Caves in Mexico

Discover 15 unusual caves in Mexico.

Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Ka' Kutzal

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.

Las Grutas de Tolantongo

Tolantongo, Mexico

Las Grutas de Tolantongo

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico

La Gruta

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Inside the caves, paths and features are brightly illuminated.

Cacahuamilpa, Mexico

Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

Swimming in Cenote Hubiku.

Temozón, Mexico

Cenote Hubiku

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

Yalcobá, Mexico

Cenote Palomitas

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

Underwater at Cenote Angelita

Chumkopó, Mexico

Cenote Angelita

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Sac Aktun Cenote aka Pet Cemetary Cenote

Pet Cemetery Cenote

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Quetzalcoatl’s Nest

Naucalpan, Mexico

El Nido de Quetzalcóatl

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Cave of the Hanging Snakes

José María Morelos, Mexico

Cave of the Hanging Snakes

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

Cenote Zací

Valladolid, Mexico

Cenote Zací

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

Dzitnup, Mexico

Cenote Xkeken

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Rappelling into the cave

Huehuetlán, Mexico

Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows)

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

Permanently Closed

Giant Crystals of Naica

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

García, Mexico

Grutas de García

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

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