Yucatán's cenote route

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Places to visit in Yucatán's cenote route 15

15 places with their own page, grouped by kind.

Cenotes · 8 Landmarks and museums · 3 Villages · 2 Archaeological sites · 1 Towns · 1

Cenotes

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  Cenote Kankirixché · Cenote · Yucatán
  A big semi-open cavern cenote between Abalá and Mucuyché, with deep blue water, hanging roots and stalactites, and a cheap entry run by locals.
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  Cenote Pool Uinic · Cenote · Yucatán
  A small, lit cave cenote in a family's fruit garden in Homún, with shallow clear water, a tree growing up through the roof and night swims.
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  Cenote San Ignacio · Cenote · Yucatán
  A shallow, lit cavern cenote inside an eco-park in Chocholá, 35 km from Mérida, with pools, a jungle channel, zipline, restaurants and night swims.
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  Cenote Yaal Utzil · Cenote · Yucatán
  An open, sheer-walled cenote at the edge of Mucuyché with deep blue water, a wooden staircase and a jump from the rim, run simply by locals.
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  Cenote Yaxbacaltún · Cenote · Yucatán
  One of Homún's biggest cenotes: a deep, semi-open pool about 15 m down, with diving platforms, a rope swing, rappelling and a simple restaurant.
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  Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché · Cenote · Yucatán
  A blue-painted henequen hacienda south of Mérida where a guided tour ends with a swim through Cenote Carlota, a canal and the cave cenote Azul Maya.
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  Cenotes Santa Bárbara · Cenote · Yucatán
  A family cenote park outside Homún with four cenotes, Cascabel, Chaksikín, Xooch and Pool Cocom, reached by bike or a little motor train.
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  Cenotes de Cuzamá · Cenote · Izamal
  Next to Homún: at the old hacienda of Chunkanán, horse-drawn carts on henequen rail tracks take you to three cave cenotes.

Landmarks and museums

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  Hacienda Kampepén · Landmark · Yucatán
  A ruined henequen hacienda on the edge of Homún, turned into a park with two cenotes, a lit cave with rock paintings and a restored church.
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  Hacienda Ochil · Landmark · Yucatán
  A small restored henequen hacienda on the Mérida–Uxmal road with a Yucatecan restaurant, craft workshops, a little museum and a cave cenote.
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  Hacienda Temozón Sur · Landmark · Yucatán
  A 17th-century cattle and henequen hacienda south of Mérida, restored as a luxury hotel in 1997, where Mexican and US presidents met in 1999 and 2007.

Villages

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  Abalá · Village · Yucatán
  A quiet Maya village south of Mérida, seat of a municipality of old henequen haciendas and cenotes such as Mucuyché, Kankirixché and Yaal Utzil.
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  Yaxuná · Village · Yucatán
  A Maya village south of Chichén Itzá with community-run tours of its ancient city, the deep Lol-Ha cenote and a small cultural centre.

Archaeological sites

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  Zona Arqueológica de Yaxuná · Archaeological site · Yucatán
  A little-visited Maya city south of Chichén Itzá, at the western end of the 100 km sacbé from Cobá, with a North Acropolis, ballcourt and royal tombs.

Towns

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  Sotuta · Town · Yucatán
  The old capital of the Cocom lords in central Yucatán: a 16th-century church, Nachi Cocom's memory, small caves and cenotes, and adventure ranches nearby.

Top tours in Yucatán's cenote route

Hacienda Ochil From Merida: Chichen Itza Tour, Izamal, Cenote Ik Kil and Food ★ 4.9 (578) 12 h From US$74

Hacienda Ochil Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine ★ 4.9 (533) 3 h From US$71

Hacienda Ochil Merida Street Food Walking Tour ★ 4.9 (443) 3 h 30 min From US$80

Hacienda Ochil Chichen Itza, Private Cenote/Food Experience & the magic Izamal ★ 4.9 (416) 10 h From US$83

Hacienda Ochil Taste of the Yucatan: Merida Cooking Class and Market Visit ★ 4.9 (332) 5 h From US$108

Yaxuná Guided Tour to Chichén Itzá and Cenote and Valladolid with Lunch ★ 4.5 (239) 12 h From US$20

Yaxuná Private Guide Service in the Archaeological Zone of Chichen Itza ★ 5.0 (170) 1–2 h From US$66

Yaxuná Mayan Experience in Chichen Itza ★ 5.0 (126) 1–2 h From US$86

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