Le Trésor caché des Mayas

The Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico is a wild and hostile environment without fresh surface water. When the Mayans settled here in the 4th century AC, they discovered an incredible network of underground rivers. The network was accessed by holes called "cénotes" that ancient Mayans utilized to retrieve water up to 4 kilometers underground. The cénotes were also considered sacred places, off limits for women, and where human sacrifices could be performed. For the past hundred years tourism has been developing along the coast between Cancun and Tulum. Many peasants were expropriated but those who remained continue to search for a cénote on their land : an open door to wealth. Tourism has brought many nuisances but also a potential clientele willing to pay for the experience of diving in the cénotes.