Ik Kil: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 05:01, 31 January 2020 edit Editorcharly (talk \| contribs) 5 edits →External links: Added the way to get tickets to acces ik kil Tag: Visual edit ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 08:48, 1 December 2024 edit undo Salmoonlight (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 19,626 edits removed Category:Sacred natural sites; added Category:Sacred waters using HotCat
(34 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 1: {{Short description\|Cenote in Yucatan, Mexico}} [[File:Cenote-ik-kil.png\|thumb\|~~300px~~upright=1.35\|The cenote at Ik Kil]] '''Ik Kil''' is a [[cenote]] outside [[Pisté, Yucatán\|Pisté]] in the Tinúm Municipality, [[Yucatán (state)\|Yucatán]], [[Mexico]]. It is located in the northern center of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] and is part of the '''Ik Kil Archeological Park''' near [[Chichen Itza]]. It is open to the public for swimming ~~from 9am to 5pm all year long~~. ==Description== [[File:Cenote en Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, México.jpg\|thumb~~\|300px~~\|Looking down into the [[cenote]]]] The cenote is open to the sky with the water level about {{convert\|26\|m\|ft}} below ground level. ~~There is a carved stairway down to a swimming platform. The cenote~~It is about {{convert\|60\|m\|ft}} in diameter and about {{convert\|48\|m\|ft\|abbr=}} deep.<ref name="yucatantoday">{{cite web \|title=Cenotes, Underwater Sinkholes \|url=~~http~~https://yucatantoday.com/en/~~topics~~blog/cenotes-underwater-sinkholes \|publisher=Yucatan Today \|~~accessdate~~date=1415 May ~~2011~~2022 \|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> A carved stairway leads down to a swimming platform. Cenote Ik Kil is near the ~~Mayan~~Maya<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Cities in Mexico and Brief History \|url=https://latamliving.com/latam/cities-in-mexico-and-brief-history/#maya-vs-mayan \|website=Latam Living}}</ref> ruins of [[Chichen Itza]], on the highway to [[Valladolid, Yucatán\|Valladolid]]. Ik Kil was considered sacred by the ~~Mayans~~Maya who used the site as a location for human sacrifice to their rain god, [[Chaac]]. Bones and pieces of jewelry ~~were~~have been found in the ~~deep~~ waters of ~~this~~the cenote by archaeologists and speleologists.<ref~~>[http://cenotesmexico.org/cenote-ik-kil/~~ name="~~Cenote Ik-Kil"].~~ Cenotes of Mexico~~. Retrieved November 1, 2017.</ref~~">▼ There are vines which reach from the opening all the way down to the water along with small waterfalls. There are black catfish which swim in the cenote. Cenote Ik Kil is sacred to the Mayans and the Mayans used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services. {{cite web \|url=https://cenotesmexico.org/cenote-ik-kil/ \|title=Cenote Ik-Kil \|publisher=Cenotes of Mexico \|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> The cenote is part of a complex that includes a restaurant and hotel.<ref name="Cenotes of Mexico" /> Ik Kil was a location on the [[Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series]] in 2010, 2011 and 2014.<ref name="behind">{{cite web\|title=Red Bull Cliff Diving, Cenote Ik Kil\|url=http://www.behindmagazine.com/contents/?p=22672\|accessdate=14 May 2011\|work=12 April 2011\|publisher=Behind Magazine\|archive-date=24 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022239/http://www.behindmagazine.com/contents/?p=22672\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="redbullcliffdiving">{{cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Diving Into Deepest Mexico\|url=http://www.redbullcliffdiving.com/en_US/video/diving-deepest-mexico\|accessdate=16 March 2015\|website=\|publisher=Red Bull Cliff Diving}}</ref> ▲Cenote Ik Kil is near the Mayan ruins of [[Chichen Itza]], on the highway to Valladolid. Ik Kil was considered sacred by the Mayans who used the site as a location for human sacrifice to their rain god, [[Chaac]]. Bones and pieces of jewelry were found in the deep waters of this cenote by archaeologists and speleologists.<ref>[http://cenotesmexico.org/cenote-ik-kil/ "Cenote Ik-Kil"]. Cenotes of Mexico. Retrieved November 1, 2017.</ref> [[File:Mexico cave steps.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Stairs to access]]▼ ~~The cenote is part of a complex that includes a restaurant, giftshop, bicycles for rent, changing rooms, and a hotel in site.~~ ~~Tickets are sold online for $80 pesos (2020) at https://mayantickets.com~~ ▲[[File:Mexico cave steps.jpg\|thumb\|Stairs to access]] ~~==Red Bull Diving competition==~~ Ik Kil was a spot on the [[Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series]] in 2010, 2011 and 2014.<ref name=dailymail>{{cite news\|title=Leap of faith: Cliff divers launch themselves 90ft the sacred waters of a Mexican sinkhole \|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1284636/Red-Bull-cliff-divers-launch-Mexicos-90ft-deep-Cenote-Ik-Kil-sinkhole.html\|work=7 June 2010\|publisher=Daily Mail\|accessdate=16 May 2011\|location=London\|date=7 June 2010}}</ref><ref name=behind>{{cite web\|title=Red Bull Cliff Diving, Cenote Ik Kil\|url=http://www.behindmagazine.com/contents/?p=22672\|work=12 April 2011\|publisher=Behind Magazine\|accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref> <ref name=redbullcliffdiving>{{cite web\|title=Diving Into Deepest Mexico\|url=http://www.redbullcliffdiving.com/en_US/video/diving-deepest-mexico October 2014\|publisher=Red Bull Cliff Diving\|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> == See also == Line 26 ⟶ 21: == External links == {{Commons category}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100606195426/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/photogalleries/100604-sinkhole-pictures-around-the-world-guatemala-city/#/sinkholes-holes-ground-swimming_21290_600x450.jpg National Geographic]▼ [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/yucatan-peninsula/chichen-itza/sights/lake/ik-kil-parque Lonely Planet] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621050139/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/yucatan-peninsula/chichen-itza/sights/lake/ik-kil-parque \|date=2013-06-21 }} {{coords\|20.6609\|-88.5505\|display=title}} * Tickets to Cenote IK KIL https://mayantickets.com ▲[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/photogalleries/100604-sinkhole-pictures-around-the-world-guatemala-city#/sinkholes-holes-ground-swimming_21290_600x450.jpg National Geographic] [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/yucatan-peninsula/chichen-itza/sights/lake/ik-kil-parque Lonely Planet] [[Category:Natural history of Yucatán]] [[Category:Sinkholes of Mexico]] [[Category:Museums in Yucatán]] [[Category:Sacred waters]]