How to Use cenote in a Sentence

cenote

noun
  • Best Things to Do Swim in cenotes.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There are many reasons to linger, but for me, the draw was the Blue Hole cenote.
    — Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Submerged among mossy boulders, the cenote felt inviting, calm, safe.
    — Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The cenote winds through a lush mangrove and is a snorkeling and scuba spot.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The fun doesn't stop there as the night continues with an after party at an on-site cenote.
    — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • In each of these cultures, people made offerings to deities in glaciers, maraes and cenotes.
    — Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Down in the cenote, there are four buoys with treasure chests chained 15 feet deep with bags of puzzle pieces.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Be sure to visit the many cenotes for a quick swim in a magical surrounding.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Now canopied in greenery, the cenote, which reaches a depth of more than 130 feet, is open to tours.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017
  • This is a shorter jump than the last cenote water challenge, come on Jasmine!
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • In the first photo, the actress is seen standing inside a cenote, with clear blue water up to her thighs.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Each cenote is different, and the scenery can be otherworldly.
    — Sara Clemence, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Snorkel in a cenote containing the second largest cache of Mayan remains in the region.
    — Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
  • Sometimes offerings were left in caves, or in the case of Chichen Itza, tossed into cenotes (sink holes).
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • Visitors can access the cenote through several access points on the jungle side.
    — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2021
  • Then pairs once again run to get the remaining puzzle pieces from the cenote, requiring some swimming, and then solve the top puzzle.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Oh, and of course, its private cenote, access to a seaside golf course, and an equestrian center—because, why not?
    — Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The spa is also tied to history and is centered around a cenote, a sinkhole surrounded by rocks that was used by the Mayans.
    — Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Framed by lush greenery and vegetation, the cenote at Chichen Itza is remarkable to look at.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Some of the country’s most beautiful cenotes are also nearby for swimming and snorkeling.
    — Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
  • Ancient Mayans believed cenotes were sacred portals to the underworld, where gods and spirits dwelled.
    — Ryan Brennan april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • High points included driving through the jungle in Tulum and going in a cart pulled by a donkey to a cenote, or sinkhole.
    — Erin Delmore, WSJ, 18 May 2022
  • The vessel was located 15 feet below the surface of a sinkhole filled with fresh water, also known as a cenote.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • Falling stalactites are also making some cenotes unsafe to explore.
    — Ryan Brennan april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Get to Bacalar’s cenotes and jungles before the town becomes as popular as its northern neighbors.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The Maya Train also endangers hundreds of freshwater caves called cenotes.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • These natural sinkholes, known as cenotes, are sacred spots in the Mayan world, believed to be entrances to the underworld.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
  • There are also many smaller Mayan sites as well as cenotes (sinkholes filled with freshwater that offer cool relief on hot days) nearby.
    — John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are also private catamaran excursions, lunch on a lovely stretch of beach off limits to the public, and dips in secret cenotes.
    — Priscilla Eakeley, Town & Country, 30 Nov. 2016
  • The design was chosen to mimic the iconic cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula.
    — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 4 Mar. 2019

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