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Cenote Chelentun

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Cenote Chelentun is a karst sinkhole in the Cuzama area of Yucatan, Mexico, reached by a concrete staircase built into the surrounding rock with a handrail, and its entire chamber is swimmable. This entity documents Cenote Chelentun specifically as a geological formation, a Cuzama-area cenote fitted with a built staircase into a fully swimmable chamber.

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Wikipedia: Cenote
WikipediaCaused By: Karstification, Lead sentence
Quote, Caused By: Karstification, Lead sentence
is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting when a collapse of limestone bedrock exposes groundwater.
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