Carwash

This is an excellent example of the natural collapse formation of virtual sinkholes. Fortunately, is no longer used to wash taxi cabs alongside the highway to Coba, hence its popular name of Carwash, but it is a wonderful place for swimming and diving.

Depending on the weather, sometimes it is so deep that the entire cenote is like a large crystal clear swimming pool, sparkling with a lush green bottom. Other times it´s much lower making it a bit scary to jump in, not knowing what is underneath. A favorite spot for all underwater photographers and upstream you can find chestnut colored columns below the shallow depths of fallen trees and roots. The light falling through the algae layer above creates an amazing show of varying hues.