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| Region | |
| Location | |
| GPS Position | |
| Land Owner | Ejido Tulum, 20% owned by Dr. Ceasar Portillo Manica |
| Dive Site Fee | YES |
| Maximum Depth | 90 feet/27 meters; Chamber of the Ancients - 400 feet/121 meters downstream |
| Average Depth | |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | Upstream - 4,813 feet/1467 meters Downstream – 4,403 feet/1342 meters Total: 9,216 feet/2809 meters |
| First Explorers | Parker Turner and Mike Madden |
| Other Explorers | Jim Coke, Johanna De Groot, Paul Deloach, Steve Gerrard, Chuck Stevens and Tom Young |
| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | YES |
| Cavern Dive | YES, Excellent! |
| Snorkeling | YES, November through March only |
| Cenotes within Cave System |
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| Cenote Location | From the intersection of Highway 307, take the Coba road inland (northwest) and drive 8.1 kilometers, Cenote is left side of the road |
| Accessibility | EASY, The Ejido Tulum has provided plenty of parking, Wooden platforms constructed along edge of the cenote to provide easy entry and no erosion or damage to the environment, Public toilets and changing rooms available, Several equipment tables for assembling scuba gear provided |
| Cave Description | Most of the cave system is fresh water as the saltwater zone begins at 70 feet/21 meters, Highly decorated with various rooms and several different passageways both upstream and downstream |
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| Map Available | YES, Beautiful cartography map by Jim Coke and Tom Young - 1989 |
| Future Exploration | YES |
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