Astronomy on the Yucatan peninsula

‘Deep Inside the Yucatan’

Cenote Dzitnup, an immense vaulted cavern in the middle of the Yucatán Peninsula, is a strange and otherworldly tourist trap, filled with deep, clear water, flanked with roots, vines and giant stalactites pointing down over an inky abyss. Buses stop there to unload beachgoers from Cancún. German tourists strip naked to put on Speedos before leaping in for a swim. Aboveground, girls work snack stands, and little boys beg to guard your car in the parking lot.

New York Times 23 Feb 2007

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