Cenotes of the Riviera Maya by Steve Gerrard

SISTEMA UCHBEN NAH ILLOB
La Casa De Los Antiquos, House of the Ancients
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Land Owner The land is leased from the Ejido Jacinto Pat by Sergio Granucci and Pep Llinares
Dive Site  Fee YES, 200 pesos
Maximum Depth 70 feet/21.2 meters
Average Depth 25 feet/7.6 meters
Distance Explored / Surveyed 70,000 feet/21,212 meters
First Explorers Sergio Granucci and Pep llinares, Reset a world record of installing 700 feet of
guideline on one dive by Sergio Granucci
Other Explorers Ken Bosko, Jason Brauhn, Steve Gerrard, Simon Pedersen and Bob Thorpe, Italian team
Upstream YES
Downstream YES
Cavern Dive YES
Snorkeling YES
Cenotes within Cave System
  1. Cenote Uchben
  2. Cenote Tucha Saraguato (Monkey Saraquato)
  3. Cenote Takumaba (Cenote Escondido – Hidden Cenote)
  4. Cenote Hakatal (Broken neck)
  5. Cenote Nohoch Huu (Great Lizard)
  6. Cenote Pelanusco
  7. Cenote Kai Ha (Fish of the water)
  8. Cenote La Ceramica Vieja (Old Pottery)
  9. Cenote El Mirador
Cenote Location From the base camp of LABNA HA – Cenote Caracol, a 700 meter hike in the jungle; Sherpas needed
Accessibility EASY
Cave Description Huge power size passageways, highly decorated white cave
Best Dives Main tunnel upstream and downstream
Map Available YES, Sergio Granucci
Future Exploration YES
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