Dennis Bakhuis

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Dive #560 · Friday, 18 February 2022 · 12:20–15:37

Cenote Chan Hol

Tulum, Quintana Roo The Quintana Roo cenotes

cavestage

Profile
Max depth
11.7 m
Avg depth
8 m
Bottom time
197 min
Water
25 °C

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32
Cylinder
DD80 + stage 80
Pressure
210 → 80 bar
Mode
Open circuit

Where

Cenote Chan Hol

cave part of Sistema Toh Ha

An entrance to Sistema Toh Ha, and the cave that produced the Chan Hol skeletons — among the oldest human remains found anywhere in the Americas.

Dive 3 of 7 here · first 2022 · last Feb 2026

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On the map

Chan Hol cave lines

No route marked

33 m32 mCenote Chan HolXibalba line↓10.1 mThe Professor loopConnection to Ba'ab Zooz 110 m↓5.8 mMr Furry Balls↓6.1 m270 mWiesn line 250 m↓6.7 mLure line 290 mSueco section 360 m↓7.6 mMajor restriction380 m380 m480 mShimano line 510 m↓9.8 mMajor restrictionConnection to Chu-An 560 m↓7.9 m220 m370 m↓2.1 mTexas skull line 410 m↓11.3 mPlain line↓8.8 mForza line↓4.9 mForward line↓9.1 mConnection to Toh Ha↓9.4 mCave continues 850 m740 mN50 m
  • Entrance
  • T
  • Restriction
  • End of line
  • Shoreline
  • Depth
  • Along the line

Profile

ZHL-16C GF · GF 50/85 · Perdix #564

0 m3 m6 m9 m13 m0′39′79′118′158′197′25 °C25 °C
Avg depth
8 m
Deepest at
1:30:00
Descent
7.2 m/min
fastest
Ascent
4.4 m/min
fastest
Samples
1185
every 10 s
depth water temperature hover or touch the chart for the computer's readout

penetration to 70 ft, hung the stage a long way in and picked it up again; jumps done

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