Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA MINOTAURO

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Region Puerto Aventuras
Location  
GPS Position  
Land Owner Inocencio Pat, Father & Maria Lidia Tun, Daughter
Dive Site  Fee YES
Maximum Depth 50 feet/15 meters
Average Depth 35 feet/10.6 meters
Distance Explored / Surveyed 10,231 feet/3118 meters
First Explorers Bernard Glon, Joao Neves, Laura Neves and Christian Thomas
Other Explorers Yair Azubel, Bernd Birnbach*, Fred Devos, Christophe Le Maillot*, Kate Lewis and Danny Riordan
* Primary explorers
Upstream YES
Downstream YES
Cavern Dive NO
Snorkeling YES
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote Minotauro (main entrance)
  2. Cenote Escalera (stairs)
  3. Cenote Estrella (stars)
  4. Cenote Piedra (stone)
  5. Cenote Winz
Cenote Location Directly across the highway from the Robinson Club or 10.7 kilometers north of the Akumal-Caribe entrance
Accessibility Cleared road with sascab dirt laid down for cars and vans to drive on. 1.5 kilometers in distance. Easy entrance with beautiful cement, safe stairs and walkway to the water. Equipment table available and easy turnaround point for vehicles
Cave Description Smallish, A very good two or three person dive, no more
Best Dives Upstream main line involving a very enjoyable circuit dive
Map Available Stick map, Cartography map being drawn
Future Exploration YES, Limited- Needs 200 feet to connect with Sistema Taj Mahal but major breakdown blocks the way
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