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- noun Plural form of
cenote .
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Examples
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The water in the cenotes is unbelieveably clear and clean looking, I believe that is a function of no sunlight more than anything because the bacteria counts are high.
Beach Pollution 2006
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They also dive in the cenotes, which is unique to this part of the world.
ScubaBoard 2010
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The caves and sinkholes, called cenotes, were portals to the underworld, Lucero said.
News-Gazette.com 2010
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The Mayas used the sinkhole caves, known as cenotes, as places of worship and depositories for sacrificed humans.
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The Mayas used the sinkhole caves, known as cenotes, as places of worship and depositories for sacrificed humans.
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Flat and lacking significant rivers or hills, Cozumel harbors an underground network of fresh water rivers which honeycomb the porous limestone, forming "cenotes" or sink holes.
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Flat and lacking significant rivers or hills, Cozumel harbors an underground network of fresh water rivers which honeycomb the porous limestone, forming "cenotes" or sink holes.
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The Yucatan peninsula is studded with sink holes called "cenotes".
doggdot.us 2008
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We have thousands of archeological sites within a half days drive which can provide hours of adventures and we have cenotes that we can cool off in.
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We have thousands of archeological sites within a half days drive which can provide hours of adventures and we have cenotes that we can cool off in.
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