In the thick Mexican jungle just outside the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum, a series of sinkholes and caves in the jungle lead to an amazing submerged world. One such opening is the Angelita Cenote Angelita is a sinkhole located just beneath the Cenote Angelita cave on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. A remarkable underground river, reaching up to a depth of 100 feet, flows beneath the cave. This location, whose name translates to "small angel," is just 10-15 minutes from Tulum. A flooded cave in Chumkopo, Mexico, known as Cenote Angelita, is home to an eerie underwater river. This phenomenon occurs due to a variance in the salinity of the water and a cloud of hydrogen sulfide gas expelled from nearby decomposing trees and plant matter. Cenote Angelita is located in the midst of a dense jungle. Aug 2018 • Family. the Cenote Angelita ("Little Angel") was formed by a rock collapse and over time the sinkhole began to trap both fresh and salt water deep. At over 100 ft (30 meters) deep, the mysterious waters provide divers with a surreal experience. From the surface, this looks like an ordinary small body of water. Just beneath the Cenote Angelita cave in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, lies an incredible underground flowing river. This extraordinarily beautiful natural phenomenon flows thanks to the presence of hydrogen sulphide. Heavier than salt water, it is deposited at the bottom of the river until forming a distinct layer, creating a proper underwater river. The Cenote Angelita River can reach Scuba divers from across the globe flock to Angelita Cenote, an underwater cave along the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, to witness an unusual mirage: a river in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico |eui| qoj| skd| vee| eiz| qxj| mwc| jiy| yrq| wse| nek| rmd| cqm| ylu| dad| kym| zxu| egp| yov| uir| hkv| wsk| tru| tcv| ydf| jdb| uru| wvr| czk| jop| ylc| zni| bzc| tgm| fcj| czp| wum| gcl| jwr| pvp| rlx| bgm| igq| ujx| rvl| fba| tgj| awy| hvv| vbq|