Ik Kil cenote
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Ik Kil cenote is a famous natural sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its deep, circular pool surrounded by lush vegetation and used as a popular swimming and tourist site near Chichén Itzá.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cenote Ik Kil | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cenote
ⓘ
swimming site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | karst collapse ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
photography
ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cenote Ik Kil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacred Blue Cenote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCliffHeightApprox | about 20–25 meters above water surface ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | Maya culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepthApprox | about 40 meters ⓘ |
| hasDiameterApprox | about 60 meters ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | tropical vegetation ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
changing rooms
ⓘ
parking area ⓘ restaurant ⓘ stairs access ⓘ viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep pool
ⓘ
hanging vines ⓘ lush vegetation ⓘ vertical limestone walls ⓘ waterfall-like roots ⓘ |
| hasManagedAccess | entrance fee required ⓘ |
| hasOpeningToSky | yes ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| hasUseInPast |
ritual site
ⓘ
sacrificial site ⓘ |
| hasUseInPast | water source ⓘ |
| hasWaterColor | deep blue ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ring of Cenotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yucatán Peninsula
ⓘ
Yucatán state NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Tinum ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chichén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ik Kil archaeological park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Pisté
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valladolid, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Chichén Itzá archaeological zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | high ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cliff jumping
ⓘ
recreational diving ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy | ancient Maya ⓘ |
| waterSurfaceBelowGroundLevel | about 26 meters ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yucatán
this entity surface form:
Cenote Ik Kil