Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA PONDEROSA – CENOTE EDEN
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Region Puerto Aventuras
Location  
GPS Position  
Land Owner "Don" Carlos Macias Acosta, Hotel Maranatha, Playa Del Carmen, (987) 3-01-43
Dive Site  Fee YES
Maximum Depth 55 feet/16.6 meters
Average Depth 43 feet/13 meters
Distance Explored / Surveyed 49,275 feet/14,932 meters
First Explorers *Tony & Nancy DeRosa, * Steve Gerrard - July, 1990

* Primary Exploreres
Other Explorers Shelley Baker, Bernie Birnbach, Guy Bryant, Fred Devos, Craig LaPorte, Gary Lemme, Dan Lins, Mike Madden, Bil Philips, Steve Pittman, Daniel Riordan, *Harve Thorn, *Toni Thorn, *Gary Walten, *Kay Walten, German Mendoza Yanez and members of the French Cave Diving Federation

* Primary Exploreres
Upstream YES
Downstream NO
Cavern Dive NO
Snorkeling NO
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote PonDeRosa (Cenote Eden)
  2. Cenote Corral
  3. Cenote Uchil Ha, ancient waters. (Alaina's Garden.)
  4. Cenote Little Joe
  5. Cenote Zacil, clear water
  6. Cenote Repair Shop
  7. Cenote Rainbow
  8. Cenote Chickin Ha, water from the west, Landowner: Silvano Cu Chuc
  9. Cenote Saz Leem Ha, transparent water
  10. Cenote Kantun Chi, mouth of the yellow stone
  11. Cenote Boa, owl
  12. Cenote Cristalino, crystal water, Landowner: Don Pedro Un Cupul
  13. Cenote Azul, blue, Landowner: Don Efren Villa Lobos.
Cenote Location Go exactly three kilometers south of Puerto Aventuras on Highway 307 or 13.0 kilometers north of the Akumal C.D. entrance. Take dirt road going west up over hill past the power lines 1 kilometer. Sign in at gate through local dive/snorkel businesses. Drive one kilometer to parking area.

OR......enter Sistema PonDeRosa at the Kantun Chi road entrance 300 Meters north of PonDeRosa road entrance. Follow it back to property office, pay dive site fee. Enter at Cenote Kantun Chi , Cenote Zacil, Uchil Ha or Sask Leem Ha. You can enter Sistema PonDeRosa at Cenote Azul or Cenote Cristalino. You can enter Sistema PonDeRosa at Cenote Chickin Ha
Accessibility EASY, Wide cement steps and platform leading from parking area down to the water. Well maintained foot paths around the cenote and surrounding property. Public toilets available
Cave Description Both freshwater and saltwater zones with halocline beginning at 33 feet (10 meters). Vivid displays of fresh water drainage. Saltwater areas are typical examples of erosion while fresh water areas show calcium carbonate formations
Best Dives The River Run Circuit, Upstream to Cenote Chickin Ha, To The Chapel Room, To Cenote Azul
Map Available Stick map available through Aquatech/Villas DeRosa
Future Exploration YES
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