Where a meteor forged a sacred world
A semicircular arc of sacred sinkholes, born from the impact that changed all life on Earth. The Maya knew. Now you can discover it.
66 million years ago, a 10-kilometre asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula. The impact vaporised rock, collapsed the crust, and created the Chicxulub crater — one of the largest impact structures on Earth.
Over millennia, rainwater dissolved the limestone along the crater’s rim, forming thousands of cenotes arranged in a perfect semicircular arc. The ancient Maya called them sacred portals to the underworld, Xibalba. Scientists call it the Ring of Cenotes.
Every cenote along the ring, organised by type, depth, and location. Plan your perfect route through the sacred arc of Yucatán.
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