There are not many places in the world that offer the possibility of being able to dive 'in the clouds' to 100 feet of depth. The Cenote Angelita, in Mexico, is one of them!
Located 17 km south of the town of Tulum and its archaeological zone, the Cenote Angelita is an enormous natural cavity hidden in the jungle vegetation of the state of Quintana Roo.
At first glance, the Angelite Cenote resembles any other of the many cenotes found in the Riviera Maya, ie consisting of a natural opening in the earth resulting from the collapse of limestone layers, which connects with river systems Underground and cave formations that refer back to us millions of years ago when the Yucatan Peninsula was submerged in the sea and formed a great coral reef.
A River Under The Sea
The great attraction of the Cenote Angelita is that in its inferior part is a river that becomes visible to a depth of 30 meters.
Here, the fresh water accumulated on the surface was coupled with the salt water that lies in the depths. But because of their different densities, these waters are separated by a mystical cloud which is nothing other than a layer of hydrogen sulphide called haloclin.
This surreal cloud is about 100 feet (30 m) and extends up to 110 feet (34 m).
"From the surface, you can only see the blue water. (...) At about 18 meters, you can begin to appreciate what looks like a thin bottom that surrounds some ghostly trunks without leaves, with branches coming out of it. As you adjust your eyesight, you may begin to feel the effects of narcosis, while you may perceive a faint mist from below. Everything around seems surreal and a strange ghostly sensation takes over you, amplified by the effects of nitrogen in the brain. "
Requirements to dive in the Cenote Angelita
Because it takes physical endurance and experience to withstand the descent to so many meters deep and then face the thick darkness in which you penetrate after the hydrogen sulfide line, this is a dive reserved for advanced divers with a minimum of 20 dives.
Snorkel
If you are going to snorkel in this cenote remember that it does not have fund to look at, nevertheless it counts on some specimens of fauna, among them turtles.
Schedule:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Sunday
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