.. Jalbum 8.1 Our photos from our 2008 Mexico trip, including a cave at Ecopark Kantun Chi and another cave at Ecopark Kantun Chen. Both are south of Cancun and more or less along route 307. Both caves feature beutiful cenotes (fresh water caverns). We could snorkel in Kantun Chi. Most photos taken by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41835392@N00/">Peter Hamel</a>. You can see the rest of our trip photos <a href="http://www.ankiewicz.com/photos/yucatan/">here</a>. slides/357_0109.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Photo by Kristen Ankiewicz. Cenote at Ecopark Kantun Chi. There was a beautiful Mayan music presentation, and then we swent snorkelling through the cave &mdash; starting with this very cenote. A cenote is a fresh water cavern. Most were originally used by Mayans for drinking water. Photo by Kristen Ankiewicz. Cenote at Ecopark Kantun Chi. There was a beautiful Mayan music presentation, and then we swent snorkelling through the cave &mdash; starting with this very cenote. A cenote is a fresh water cavern. Most were originally used by Mayans for drinking water. slides/357_0109.jpg slides/357_0111.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Photo by Kristen Ankiewicz. There were several imitation Mayan statues in the cave at Ecopark Kantun Chi. Photo by Kristen Ankiewicz. There were several imitation Mayan statues in the cave at Ecopark Kantun Chi. slides/357_0111.jpg slides/3157284633_a61f7f3601_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cenote with fish and formations at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Cenote with fish and formations at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3157284633_a61f7f3601_o.jpg slides/3158115372_2226a88ae4_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cenote at the cave in Ecopark Aktun Chen. We couldn't swim in this one. There were fish in the water and bats flying around, and we could see clearly through the water to the formations below. Photo by Peter Hamel. Cenote at the cave in Ecopark Aktun Chen. We couldn't swim in this one. There were fish in the water and bats flying around, and we could see clearly through the water to the formations below. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3158115372_2226a88ae4_o.jpg slides/3158115252_118ecec8c2_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Formations in the cave at Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Formations in the cave at Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3158115252_118ecec8c2_o.jpg slides/3158115216_75b1be1aa5_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Photo by Peter Hamel. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3158115216_75b1be1aa5_o.jpg slides/3157284427_8f5dbc558a_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Photo by Peter Hamel. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3157284427_8f5dbc558a_o.jpg slides/3157284391_87a0b018c8_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Multiple rooms and formations in the cave at Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Multiple rooms and formations in the cave at Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3157284391_87a0b018c8_o.jpg slides/3157284331_cef6fb935e_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Tree growing down through the ceiling at the cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Tree growing down through the ceiling at the cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3157284331_cef6fb935e_o.jpg slides/3158115302_a573f208fa_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3158115302_a573f208fa_o.jpg slides/3158115070_7573e6ae7f_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3158115070_7573e6ae7f_o.jpg slides/3157284181_6433f15228_o.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Photo by Peter Hamel. slides/3157284181_6433f15228_o.jpg slides/357_0179.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 slides/357_0179.jpg slides/357_0204.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. slides/357_0204.jpg slides/357_0208.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0800 Stalactites and stalagmites on the cenote in the cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. Stalactites and stalagmites on the cenote in the cave at Ecopark Aktun Chen. slides/357_0208.jpg