cenote

/suh-noh-tee/US // səˈnoʊ ti //UK // (sɪˈnəʊteɪ) //

塞纳特,塞诺特,仙人掌,塞纳特岛

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

There are dozens of mangrove-lined sinkholes, or cenotes, on the peninsula.
Other, more immediate threats to the peninsula’s carbon-rich cenotes include groundwater pollution, expanding infrastructure, urbanization and tourism.
Probably the swallows were nesting in the cenote although the nests were inaccessible to view.
For these the Mayan Indian name is "cenote," and they are often huge.
With him as our guide we visited a neighbouring cenote, the water supply of the ancient Indian city.
Dinny led on rapidly till they reached the turning in the direction of the old temple which contained the cenote.
The floor of this cenote is near the watertable but not below it.