MEXICAN CENOTES ARE IN DANGER

The first time Mitzi Ayala went inside a cenote, she felt as though she was entering an unknown, extraterrestrial world. Wearing a safety helmet, waterproof rubber boots, protective kneepads and a headlamp, she walked deep into a dark cave, thinking herself a character in an action-packed film.

Inside Climate News reports that the first time Mitzi Ayala went inside a cenote, she felt as though she was entering an unknown, extraterrestrial world.

The report adds: Wearing a safety helmet, waterproof rubber boots, protective kneepads and a headlamp, she walked deep into a dark cave, thinking herself a character in an action-packed film.

Inside, she stared in awe at the limestone […]

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