Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA DOS OJOS
'Two Eyes'
THE WORLD’S FOURTH LONGEST UNDERWATER CAVE SYSTEM

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Region  
Location Dos Ojos, Nohoch Nah Chich
GPS Position  N 20 19.485’, W 087 23.467’
Land Owner Ejido Jacinto Pat
Dive Site  Fee YES, 80 pesos, Pay at Highway 307 Entrance
Maximum Depth 391 feet/119.1 meters at the Cenote Pit, First discover by Dan Lins and Kay Pozda Walten
Average Depth 20 feet/6 meters
Distance Explored / Surveyed 189,368 feet/57,954 meters
First Explorers Denny Atkinson, Mike Madden, Juan Jose Tucat and Ron Winiker laid 2,650 feet/803 meters of line on first dive - November 26th, 1987.
Other Explorers Shelley Baker, Miquel Barcena, Patrick Bien, Len Bucko, Alex Buczkowski, Bill Carlson, Doug Carlson, John Curtis, Steve DeCarlo, Kashi Celler, Nancy DeRosa, Tony DeRosa, Pablo Diaz, Bob Eichert, Lamar English, Steve Gerrard, Veronica Guevarra (Carlson), Charlie Hancock, Eric Hutcheson*, George Irvine, Manual Jimenez, Burt Jones, Mercedes Jones, Don Keele, George Krueger, Randy Lathrop, Kate Lewis, Dan Lins*, Andres Matthes, Tom Morris, Eric Noftall, Robbie Osman, John Orlowski, Shelly Orlowski, Joan Patrick, Katja Peterson, Steve Pittman, Emmanuelle Sach, Bruce Schadow, Maurine Shimlock, Karl Shreeves, Ray Siegfried, Wes Skiles, James F. Smith, Chuck Stevens*, Juan Jose Tucat, Richard Tuma, Parker Turner, Vicki Urbieta, Gary Walten, Kay Walten and Ron Winiker, 53 explorers.

* Primary Explorers
Upstream YES
Downstream YES
Cavern Dive YES, Excellent Dives
  1. Cenote Dos Ojos East & West
  2. The Bat Cavern
  3. Cenote "The Pit"
  4. Cenote Dos Palmas
Snorkeling YES, Excellent
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote Dos Ojos East
  2. Cenote Dos Ojos West
  3. Cenote Mott Mott
  4. Cenote Dos Palmas
  5. Cenote High Voltage
  6. Cenote Tapir's End
  7. Cenote Monolith
  8. Cenote Esteban
  9. Cenote Garden of Eden
  10. Cenote Hilario's Well
  11. Cenote Tikim Chi
  12. Cenote Kentucky Castle
  13. Cenote “The Pit”
  14. Cenote Maravilla I
  15. Cenote Maravilla II
  16. Cenote Conch Hope
  17. Cenote Esperanza
  18. Cenote Coffee Pot
  19. Cenote “The Crack”
  20. Cenote “The Link”
  21. Cenote Tak Bi Ha
Cenote Location Go south from Aventuras Akumal 7.3 kilometers on Highway 307 or 1.0 kilometer south of X’el Ha, Road entrance of west side of Highway 307, Pay entrance fee, Drive west on very rough dirt road:
Cenote Monolito 1.1 km
Power lines 1.6 km
Road for Cenote Mundo Escondido 1.8 km
Cenote Dos Palmas 2.0 km
Cenote Dos Ojos 2.7 km
Cenote Tak Bi Ha 3.2 km
Accessibility Easy, There is parking directly over the traverse of Cenote Dos Ojos East and West. A huge set of stone steps, equipment table and large wooden deck is available
Cave Description An excellent example of an underground river with flow, highly decorated throughout the cave system and very shallow
Best Dives Downstream traverse from Dos Ojos East to Cenote Dos Palmas to Cenote High Voltage to Cenote Tapir’s End and exit at Cenote Monolito
Map Available YES, Stick Map
Future Exploration YES
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