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Interesting that it was found at Chichen Itza, where millions of people visit a year. An escavation was started there to go even deeper than the pyramid base, b
by twobitshifter 4y ago
Interesting that it was found at Chichen Itza, where millions of people visit a year. An escavation was started there to go even deeper than the pyramid base, but that was paused due to lack of funding. Now you just see a moat on one side that hints at what lies beneath. The tour guide had said that the pyramid is actually constructed on fill above a sink hole.
- clcaev 4y agoThe Yucatán Peninsula has limestone shelves, as the entire area was a sea floor in primordial times. Holes in these shelves that provide access to an enormous aquifer are called cenote. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote
- tough 4y agoBathing inside a cenote is an out of this world experience
- clcaev 4y agoThe Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá is also littered with jade fragments, which were burned and then dropped into the water by ancient inhabitants. When scorching jade hits the water it shatters, making sound that reverberates thought the ritual complex. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Cenote https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Cenote
- tristanMatthias 4y agoSo is scuba diving them! Down you go into a going black hole, swimming through amazing caves (don’t let go of the rope!), the out the other side in a different cenote. Surreal experience