Over the last decade, Tulum has blossomed into a major tourist destination along the Yucatán Peninsula. One of the main attractions are the thousands of cenotes that blanket Tulum, where people swim, ...

The administration of the Tajma Ha cenote, one of the best-known cenotes that can also be dived by recreational divers, closed the cave in August this year to carry out renovation work. The renovation ...

At the not-so-ripe age of 39, I finally got my PADI dive certification in Taganga, Colombia, and proceeded to dive 40 more times over the next two years. These aquatic adventures included swimming ...

Cave diving is one of the most dangerous recreational activities in the world – but with the right precautions, it's also one of the most amazing experiences a human being can have. One of the most ...

If the marine world is the least explored region of our planet, then underwater caves represent Earth’s final frontier—which begins to explain why I’m standing in the middle of a Mexican jungle gazing ...

“Cenotes” (say-no-tays) are underground caves formed almost 6,500 years ago. A millennium’s worth of geographical transformations created these intricate cave systems, but climate change filled them ...

John Donovan is a writer based in Atlanta. He writes on a range of topics including nature, health, history, and pop culture. In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the southeastern shore of the ...