Cenote

 After our visit to the Mayan city of Tulum our tour continued at the Cenotes Casa Tortuga, an ecological park with at least five cenotes. 

A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater. The regional term is specifically associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for water supplies by the ancient Maya, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings.

Similar rock-sided sinkholes like cenotes are common geological forms in low-altitude regions, particularly on islands, coastlines, and platforms with young post-Paleozoic limestone with little soil development. ~ Wikipedia

Cenotes Casa Tortuga Tulum is a Natural Park full of adventures, experiences and unforgettable memories. On the guided tour you will be able to discover the mysteries of the ancient caves, the secrets of the Mayan jungle, and thousands of adventures in crystal clear waters according to their website. We however, had just over an hour to swim in a cenote if we wanted and or to have lunch. I bet you can figure out what the three of us chose!

the cenote we visited which is not part of the guided tour

there were 11 people on our tour; 4 of them did swim

(that's me on the left...ha ha ha)

There was a Diá de los Muertos display on the grounds. It shows an excellent example of marigold petals used to highlight something on the ground. This altar had photos of three people on the top level. Marigolds lined that shelf. Fruits were on the second and third level of the altar. The three white piles on the ground are piles of rocks painted white. Each was securing a twig cross.

another cenote at this park

Cenote Wisho

one of the few flowering plants I saw

the sign at the on-site restaurant where we had lunch

(we did have Wi-Fi service)

chicken tacos

beef nachos

beef tacos

all delicious and more than the 3 of us could eat

This was one of the more interesting road signs we saw along the four lane highway on our way back to Cancun. We did not see any jaguars.