Dennis Bakhuis

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Dive #650 · Sunday, 8 February 2026 · 11:16–13:00

Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich

upstream Tulum, Quintana Roo The Quintana Roo cenotes

cave

Profile
Max depth
7.5 m
Avg depth
4.3 m
Bottom time
104 min
Water
25 °C

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32
Cylinder
4x D80
Mode
Open circuit

Where

Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich

cave part of Sistema Sac Actun site max 8.4 m

"Giant birdcage" in Maya — the cave that held the world record for the longest underwater system through the 1990s, before being absorbed into Sac Actun.

Dive 7 of 10 here · first 2022 · last Feb 2026

The Quintana Roo cenotes →

On the map

Nohoch cavern zone

No route marked

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  • Entrance
  • T
  • Shoreline
  • Unsurveyed
  • Depth
  • Along the line

Profile

ZHL-16C GF · GF 50/85 · Perdix #649

0 m2 m4 m6 m8 m0′21′42′63′84′105′25 °C25 °C
Avg depth
4.3 m
Deepest at
24:40
Descent
4.6 m/min
fastest
Ascent
4.2 m/min
fastest
Samples
633
every 9.8 s
depth water temperature hover or touch the chart for the computer's readout

From dive computer (record #649); never logged on paper; site and tanks from the 2026 trip list; tanks 4x D80

All dives at Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich →