Los Tres Cenotes

Today we climbed aboard the tour bus once again and drove to Uzamal aka Tres Cenotes. When we first arrived we climbed off of the bus and into mini carriages on railroad tracks pulled by horses. In groups of 4 we traveled along the rickety tracks about 3 km. We stopped at the first Cenote and got off the tracks, leaving our stuff above ground. We then climbed down a slightly steep set of stairs until we arrived to the water. Everything was dark and we were literally swimming in a cave. It was much different from the first Cenotes we had visited, which were much more tropical. However this water was incredibly clear, bright blue when looking into it and then translucent when swimming in it. There was a point to jump from, from which most of us did jump. After about half an hour of swimming and jumping, we got out, dried off and traveled to the second Cenote. This one was slightly more difficult, as we encountered many wasps when first arriving. From there we had to climb down a slippery wooden ladder to the water, but once we arrived we saw that it was definitely worth it. The water was clear and refreshing once again we swam and jumped as a group. We repeated the same slightly scary climb back up and ran to the carriages away from the wasps. We traveled to the last Cenote, which was a staircase once again (thankfully) and we all climbed down. There were some higher jumping points in this one, both man-made and from the rocks, and most of us jumped. We all swam together, exploring the cave and the water. It was quite refreshing. Yet by the end we were tired and once again we got out, dried off and returned to the bus. The day was filled with water, caves, wasps, jumps, swimming and fun.

Isabel Harvey and Renée Safir