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Cenote Chansinic'che

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Cenote Chansinic'che is a karst sinkhole in the Cuzama area of Yucatan, Mexico, reached either by a ladder built from railroad ties or by diving directly from a nearby precipice roughly 10 meters above the water. This entity documents Cenote Chansinic'che specifically as a geological formation, a Cuzama-area cenote accessible by ladder or by a ten-meter dive from its rim.

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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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