SISTEMA TAJ MAHAL
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| Region | Puerto Aventuras |
| Location | |
| GPS Position | Location N 20 29.009’, W 087 16.618’ |
| Land Owner | Don Feliciano Tun Canul, Feliciano Tun Tha - son, Anjelica Tun Tha - daughter |
| Dive Site Fee | Pay 60 pesos at Gate |
| Maximum Depth | 60 feet/18 meters, End of the Jumna River |
| Average Depth | 43 feet/13 meters |
| Distance Explored / Surveyed | 20,000 feet/6,060 meters +, Exact Distance Unknown |
| First Explorers | Nancy DeRosa, Tony DeRosa, Steve Gerrard, and Wayne Nefzger |
| Other Explorers | Bernie Birnbach, Kate Lewis, Christophe La Malliott, German Mendoza, and Christian Thomas |
| Upstream | YES |
| Downstream | YES |
| Cavern Dive | |
| Snorkeling | |
| Cenotes within Cave System |
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| Cenote Location | From Puerto Aventuras drive south on Highway 307 5.5 Kilometers or from Aventuras Akumal drive north 13.8 kilometers. Entrance on west side of highway at the tourist shop selling blankets and crafts. Pay dive site fee inside. Take dirt road back into the jungle and Drive 1.9 kilometers to the very end. Parking area. No public toilets |
| Accessibility | EASY, Well constructed cements steps and walkway, Cement platform at the water's edge, Tables for equipment setup available |
| Cave Description | A variety of huge and small areas, Mostly freshwater with depths 42 feet/12.7 meters or less, Some saltwater areas, Very little in cave formations except for the Cenote Buena Vista upstream area and around the "Room of Reflections". Contains one of the world's largest (width) underwater passageways - The Jumna River |
| Best Dives | The main line is gold kermantlie leading into the Jumna River and to Cenote Buena Vista |
| Map Available | YES |
| Future Exploration | YES, Limited- Within 200 feet/61 meters of Sistema Minotauro |
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