{"id":264,"date":"2007-11-01T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-02T06:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/blog\/?p=264"},"modified":"2013-09-08T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T21:30:43","slug":"cancun-part-1-cenotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/blog\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Cancun Part 1: Cenotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote005.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Erika and I spent five days in Cancun. We stayed at a fairly nice resort, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realresorts.com.mx\/Caribe_Real\/\">Gran Caribe Real<\/a>. It&#8217;s one of those places where a flat price gets you a bed, all-you-can-eat buffets, and non-stop drinks while you are a guest. It&#8217;s a bit like a cruise ship on land. Of the five days we were there, we only spent one day exclusively at the resort. We weren&#8217;t going to fly all the way to Cancun and not seek out adventure. Over the next few days I&#8217;ll post pictures and such from the trip. First up, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cenote\">Cenotes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d never heard of a cenote prior to my trip and I am going to assume most of you haven&#8217;t either. A cenote is essentially a sinkhole filled with fresh water. They vary in size, appearance, depth, and awesomeness. They can be found all over the Yucatan. We visited two: one near <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichen_itza\">Chichen Itza<\/a> and another on our way to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coba\">Coba<\/a>. They were both fantastic for different reasons. The first was roughly 150 feet deep, surrounded by lush vegetation, and visible from the surface. The water felt great and there was a diving platform 15-20 feet above the water. It was the well-known and commercial of the two. The second was accessible via a thin cave entrance and only after participating in a Maya purification ceremony. It was somewhat secluded, located within the jungle.<\/p>\n<p><!--more More Cenotes Pictures Here--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote003.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote007.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote004.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote001.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote002.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fourchinnigan.com\/webstuff\/2007variety\/cancuntrip\/cenote006.jpg?w=625&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erika and I spent five days in Cancun. We stayed at a fairly nice resort, the Gran Caribe Real. It&#8217;s one of those places where a flat price gets you a bed, all-you-can-eat buffets, and non-stop drinks while you are a guest. It&#8217;s a bit like a cruise ship on land. 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