Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA CARACOL

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Region  
Location Dos Ojos, Nohoch Nah Chich
GPS Position  N 20 17.844´, W 087 24.934

Land Owner Land leased from the Ejido Jacinto Pat by Pep Llinares and Sergio Granucci
Dive Site  Fee YES, Snorkeling is $18 USD per person

Cavern dives are $100 USD for 2 dives with guide, $120 USD with furnished equipment

Cave dives are $180 USD each for one cave diver, $150 USD each for two cave divers, $130 USD each for three cave divers, Guide is included with either Sergio or Pep; NO EXCEPTIONS
Maximum Depth 55 feet/16.6 meters
Average Depth  
Distance Explored / Surveyed 50,000 feet/15,151.5 meters
First Explorers Pep Llinares and Sergio Grannuci
Other Explorers Ken Bosko, Steve Gerrard, and Robert Thorpe
Upstream YES
Downstream YES
Cavern Dive YES
Snorkeling YES
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote Caracol
  2. Cenote Sastun
  3. Cenote Paanah
  4. Cenote Clemente
  5. Cenote El Abuelo
Cenote Location Two kilometers further into the jungle from the Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich, ________ Ranch
Accessibility Main entrance at Cenote Caracol with wooden stairway down into a huge air dome with 25 X 20 foot deck platform with steps
Cave Description Highly decorated passageways with no halocline, Very long dives possible
Best Dives  
Map Available YES, Contact Sergio Granucci
Future Exploration YES, unlimited
History  
Other Activities There is a zip line and dry cave tour on a wooden board walk, Barbeque lunch is available

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