Riviera Maya,xico
Kantunchi
Kantunchi
Kantunchi

About us?

Ecopark Kantun Chi, in the Mayan language: yellow stone mouth, is an ecological park with 5 incredible cenotes and an underground grotto. Located in the heart of the Riviera Maya, it has everything you need to live a unique adventure in the jungle.

Enjoy a unique experience that will envelop all your senses, explore the Mayan jungle, marvel at its majestic crystal-clear waters; harmonize with the tranquillity, mystery, and beauty of this magical place.

We offer you three different tours, where you can discover our Mayan roots, the local flora and fauna. Venture to visit our underground cave and the 5 different cenotes, an experience to live with family or friends.

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What is the cenote?

The ancient Mayans believed that cenotes were sacred places. We tell you what they are and why they are believed to be the door to the Mayan underworld.

The word “cenote” derives from the Mayan dzonot: cave with water. The ancient Mayans believed that Chaak, the god of rain, lived in caves and cenotes. Today, the peninsula’s native farmers still pray to Chaak for the gift of rain, while the cenotes provide archaeologists with new insights into sacred landscapes and their complex cosmology.

The Yucatan Peninsula is made up of limestone subsoil, a highly permeable material, due to erosion, the roof of some of these caves has collapsed, revealing a small mirror of freshwater. In its subsequent evolution, the cenote is filled with debris, its depth decreases, it dries up and is finally reduced to a pit with vegetation. While it is not flooded, water filters forms stalactites and stalagmites that sprout from the ceilings and floors, respectively. These calcareous columns can reach diameters of one meter up to seven or eight meters in length.

Yucatan has more than 3,000 cenotes, unlike the Riviera Maya, which are not connected by underground rivers. This set is called “The Ring of Cenotes” which was formed by a meteorite that hit the earth 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Cenotes are classified:

  • Open sky cenote.
  • Semi-open cenote.
  • Underground cenote or grotto.

This classification is related to the age of the cenote, being the mature ones the ones that are completely open and the younger ones the ones that keep their dome intact.

Our visitors

Me gusto mucho es un gran parque
Me encantó helado de fresa que me dio
Keyla y Priscila . Me encantó las cuevas y la explicación del guía Luis y amabilidad de los empleados en espacial David y Amer.
Me encantaría regresar ❤

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Our visitors

Si te gusta la aventura pero relajada este es el mejor lugar para visitar la comida deliciosa la atención de Keila también y los cenotes los mejores que eh visitado mi esposo quedó encantado y regresaremos pronto oxoxo

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Our visitors

Llegamos hoy 9 de marzo aquí a las instalaciones del ecoparque, muy padre!!! llegas y te introduces en medio de la jungla recorres 4 cenotes por tu propia cuenta y un guía te va acompañando hacia un cenote privado además de que puedes visitar una gruta y también el guía te va explicando todo acerca de las formaciones, como estalactitas estalagmitas y demás.
Después puedes visitar el restaurante Lol-Ha en dónde tomamos nuestros alimentos muy riquísimos ricos ricos ricos y tomamos la opción de pescado a la plancha nos atendió la señorita Priscila y el chef Hugo que tiene muy buen sazón nuestro guía fue Luis y en recepción nos atendió el señor Alex y la practicante estrella la señorita Diana. Por último pues ya estuvimos aquí visitando los cenotes y recorriendo cada uno de ellos lo recomiendo al 100% es un lugar ideal para salir de la rutina

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Our visitors

Hicimos el recorrido de los 4 cenotes. Nos gustaron mucho, en especial los tipo cueva. Un lugar maravilloso para bañarse

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Our visitors

This is the by far the best cenotes park in Riviera Maya, very well managed, they give you water shoes (crocs for kids) and snorkeling gear. It is best for older kids, as it requires some swimming or floating in life jackets. The caves are phenomenal.

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x Kantunchi