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Iberostar Paraiso Maya - Pictures of Iberostar Paraiso Maya All-Inclusive

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Scuba Diving in a Riviera Maya Cenote
Iberostar Paraiso Maya - Pictures of Iberostar Paraiso Maya All-Inclusive (c) Hidden Worlds Cenote Park.
Visitors can "snorkel through caves that are only partially water-filled, or don tanks and wetsuits to scuba. We chose plan B. The cenote entrance was a hole in the ground in the jungle.

"A ladder led down to a wooden platform on the lip of a massive underwater cave. We clamped our mouths onto our breathing hoses and jumped into the cenote behind divemaster Buddy Quattlebaum.

"The majesty of the delicate rock formations and the ethereal blue light glowing on the cave roof almost made us forget there's no way out of a cenote except the way you swam in.

"The dive was both thrilling and challenging, and an hour passed like minutes. I understood why Buddy, who meditates daily, is so proud of Hidden Worlds. Cenotes are another realm of existence, and you emerge filled with peace." — Karen Tina Harrison

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