Ik Kil is a cenote outside Pisté in the Tinúm Municipality, 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
The cenote is open to the sky with the water level about 26 metres (85 ft) below ground level. There is a carved stairway down to a swimming platform. The cenote is about 60 metres (200 ft) in diameter and about 48 metres (157 ft) deep.[1] 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.[2]
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://cenotetickets.com
Red Bull Diving competition
Ik Kil was a spot on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in 2010, 2011 and 2014.[3][4] [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Cenotes, Underwater Sinkholes". Yucatan Today. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Cenote Ik-Kil". Cenotes of Mexico. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Leap of faith: Cliff divers launch themselves 90ft the sacred waters of a Mexican sinkhole". 7 June 2010. London: Daily Mail. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Red Bull Cliff Diving, Cenote Ik Kil". 12 April 2011. Behind Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ October 2014 "Diving Into Deepest Mexico". Red Bull Cliff Diving. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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External links
- Tickets to Cenote IK KIL https://cenotetickets.com
