Type of Attraction: General Attraction
Summary:The name "Aktun Chen" is the Mayan translation of "cave with an underground river inside" and that is what is really amazing here.
Description: As with many natural settings in the region, the park has several facets to it’s make-up including three “Cenote” Caves, a Wildlife Zoo, over 900 acres of natural Rainforest and a restaurant. The name "Aktun Chen" is the Mayan translation of "cave with an underground river inside" and that is what is really amazing here. Informative guided tours are lead into the main cave where visitors will experience stalagtites, stalagmites and other cave formations ending with a magnificent “cenote” pool of clear water over 30 feet deep. The ritual aspects of the cenote in Mayan culture is explained here as part of the tour.The wildlife is indigenous with white tail deer, spider monkeys, wild boar, iguanas, local birds and other species living the jungle setting. Located 107 km south of Cancun, near the Mayan ruins of Tulum.
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