Why were cenotes important to the Mayans ?

Cenotes, whose name in Mayan means “sacred well” (from the Mayan words dz’onot or ts’ono’ot), were far more than simple water reserves for the Mayan civilization, which thrived in the Yucatán Peninsula between 2000 BC and 1500 AD. These unique geological formations were deeply rooted in their worldview, serving as spiritual portals to the underground […]