SISTEMA SAC AKTUN
'White Cave'
THE WORLD’S SECONGEST UNDERWATER CAVE SYSTEM
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| Region | Tulum Coba Road |
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| Land Owner | Dr. Ceasar Portillo Manica, Son: Ceasar Augusto Portillo Manica; They own the Grand Cenote |
| Dive Site Fee | YES |
| Maximum Depth | 235 feet/71.2 meters |
| Average Depth | 42 feet/13 meters |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | 509,682 feet/154,449 meters |
| First Explorers | Hector Ayala, Jim Coke, Steve DeCarlo, Johanna DeGroot, G. Goulet, Richard Ribb, Parker Turner, Tom Young and John Zumrick |
| Other Explorers | Pablo Diaz, Kate Lewis, Dan Lins, Lalo Fiorelli, Ken Fiorelli, Steve Gerrard, Jorge Gonzalz, Mike Huesack, Brian Kakuk, Eulogia E. “Lo” Martinez, Kurt Olsen, Danny Riordan, Jane Morrison, Bil Philips and Chris Pyle |
| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | YES |
| Cavern Dive | YES, Grand Cenote is one of the best |
| Snorkeling | YES, Considered one of the best cenotes |
| Cenotes within Cave System | There 111 cenotes within this cave system.
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| Cenote Location | From the intersection of Highway 307 and the Coba Road drive Inland (northwest) 3.9 kilometers, Parking area and huge block sign will identify location, Public toilets available |
| Accessibility | EASY, Short walk from new parking area for cave divers, A modern, wide, safe wooden steps to walk down into the cenote, A beautiful boardwalk from the steps leading to nice, safe wooden platforms at both spring and siphon ends of the cenote, Ladders available from the platform into the water, Cave divers can enter cave system at Cenote Ho-Tul by taking the path across the road from the parking area |
| Cave Description | Considered one of the best cave/cavern dives in the entire area! Highly decorated everywhere, Constant formations no matter where you go. 95% of cave is 40 feet/12 meters or less, a Very Impressive cave. Open water divers must be with a professional cenote guide or be cavern certified |
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| Map Available | Excellent. Cartographer is Jim Coke Through the QQRS or local dive centers |
| Future Exploration | LIMITED |
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