Diving the Cenotes

The Cenotes are underground caves found all over the Yucatan Peninsula.  They are about 6,500 years old, and were formed thru climate changes. Most of these photos were taken by their house photog, but they are so good, I wanted to share them.  Not only was my camera down for the count, I don't have the right lighting for almost blackness underwater

.    It was really fascinating and different than anything we have ever dove before--you walk into the jungle and down some stone steps, then fling yourself into the cavern opening.  At Dos Ojos, where most of these were taken, the entry way is pretty big so there is good light to start, but soon you are in almost complete blackness, so you have to use lights.  But there are almost no fish and no vegetation at all--just stalagmites and stalactites, and columns and such. Its what I think outer space looks like, just underwater.