{"id":95877,"date":"2022-10-11T04:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/these-are-the-cenotes-the-underground-water-system-that-connects-the-entire-mexican-yucatan-peninsula\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T04:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T23:00:43","slug":"these-are-the-cenotes-the-underground-water-system-that-connects-the-entire-mexican-yucatan-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/these-are-the-cenotes-the-underground-water-system-that-connects-the-entire-mexican-yucatan-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the cenotes, the underground water system that connects the entire Mexican Yucatan Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the Yucatan Peninsula alone, there are records of at least 2,400 cenotes interconnected with each other underground.<\/h2>\n

In ancient times, the cenotes were considered sacred and extremely important for the Mayan tribe. It was believed that these large concentrations of water, which look like blue water eyes looking at the sky, were places of entry for life and in turn a part of the path to the underworld known as <\/span>Xibalba<\/span><\/a>. For this reason, they were places of sacrifices to the gods in the different rites that they practiced. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, these sacred places are currently threatened by the megaprojects promoted by the country’s state agenda. <\/span><\/p>\n