Usually means: Natural sinkhole filled with water.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (cenote)

▸ noun:  A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

Similar:
cave, slot canyon, cienaga, cavern, cañon, footcave, cañada, karst, lacunule, cayo, more...

Opposite:
hill, mountain, plateau, highland

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Sacred Cenote, more...

Adjectives:
sacred, large, great, small, deep, sacrificial, huge, old, famous, beautiful, local

Colors:
    turquoise,     teal,     aqua,     aquamarine,     emerald, more...

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Similar:
cave, slot canyon, cienaga, cavern, cañon, footcave, cañada, karst, lacunule, cayo, more...

Opposite:
hill, mountain, plateau, highland

Phrases:
Sacred Cenote, more...

Adjectives:
sacred, large, great, small, deep, sacrificial, huge, old, famous, beautiful, local

Colors:
    turquoise,     teal,     aqua,     aquamarine,     emerald, more...



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