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{{Short description|Cenote in Yucatan, Mexico}}
[[File:Cenote-ik-kil.png|thumb|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
==Description==
[[File:Cenote en Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, México.jpg|thumb|Looking down into the [[cenote]]]]
The cenote is open to the sky with the water level about {{convert|26|m|ft}} below ground level.
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>▼
▲Cenote Ik Kil is near the
{{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>
[[File:Mexico cave steps.jpg|thumb|upright|Stairs to access]]
== See also ==
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*[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 }}
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[[Category:Natural history of Yucatán]]
[[Category:Sinkholes of Mexico]]
[[Category:Museums in Yucatán]]
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