The Yucatan Peninsula is famous for its abundance of cenotes, which are spectacular sinkholes and caves formed over millennia among the striking karst and limestone landscape. Although cenotes are found in every nook and cranny of this peninsula, the local government has gone to much effort to establish and advertise a bona-fie ‘Cenotes Route’ which guides visitors along a route which stretches over 300kms between Puerto Morelos (about half way between Playa and Cancun), all the way through the heart of Yucatan, finally ending in Merida.
Just a few years ago, the ‘road’ was nothing more than a dirt track and, although it’s certainly changed dramatically, it still gifts the priceless chance to explore and discover the