Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA NARANJAL
'Place of the Oranges'

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Region South Tulum
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Land Owner Ejido Tulum
Dive Site  Fee Yes
Maximum Depth 124 feet/37.5 meters, near Cenote JailHouse
Average Depth Varies too greatly to determine an average
Distance Explored / Surveyed 70,619 feet/21,525 meters
First Explorers Cenote Cristal (Naharon) Jim Coke - 1985

Cenote Escondido (Mayan Blue), Steve Gerrard, Tony & Nancy DeRosa and Hilario Hiler - “A” tunnel August, 1986
Steve Gerrard & Denny Atkinson - “B” tunnel - October, 1986
Other Explorers Lori Beth Conlin, Paul DeLoach, Johanna DeGroot, Paul Heinerth, Mike Madden, Parker Turner, Tom Young, Chris Van Winkle, John Zumrick
Upstream YES
Downstream YES
Cavern Dive YES, Both Cenote Cristal (Naharon) and Escondido (Mayan Blue)
Snorkeling YES, Both Cenote Cristal (Naharon) and Escondido (Mayan Blue) are popular with commercial snorkeling companies
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote Cristal (Cenote Naharon)
  2. Cenote Escondido (Cenote Mayan Blue)
  3. Cenote Sunhole
  4. Cenote Little Maya
  5. Cenote of the Sun
  6. Cenote Jailhouse
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