National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 6月27日 16時00分

Photograph by @PaulNicklen | After lowering gear all morning from the extreme heat of the Yucatan Peninsula into the depths of this cenote, my partner @Cristina Mittermeier takes a dip into the cool waters in this beautiful cavernous swimming hole. I had already framed up the skulls for a photo with the shafts of light and loved how this serendipitous and tender moment appeared connecting the surface world with the dark secrets of an eerie past. There are no above-ground rivers in the Yucatan and all the water runs through an underground maze of subterranean rivers. Occasionally, the ground breaks to reveal one of these waterways to form beautiful cenotes. Dozens of tourists swim here every day utterly unaware of the massive ancient Mayan burial site just below the surface. Ancient Maya believed that the rain god Chaak resided in caves and natural wells and that is where they buried the human sacrifices they made to call for rain.

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puddinghillstudio Incredibly disrespectful photo. There are other ways to educate people. I know you won’t read this but maybe others will.

aleo_arc That’s a cenote, but obviously not Chichén’s, that is only a representation of what can be found in the capital Itzá.

missmcmanahan I keep saving photos to my "aesthetics" folder but I really should just rename it "incredible natgeo pics"

adelaboanca @joshuamelling the caption is crazy! I remember a teacher told me they went here once!

vokablo_rojo These one deserves to be a cover photo. Congrats! This is beyond amazing.

carolina_gray @ltstukes cool af but lemme tell ya where I won’t be swimming

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• Cristina Mittermeier
• PaulNicklen