Underwater cave systems of the Yucatan Peninsula that link cenotes through flooded passages, some mapped over hundreds of kilometres by cave divers. They carry fresh water above a layer of salt water from the sea, and they hold fossils, Maya remains and rare cave life. A site belongs here when its cited article calls it a cave system or sistema. Each member is placed by what its own article says it is, never by its name alone.
Cenote Cave Systems
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Sistema Sac Actun (Wikipedia)
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Sistema Sac Actun (Yucatec Maya: sak aktun, lit. 'white cave', Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system') is an underwater cave system situated along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula with passages to the north and west of the city of Tulum.
Sistema Ox Bel Ha (Wikipedia)
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The Sistema Ox Bel Ha (Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system', Yucatec Maya: ox bel ha, lit. 'Three Paths of Water'; short Ox Bel Ha) is a cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich (Wikipedia)
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Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich (from Spanish and Yucatec Maya meaning "Giant Birdcage System"), is located 16.5 kilometers (10.3 mi) south of Akumal in Tulum Municipality of Quintana Roo state, southeastern Mexico.
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