Hidden Worlds Diving -Marissa Eckert

Cenote Caterpillar is really beautiful. It starts out small and wiggly and then opens up into a really beautiful, large, decorated tunnel

We went to a really cool cave.

Submerged caves and cenotes near Tulum, Quintana Roo, contain evidence of prehistoric red ochre mining dating back 10,000 to 12,000 years. Ancient Paleoindian Mining and Red Ochre Extraction:

Between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago, early humans ventured deep into the dark zones of local cave systems to extract red iron oxide (ochre), which they used for art, rituals, and burials.

The cave passages exhibit preserved evidence for ochre extraction pits, speleothem digging tools, shattered and piled flowstone debris, cairn navigational markers, and hearths yielding charcoal from highly resinous wood species. The sophistication and extent of the activities demonstrate a readiness to venture into the dark zones of the caves to prospect and collect what was evidently a highly valued mineral resource.

Awesome stage dive at Chan Hol with Kiera Olivia Fine

Great day teaching Olivia a stage cave class! All light provided by Orcatorch

Do not worry your screen is not messed up. This is just the super impressive halocline at cenote ponderosa. This happens where the fresh and salt water meet because of the different densities.

Great day showing his first Mexico cave!

I feel so lucky to see such incredible places and even luckier I get to share it with others … this week I’ve been busy teaching a sidewinder class

Continuing with sidewinder class at Angelita today!

Continuing the kiss rebreather class today at Casa Cenote

Angelita cenote never gets old…. Descending under the hydrogen sulfide is like entering another planet, it’s really incredible