer, 1999. |
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