We went on a Disneyland ride once where you were supposed to be underwater. The lighting shimmered realistic and the rock formations which were a nice replica of the real thing. On that very smooth ride you got the feeling you were floating in space. Diving the Dos Ojos cenote ( sin-no-te) was just like that except, we were underwater. The clarity is so fantastic we were flying like Peter Pan and Wendy over exotic rock formations. Our hearts raced in anticipation for what incredible sight could possibly be around the next turn or the beyond the current stalactite.
The Yucatan Peninsula encompasses 73,000 Sq miles. This flat land mass was once an ancient reef. As the sea level dropped thousands of years ago the Yucatan emerged forming a giant limestone platform. As the limestone weakened and collapsed it formed natural entrances to the underground aquifer and natural wells called Cenotes. This name came for the Mayan word 'DZONOT" which means; sacred wells. The Mayans believed these wells to be the emergence of life and in them lies the forbidden underworld god Xilbaba and Chac the rain god.
What ever deity may exist in the Dos Ojos Cenote, on the day we dove, it's presents was felt. Upon surfacing the smiles on our faces and the feeling in our hearts was spiritual.