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Cave Divers Explore Cenotes of the Yucatán | Wild Mexico | BBC Earth

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In the last thirty years, cave divers in the Yucatán have revealed that the cenotes here are not isolated wells. In fact, each cenote is connected by an intricate network of caves and passageways. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #Mexico #Yucatán #ScubaDiving Watch more: Best of BBC Earth 🌍 https://bit.ly/BestOfBBCEarth Best Animal Fights 🥊 https://bit.ly/BestAnimalFights Videos over 10 minutes ⏰ https://bit.ly/3SHJCEJ Planet Earth III 🌍 https://bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIIPlaylist Frozen Planet II ❄️ https:/bit.ly/FrozenPlanetIIPlaylist Blue Planet II in 4k 🌊 https://bit.ly/BluePlanetII4kPlaylist Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this. This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx

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agathe_marion
agathe_marion 6 months, 1 week ago

Amazing. I wonder if the emotion we call fear, is what' gives the fascination as well as the beauty.... Bucket listed as my 5th thing 2 do BD..

maanaszachariah60
maanaszachariah60 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Nature’s hidden connections never stop to impress. It’s incredible how everything in the cenotes is connected, and it's also a reminder of how important it is for us as communities or tourists to protect what lies beneath the surface 🩵

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vincent_webb 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Very DANGEROUS! Too many "Cave Divers" are dead.

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juancarlos.rolón 8 months ago

Thanks to these people who show us this hidden wonders of earth.

ross_shepherd
ross_shepherd 8 months ago

It reminds me of Verne's Journey Into the Center of the Earth.

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wandamyst1 8 months ago

If they explore deep enough they might find Talokan!

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tammy_white 8 months ago

Soon gone to the train! Thank you Mexican government!

olivierdrift98
olivierdrift98 8 months ago

Hey BBC Earth channel, upload more videos of Tigers, Elephants, Lions, and Crocodiles, those are good and I like them.

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daniela_campos 8 months ago

Stalagmites and stalactites, don't form under water. So that means this was not under water before.

judithdrift46
judithdrift46 8 months ago

It is one of my dreams to do this and hopefully this will be somehow safe by the time I’m ready to do this. I have a family so I can’t take a chance, but once my kids are older, I definitely want to do this in my retirement years.

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stéphane_lagarde 8 months ago

I’ve always been fascinated by cenotes, but I had no idea they were all connected in this massive, web-like system. That completely blows my mind. The way these cave divers describe the thrill of discovery honestly reminded me of why I love watching wildlife in the first place—it’s about finding beauty and connection in the unknown. I’m really curious how the cave environments affect animal life down there. Do bats or fish live in these cave systems? And how do the ecosystems stay in balance in such dark, isolated spaces? I would love a whole follow-up video just on the animals that live in and around the cenotes!

irene.humphries
irene.humphries 8 months ago

Love these kind of videos❤

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joanne.rose 8 months ago

Your narration makes it special

ekani_goswami
ekani_goswami 8 months ago

Sehr schön Gruss Jürgen 🤠

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andrew_montgomery 8 months ago

Exploring the ocean floor🐟🐬

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john.jensen 8 months ago

So glad I watched this.

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lisa_hayes 8 months ago

Could this be the best upload yet?

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jamesrune24 8 months ago

Epic!

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brenda.padilla 8 months ago

怖いでしょうネ、。 海の底程知らない世界が広がっていますから、、、、、探検者がいるから 私達地上で安心して見て要られます。 もう、。66才、。潜れませんが 事故などが無い様に 祈る🙏事は出来ます故❣️ 御自愛下さいませ❤😊

graham_harvey
graham_harvey 8 months ago

Impresionante la belleza oculta de las cuevas submarinas de Yucatán. Ver a los buzos explorar este mundo secreto hace pensar en cuánto de la naturaleza aún permanece intacto y lleno de misterio.