Kankirixche - Yellow Fruit Tree Dive Site, Mexico

Diving Overview for Kankirixche - Yellow Fruit Tree

Kankirixche - Yellow Fruit Tree has a maximum diving depth of around 53m / 160ft and is suitable for all divers. The average visibility is 10-20 metres and access to the dive site is by other.

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Located about 60 kilometers south of Merida, this Cenote has a ground level to water level drop of 50 feet on a sloping break down were no rappelling gear is needed. The first dives in here were conducted by Marco Sarco 1988 who dove in the open water area. First exploration dives were conducted by the Yucatan speleological society under the lead from Agustin Garcia in February 1998. 

The depth ranges from 15 feet to 160 feet and it is almost circular with a diameter of approximately 350-400 feet. A huge light shaft falls through the big entrance into this giant submerged underground room filled with crystal clear water.On the flat ceiling of that cavern are lots of stalactites. 

In the south west corner of the cavern a cave passage was discovered at a depth of 165- 175 feet (Agustin Garcia, Andreas w. Matthes march 1998). Passing through a little bedding plane the passage leads into a bigger bore hole like passage almost blocked by a breakdown. Passing through a restriction the diver will find him or herself in a big room, about 300 feet long and 150 feet wide with a floor to ceiling height of around 60 feet. Leading out of this room are various unexplored passages. There seems to be no flow in the whole cave system but water remains extremely clear.

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